Christianity On The Spectrum
Christianity on the Spectrum is a podcast about the intersection between autism and Christianity. In the podcast, Jon, an Anglican autistic computer engineer and autism researcher from Canada, tries to explain the data on the intersections between autism and Christianity from over 500 interviews with Christian, ex-Christian, and Christian curious autistics and from reading and analyzing the social media posts of over 26,000 other autistics on the internet.
Episodes

Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I read an essay I wrote about my experiences having teenage gender dysphoria.
You can find the full written piece and my substack here: https://dispatchesfromtheautismwars.substack.com/p/i-had-teenage-gender-dysphoria
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
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Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Joanna Sawatsky, a Christian purity culture expert and author of several data driven analytic books on the subject, about the effects of Purity Culture on autistic Christians and ex-Christians.
Joanna's research group website and resources https://baremarriage.com/
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Helen Roy a thought leader of the autistic Christian radfem adjacent gender fatalists why so many autistic Christians are radfems.
Helen's substack: https://substack.com/@helenofroy
Previous episode where we talk about autistic attitudes towards feminism and trans issues:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2xhns-17ab3e0
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Marie an autistic Christian Radical Feminist why so many autistic Christians are radfems.
(Marie would like to make it clear that she acknowledges that her positions are not sanctioned by the magisterium)
Previous episode where we talk about autistic attitudes towards feminism and trans issues:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2xhns-17ab3e0
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Emily May about her experiences as a Mother of a child with profound autism and a NYT published writer who has written about her perspective as a mom of an autistic child.
Emily's NYT Articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/opinion/autism-rfk-parent-child.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/opinion/autism-diagnosis-category-stigma.html
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Jon De Pue from Apocalypse Here about his book "Beyond Justification".
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Sunday Oct 12, 2025
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Richard Pyror from https://earthandaltarmag.com/ about inclusive orthodoxy.
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Marrisa Burt about her data driven analysis of christian parenting books.
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/
Find Marrisa and here work here:
Instagram: @mburtwrites | @kelseykmcginnis
Threads: @mburtwrites | @kelseykmcginnis
Facebook: @mburtwrites | @kelsey.kramermcginnis
Bluesky: @mburtwrites | @kkramermcginnis
TikTok: @mburtwrites | @kelseykmcg
Substack: @mburtwrites | @kelseykramermcginnis
YouTube: @mburtwrites
Website: Marissa |
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Sunday Sep 28, 2025
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Leah Libresco Sargeant about her new book "The Dignity of Dependence".
Find Leah's great substack here: https://www.otherfeminisms.com
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/

Sunday Sep 21, 2025
Sunday Sep 21, 2025
This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with returning podcast guest Rev Ben Crosby about why so many Anglicans are autistic.
Find Ben's great substack here: https://bencrosby.substack.com
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
Donate to malaria nets to support my work: https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/ChristianityOn
Get the merch (proceeds go to malaria nets and the artist that made the work): https://christianityonthespectrum.creator-spring.com/






