Guest Interview with Aaron Orsini: author, researcher, and founder of Autistic Psychedelic Community | Neural Pharm Podcast

Discussing psychedelic therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorder, and considerations for patients and clinicians working with patients with autism in psychedelic therapy sessions.

Aaron Orsini is an autistic psychedelic educator, author and researcher. He has published four books about his area of focus — Autism On Acid (2019), Autistic Psychedelic (2021), Introduction to Psychedelic Autism (2022), and Psychedelic Autism (2023) — and presently serves as a psychedelic autism research co-author collaborator to University College London and an advisor to an ADAPT drug education study funded by Organization for Autism Research. Aaron is also a lecturer on psilocybin facilitation for Alma Institute and SoundMind Institute in Oregon, Naropa University in Colorado, and the lead instructor for his first-of-kind facilitation-focused intensive offered via AutisticPsychedelic.com. He presently lives in Denver where he is focused on creating decentralized and affordable community care models that can offer psilocybin & other natural medicines through grow, gift, and get-together approaches. Aaron is also available for one-on-one consultations, advising positions, and other educational appearances at conferences and events, and can be reached anytime at Aaron@AutisticPsychedelic.com

AutisticPsychedelic.com is an online hub & educational resource for autistic individuals as well as the friends, family, and professionals who seek to support autistic individuals in various psychedelic contexts.

The Autistic Psychedelic.com Community is an online resource and meeting point for autistic individuals as well as the friends, family, and professionals who seek to support autistic individuals in various psychedelic contexts. Founded in 2020, this global community offers peer support meetings, resource libraries, monitored chat forums, podcasts, video presentations, and immersive educational opportunities, including the first-of-its-kind “Introduction to Psychedelic Autism” textbook & learning intensive designed with therapists and facilitators in mind. For more information about upcoming meetings, events, online courses, conferences and more, please visit AutisticPsychedelic.com.

Aaron is also available for individual counseling and questions at his website: aaronorsini.com