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The Late Discovered Club is a social impact community and podcast, on a mission to give a voice to Late Discovered autistic women and marginalised groups.
The podcast brings you real and empowering stories of late discovered autistic women and people from all walks of life - through an intersectional lens - helping to deconstruct stereotypes, and giving the next generation visibility.
Hosted by Psychotherapist & Author Catherine Asta and edited by her daughter, Caty Ava. In Season 4 which began in January 2025 Catherine is joined in some of the episodes by author Pete Wharmby as a guest co-host.
It has has an ever growing global community currently in over 125 countries, 190K downloads (putting us in the Top 5% of podcasts worldwide* according to The Podcast Host) and was ranked the number one podcast for 'Female Autism' in the world by FeedSpot in 2025.
Head to our 'About Us' page to read more about the impact we've made so far, and the ways in which you can get involved.
Thank you to our Community Partners (Sponsors) and Members who are supporting the work that we do.
Catherine & Caty
*We are a gender non-conforming inclusive space*
Here are some great episodes to start with.
Host
Catherine is an integrative psychotherapist turned writer, consultant, and community builder who creates and designs spaces that are more inclusive, more compassionate, and more human.
She works at the intersection of inclusion, neurodivergence, mental health, and trauma informed systems design.
She is the creator of The Late Discovered Club - the globally recognised podcast and community centering the voices of late discovered autistic women, listened to in over 125 countries.
With over two decades of leadership across healthcare, government, and private practice, she has led multi-million pound programmes, co-designed national NHS strategies, and pioneered trauma informed, peer led support spaces.
A two time breast cancer survivor, her work honours both science and soul, weaving therapeutic insight, nature and somatic wisdom, and grounded in deep compassion. Rediscovered (JKP, 2025) is her debut book - a courageous, heart led part memoir/part guide for late discovered autistic women and the people who walk beside them.
She has a Degree and MSc in Psychology, a Diploma in Effective Psychotherapy and CBT, along with a PGCert in Leadership, and is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
