The Late Discovered Club is a social impact community and podcast, on a mission to give a voice to Late Discovered Autistic women and people, provide access to tailored post discovery support, and to help create safer, more autistic inclusive spaces, places and faces.
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 autistic Psychotherapist & Author Catherine Asta and edited by her daughter, Caty Ava.
It has has an ever growing global community currently in over 120 countries and was ranked the number one podcast for 'Female Autism' in the world by FeedSpot in 2023.
Season 4 starts in January 2025.
We have an ambitious 10 year plan to be a global movement that is making evidenced social impact, and changing the narrative and lived experience of autistic women and marginalised groups.
We are passionate about working with heart led businesses who are committed to wanting to create safer and more inclusive places, spaces and faces for late discovered autistic women and people, through the delivery of The Late Discovered Club AllyShip Programme, as well as delivering tailored post discovery support through our circles, online community and podcast.
Head to our 'About Us' page to read more about our 10 year vision, 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
Here are some great episodes to start with.
Host
Catherine is a late discovered autistic author, psychotherapist (and ex NHS Strategist) and the founder and host of popular podcast and community ‘The Late Discovered Club’.
Over the last decade Catherine has worked with hundreds of women and people and has spent thousands and thousands of hours holding space for them. Her specialism has further focused into helping and supporting late discovered autistic women and people to rediscover themselves in a compassionate and courageous way, as well as autistic burnout, and trauma recovery work, which she delivers through her 1:1 therapy, group circles, workshops, podcast, community and her books.
Catherine also works with a variety of organisations as a trainer, consultant and speaker on all things neuroinclusion, women, autism and mental health, including delivering the NHS National Autism Trainer Programme to 100's of mental health professionals on how to deliver better care.
Her first book 'Rediscovered' which is a compassionate and courageous guide for late discovered autistic women (and their allies) will be published by JKP on 21st February 2025 and is available to pre-order. Her second book 'When The Body Says Enough' which is the late discovered woman's guide to burnout, recovery and coming home to yourself will be published in 2026 by JKP.
She is licensed to practice with the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP) and was awarded a Fellow in 2019 for outstanding commitment to her profession. She has a Degree and MSc in Psychology, a Diplo… Read More