Watch the story
“You don't seem autistic.” Because I was trained not to.
Diagnosed at 41. Before that, everybody had a theory. This is the talk for a room that thinks it would know.
The story in three videos
Bullies. A doctor. A book.
41
Age at diagnosis
3
Books published, 2025
20+
Years building
Why a room needs this
Somebody on your team is doing this right now.
Masking is work nobody is paid for. This talk names it out loud, so the people doing it can stop pretending they are fine.
Raw. Funny. Devastating. Ryan is a stand-up comedian. The room laughs first, then it learns.
From a Mental Health Summit
“Delivered a keynote at our Mental Health Summit while he was unhoused. The honesty in that room changed how our whole organization talks about wellbeing.”
Community Now! Magazine · 6th Annual Mental Health Summit
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