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Brie Ransom

Brie Ransom

Late-diagnosed AuDHD wordsmith and AI accessibility consultant with an MA in English and Media Studies; founder of ai.tism and podcast host with Penn Medicine.

Jun 22, 2026

Drinking to Mask and Unmask

Drinking to Mask and Unmask

Building an Identity You Need Alcohol to Maintain

Jun 22 · 21m

Chelsey Flood
Chelsey FloodHOST
1:10
You can read her writing at AITism on Substack.
Brie Ransom
Brie RansomGUEST
1:14
You were diagnosed and then you got sober.
Brie Ransom
Brie RansomGUEST
1:16
Is that right? Absolutely.
Brie Ransom
Brie RansomGUEST
1:17
I...
Brie Ransom
Brie RansomGUEST
1:19
I have been drinking since I was 13.
Brie Ransom
Brie RansomGUEST
1:22
I'm 31 now.
Brie Ransom
Brie RansomGUEST
1:24
My very first drink, I told everybody I had drank before and just performed like somebody who knew how to drink alcohol.

14 MINS LATER

Chelsey Flood
Chelsey FloodHOST
15:19
need?

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