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Pillar 10: Passionate Superfanning with Simon Scott

Pillar 10: Passionate Superfanning with Simon Scott

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In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast, Dr. Angela Kingdon explores Pillar 10 of Autistic Culture: Passionate Superfanning with producer and fellow podcaster Simon Scott. Whether it’s Doctor Who, My Chemical Romance, Star Trek, or Renaissance fairs—superfanning isn’t a phase. It’s a core cultural trait of autistic identity.


We break down how special interests (SPINs), emotional intensity, and parasocial bonding create a uniquely autistic form of connection with fictional universes and fan communities.


🎧 What You’ll Learn

  • Why superfanning is a form of emotional regulation, community-building, and cultural expression in autistic lives
  • The role of SPINs in forming deep, long-term relationships with fictional characters and stories
  • How fan spaces, cosplay, scripting, and world-building support autistic identity, routine, and joy
  • The difference between leaning in to fandom as an autistic form of self-care vs. masking it to appear neurotypical
  • How conventions and fandom aesthetics offer accessible social connection where autistic people can thrive


💡 Key Concepts from This Episode

  • SPINs are not fleeting hobbies—they’re lifelines.
  • Superfanning includes collecting, scripting, deep lore analysis, and wearing fandom as identity.
  • Fictional friends offer emotional fluency, comfort, and companionship.
  • Autistic fans often mask their enthusiasm due to stigma—this episode invites you to unmask with pride.


🎤 Featured Guest

  • Simon Scott – The Neurodivergent Experience Podcast


🎙️ Related Episodes:

  • Hans Christian Andersen (Ep 9): Fairy tales as emotional mirrors for autistic readers
  • Star Trek (Ep 10): Logic, lore, and moral storytelling for the autistic brain
  • My Little Pony (Ep 18): Friendship, emotional growth, and gender exploration
  • Doctor Who (Ep 30): Regeneration, scripting, and narrative flexibility
  • Christmas (Ep 49): Ritual and sensory joy as autistic cultural tradition
  • The Orville (Ep 103): Speculative ethics and social fluency in fandom
  • My Chemical Romance (Ep 121): Identity and emotional depth through music
  • Cults (Ep 129): When shared purpose turns toxic—superfanning vs. coercion


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