Andee Joyce: Unveiling the Beauty and Strength in Autism Through Music

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?

Tony Mantor

Autism Awareness, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Positivity, Autism, Never Give Up, Special Needs, Entertainment, Celebrities, Autism Acceptance, Alternative Health

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🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Send us a text What if you had a unique way of seeing the world, but didn't know why you were different until you were 44? That's what happened to our extraordinary guest today, Andee Joyce. Diagnosed with autism later in life, Andee shares her compelling journey of self-discovery and acceptance with us. Struggling to maintain relationships and jobs became a part of life for her, as she grappled with her unique mind. Instead of letting these challenges hold her back, Ande...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me, the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mantour.
0:07.0	Broadcasting from Music City, USA.
0:15.0	Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:22.0	Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry.
0:25.0	Real life people who will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:35.0	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance,
0:39.0	and a better understanding for autism around the World. Today's guest was diagnosed
1:00.0	autistic later in life. She was in her 40s and she's a singer-songwriter.
1:06.0	Let's welcome Andy Joyce to the show. Welcome Andy, thanks for coming on.
1:10.9	Oh, I appreciate you having me. Oh my pleasure so I believe you
1:16.3	was diagnosed autistic later in life I was diagnosed almost 16 years ago. Wow and
1:21.6	what age was that at? I was 44. So what led you to get a
1:28.2	diagnosis at that age? Well I actually wasn't shopping for a diagnosis.
1:33.0	What I was trying to do is figure out why my brain was doing what it was doing.
1:38.0	Yeah, because I had all these perseverative thought patterns that I'd never been able to really break them and it was always really really
1:47.1	difficult for me to hold a job find friends find a relationship know, sustain a relationship.
1:54.0	It was just like this phantasmagorical nightmare.
1:57.0	And so my partner at...
1:59.0	So my partner suggested that I see a therapist who specialized in neurolinguistic programming
2:09.3	to try to break that cycle.
2:11.4	So I found one that took the insurance I had at the time and I went to see them and
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