{"api_version": 1, "episode_id": "ep_tony_mantor_why_not_me_48711cbccd5e", "title": "Liam Edward Golder: late Diagnoses and New Perspectives", "podcast": "Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?", "podcast_slug": "tony_mantor_why_not_me", "category": "health", "publish_date": "2026-04-17T22:00:00+00:00", "audio_url": "https://pdrl.fm/61ae9e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/32dd26b7-8cc1-4ca2-8dbf-a5e0b8d0abed/episodes/225ba572-b783-4abe-aeec-b00b63bef420/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=32dd26b7-8cc1-4ca2-8dbf-a5e0b8d0abed&awEpisodeId=225ba572-b783-4abe-aeec-b00b63bef420&feed=ZBDAWbU8", "source_link": "https://bleav.com/shows/tony-mantor-why-not-me/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=243", "cover_image_url": "https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/7656fe9e-d1c5-47f0-a511-3109b25af106/3000x3000/why-not-me.jpg?aid=rss_feed", "summary": "Liam Edward Golder shares his late diagnosis of autism and how it has reshaped his understanding of himself and his family, particularly in light of his father's similar late diagnosis. 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Sometimes I felt very different from the world a lot.", "speaker": "Liam Edward Golder"}, {"text": "Now I don't think it's strange now. 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