289: Autism and Sobriety with Dr. Ben Walden

Soberful

Veronica Valli & Chip Somers

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Dr. Ben Walden joins Veronica to delve into the complexities of sobriety for individuals on the autism spectrum. Dr. Walden sheds light on the challenges of diagnosing autism, a topic that often remains in the shadows. He stresses that new research is constantly emerging, keeping the audience informed and aware. Dr. Walden also discusses the integral role of community and group work in addiction recovery, while acknowledging the unique struggles individuals with autism may face in group settings, leading to heightened anxiety.

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0:47.6	Hey, everybody, and you are listening to the Soberful podcast, and I am joined today by Dr. Ben Walden. Hi, Ben. Hello. Hello.
0:58.4	And Ben's all the way over in East Anglia, which is the part of England that I'm from. Are you
1:04.3	Suffolk or Norfolk? No, I'm Norfolk, yeah, very Norfolk. Norfolk. Very Norfolk. So Ben's joining me because very kindly, I wanted to do something
1:15.9	around neurodiversity and particularly autism. And it's not my area of specialism. And I wanted to get
1:23.9	somebody who had greater experience than I did to just, so we can just have a
1:27.9	conversation about it. And it was prompted by a question that somebody, and this was a while
1:32.7	ago, so hopefully they hung in there until this episode came. But I'm going to read what this
1:37.9	listener sent in. Would it be possible to talk about autism and alcohol and sobriety? I understand
1:43.4	you may not have much knowledge
1:44.5	on the subject, but honestly, just something small on it could be a lifeline for people. I had quite
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