Neurocurious! A Psychocinematic Podcast

In the next Diagnostic Diaries entry, I, Steph, take you through some of the interpersonal breakdowns in my life that have led me to question...'hey I thought I was good at social cues and recognising red flags. Maybe I'm not?' And maybe it's time for that autism assessment...
Enjoy! 
Transcript available here: TRANSCRIPT
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Welcome to the first entry of Diagnostic Diaries, where Steph takes you through her journey of getting assessed for autism and ADHD. Today, one of the many little/big moments that makes you go "Okay maybe this is NOT a neurotypical experience and maybe I need some help?" 
We also look at concept of Circle of Security, as a supportive way to deal with your own emotions and your child's emotions, at the same time. 
Transcript available here: TRANSCRIPT
 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Last week, Autistic Barbie was released by Mattel as part of their Barbie Fashionistas series. And the Autism community was absolutely ROCKED by this. Join me and follow along with the social media posts below to unpack the discourse - the positive, the negative, and the backlash AGAINST the backlash. And out of all of this I attempt to answer, what is going on here? 
 
Transcript available here: TRANSCRIPT
 
Social media posts referenced:
Yellow Ladybugs
Onwards & Upwards Psychology 
Make A Mark With Dolls 
Morgan Foley 
Autism In Black 
The ADHD and Autism Consultant 
Amanda Moses Psychology 
JRC the SLP 
Dr Kristen Sommer 
The Mothering Psychologist post has been removed!
Baker Speech Therapy
Kaz Windness 
Dr Kristen Sommer, Nell Harris, Emily Georgina, Esther Baxter ("Goldie")
Dr Kristen Sommer final comment
Epic Autistic 
Legally Detained
To Autism With Love 
The Lived Experience Educator
Kaishawna Music AAC post
Leah Talks 
Fidgets and Fries
Neurotopical Therapy
Author Meg Raby
The Joy Thief
Lovettejallow & Action4Humanity
Kaishawna Music Mattel post
The Autism Cafe 
Candy Courn 
SpiceGalz
The Daily Tism
The Squeaky Wheel
Blossoming Autism
 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Welcome to our second ever episode! 
Today I unpack a tricky question - is it ethical and professional for psychologists to share advice, information and general content on social media? 
To answer this I do a wee dive into the APS Social Media Guidelines and Code of Conduct (please note this was recorded before the new APS Code of Conduct came out in December 2025)
What are your thoughts? Tell us on our insta page!
 
Transcript available here: TRANSCRIPT
 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Welcome to the first episode of Neurocurious! A Psychocinematic Podcast. This is a bit of an intro about where I'm at, why I've started this podcast, what I hope to achieve with it, and what it will look like! 
 
Transcript available here: TRANSCRIPT
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Curious about neurodivergence? Work with neurodivergence, are neurodivergent, or considering if you might be? Wondering what that big long word actually means?
Tune in to Neurocurious, a new podcast from Psychocinematic, and find out from the horses mouth! Here at Neurocurious, I will be bringing to you perspectives about working in the neurodivergent field, as a neurodivergent psychologist, who is also about to discover exactly what flavour of neurodivergence she is.
Come along on her, I mean my journey, and listen as I struggle repeatedly to say the name of my own damn podcast.
Sigh, I should have called it ‘steph rambles and rants about a bunch of things’...
Coming on January 5th 2026!
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!