It's true to say that alcohol and neurodiversity are not indivisible. Alcohol is often used as a coping mechanism in social situations. If you have autism, socialising can be extra daunting, and your intake of 'Dutch courage' can become excessive.
In this week's podcast, Meet the Scholar host Claire Davey talks to our guest, author and speaker Chelsey Flood about alcohol and neurodiversity, and how a late diagnosis of autism affected her in changing her drinking.
'Looking back, I can see that autism was probably paying playing quite a big part in the way that I drank. I used to drink a lot just to be around people. And it would just have to be a little bit just to be around people. So it was very much like medicine...I worked out that one bottle of lager made me feel normal and confident and have a conversation with people. But without the bottle of lager, I just couldn't do it.'
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