Episode 5 - "Ability"

2VP - Episode 5 - Ability

     Ben is joined by guest co-host Andrew this week to talk about the word ability, navigating life as an autistic person, and Andrew’s fleeting obsession with Rise of Empires.  For more information about Andrew’s assorted shenanigans, check out www.partlyrobot.com, @partlyrobot on Instagram, and @PartlyRobot on Twitter.

0:20 - Introducing your hosts Ben and Andrew
0:38 - Ability
7:30 - Andrew’s realizations in the late 80s
9:46 - “Around 1992 in the world of psychology…”
14:18 - Substitute teaching in special education programs
25:41 - Oh, how the English love Andrew
30:43 - “Are you taller?”
33:22 - Gold
37:18 - Autism and overlap with gender identity
41:55 - Alfa, Uniform “… give me back my gold watch!”
42:49 - A non-gendered pilot of a gendered meat robot
47:32 - AOL and chat 
50:18 - Ability vs. aptitude
56:25 - Make babies and sell them rock n’ roll records 
1:00:23 - Game name removed until they send Ben a check
1:04:35 - Nationally profiling 
1:08:44 - Ben’s out of touch parent moment 
1:14:04 - “I recognize those Spanish cuss words…”
1:17:07 - Getting that message out there
1:20:43 - Can / should games be made to be “autism accessible?”
1:22:51 - How to feel old
1:24:40 - Andrew’s wise words of wisdom to end the show