''Introvertendo'' (Portuguese for ''Introvert'') is a Brazilian
podcast
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launched in May 2018. The podcast features a group of autistic people discussing the condition and has become popular among the Brazilian
autism
The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...
community.
History
In April 2016, a therapeutic group for people diagnosed with
Asperger syndrome, an
autism spectrum disorder, was created at the
Federal University of Goiás, in
Goiânia
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,
Brazil
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. The group was formed by five people – Luca, Marcos, Michael, Otavio and Tiago – that later became the founders of ''Introvertendo''.
The first ''Introvertendo'' episode was released in May 2018. It was the first Brazilian podcast produced by autistic people.
In 2019, ''Introvertendo'' hosts started publishing in ''
Revista Autismo''. In September 2019, ''Introvertendo'' received an award from Expocom, delivered by .
In 2020, was no longer an independent production, and started being distributed by Superplayer & Co. In March of the same year, a
Brazilian Sign Language version of the podcast was launched.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.introvertendo.com.br/
2018 podcast debuts
Works about autism
Audio podcasts