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Dr. Angela E. Lauria is the founder of The Author Incubator\u2122 and creator of the Difference Process\u2122 for writing a book that matters. In 2018, The Author Incubator was ranked #275 on the Inc. 500 fastest-growing companies and #87 on Entrepreneur Magazine\u2019s Entrepreneur 360.\xa0Angela won the Stevie Award\u2019s Coach/Mentor of the Year Award and her program, The Author\u2019s Way, was named Coaching Program of the Year and she was named by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top 10 most inspiring entrepreneurs to watch \u2013 one of only 2 women.\xa0\nI\u2019ve seen Angela\u2019s work online for years as we\u2019ve circled each other around various mutual friends.\xa0For a while now I\u2019ve had a sense that she could be a really great guest for the show.\xa0Then, about a year ago I started noticing how she was showing up differently online.\xa0She talked really openly about her autism diagnosis at age 39.\xa0She was writing incredible posts about how she experiences the world as a person with autism.\xa0I have learned so much from her.\xa0So, I finally reached out to ask her to come join us in the SMA.\xa0I am so grateful she said yes.\xa0This is an incredible conversation.\xa0\nListen in to hear Angela share:\n\nWhat led to her autism diagnosis at the age of 39\n\nHow her diagnosis allowed her to feel like she could finally start her life and her career\xa0\n\nWhat masking is and how people with various neurodivergences mask in order to fit into the world\n\nHow she learned to set boundaries to self-regulate in a world that's not designed for people with autism\n\nWhy labeling autism or any neurodivergence or a person with disabilities or differences as a person with superpowers is inappropriate and leads to \u201cinspiration porn\u201d\n\nHow the brain of a person with autism differs from an the brain of an allistic (non-autistic) person in terms of how the brain integrates information\n\nWhat self-care might look like for a person with autism - and how it looks very different than self-care for allistic people\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nWork with Angela: Differencepress.com\n\n\nBook: It. Goes. So. Fast: The Year of No Do Overs by Mary Louise Kelly\n\nAngela\u2019s Podcast: The Autistic Culture Podcast\xa0\n\nAngela\u2019s Personal FB\n\nFB/IG/TikTok/LinkedIn: @differencepress\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices