Topic: Autism Representation in Comics
Guest: Megan
Psychology: Multicultural Representation and Diversity

Description: This podcast features Megan's story and experience of living with autism. She is an artist who has a love for manga and openly discusses how she longs for representation in manga and comics. Afterward hearing her story, this podcast touches on two comics: Superb and Metaphase that have main superhero characters living with down syndrome. 

Reference:
Lion Forge Comics, Superb 2017-2019
Superb Vol 1. Life After the Fallout
Metaphase by Alterna comics 2015

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Jacenta L. Irlanda, MA, LPC, ATR-P is a licensed professional mental health counselor who graduated from Naropa University in 2017 for Transpersonal Art Therapy. Ms. Irlanda has been actively involved in studying superhero psychology and currently works as a mental health therapist with adults. Psych Hero podcast is focused on promoting discussion of superhero psychology and awareness of how comic book characters may be used in mental health therapeutic practices. Psych Hero was produced under Ms. Irlanda's art business, Centalynn Artworks.