Let's Talk Autism is a friendly chat between parents of autistic and neurodiverse children and neurodiverse and additional needs adults, sharing their journeys and experiences. Autism - Until Everyone Understands. Find us on instagram and social media @letstalkautismpodcast
Sue is back to speak to us about choosing words wisely! We caught up with Sue and how her daughter Mia is getting on in her specialist school. We speak about Autism Acceptance and how powerful the correct language and terminology we choose is. We also talk Covid Vaccines in regards to those caring for children and adults with additional needs.
It's Day Three of the Let's Talk Autism Podcast Marathon and first up we have Lisa from ASD_with_a_g_and_t Lisa creates memes and funny Instagram content and is a parent of two autistic children. Lisa talks about life in general as well as some of the the hurtful comments she receives online as well as the positives to social media.
Back in September Emma made the decision to not send her children back to school and has embarked on a full homeschooling journey. She tells us how their home schooling journey is going, specifically about her ongoing battle for her son's autism diagnosis. @ardleyshomeschool
Carl from @fighting_the_dadbod joins Christelle, Rich (@insidetheorange) and Meesh to talk about fundraising and the importance it has on raising awareness. Carl is a legendary fundraiser running 10 marathons in 10 days back in October for Breast Cancer. He has now set Rich, Meesh and Christelle the challenge of running the Milton Keynes Half Marathon for the National Autistic Society. We talk motivation, running tips and much more.
Rich from Inside the Orange Podcast joins us to tell us about his son who was diagnosed with autism. Rich has a real passion for helping others to understand autism and promoting autism acceptance. @insidetheorange
Guest 11 is Aaron Smith who is and Elvis impersonator in America. Aaron is an autistic performer who tells us all about how lock down and the pandemic has contributed to increased anxiety and how this has affected his performing. He talks about the ways he reduces his anxiety and the close network around him who are always on hand for support. A wonderful young man, bursting with energy and even treated us to a song!
Rich is back to talk to us about Mitochondrial disease. He shares memories of his precious son Josh who sadly lost his battle to Mitochondrial in 2019 and explains why raising awareness is so important to him.
Emma - Joe is back to talk to us about PDA - patholigical demand avoidance and what this looks like with Emma-Joe and her teenage son. We discuss diagnosis, awareness and all things autism. Find Emma Joe at @justemmajoe on Instagram where she's doing all sorts of amazing things!
First up on Day 2 of the Lets Talk Autism Podcast Marathon is Ali from Instagram account @fizzykids. Ali podcasts about her two son's journey and autism diagnosis. She tells of her son's diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder.
Welcoming on to the Let's Talk Autism Podcast Marathon is Charlotte from Instagram account @ourautismtravels Charlotte joins us to talk about travelling with her autistic son, how their travel plans have been affected through lock down and how airports, hotels etc have changed and how Charlotte and Jack have adapted to these changes in the current pandemic.
March 29th 2021 till April 4th is World Autism Awareness Week The National Autistic Society are asking people to complete "Super 7 Challenges" Meesh and Christelle will be producing, recording, editing and publishing 7 podcasts for each days of the World Autism Awareness Week - 49 Podcasts in a week! We will be taking any sponsors on the link below with all money going to the National Autistic Society but more importantly we want to raise awareness and acceptance for Autism. We will bring you pr...
Gloria from Insta account @miss_gloria_k is back talking about her brother and how much he has taught her about autism.
Louise from @magicnumberthree is back speaking to us on the Let's Talk Autism Podcast Marathon. Louise talks about the relationship her triplets have as siblings and their individual autism diagnosis.
Anelise joins us to talk about education and her son's daily struggle to attend mainstream school and her fight to have him transferred to a specialist school. Anelise talks about Logan's mental health and anxiety and the battle she is undertaking to ensure he is able to have the right support in his education. @anelise_and_heroboy
Episode 4 on the Podcast Marathon brings us Emily from Instagram account @alwaysflapping. Emily talks to us about her son and his diagnosis of autism and global developmental delay. We discuss stimming and what stimming can look like and what it means to stim.
Welcoming on to the Lets Talk Autism Podcast Marathon we have autistic cinematographer Tom Watts. Tom tells us about his autism diagnosis aged 34. He talks about his work as a cinematographer and the importance of autism awareness and acceptance. You can find Tom's latest work here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4tm797r-4c TW - couple of expletives
This week Meesh and Christelle are talking EHCPs again, this time with @thecharityshopmother Rachael. Rachael talks to us about her son's diagnosis of autism and the lack of support she received from his mainstream school in regards to support and the EHCP process. Rachael then took it upon herself to battle for her son's EHCP alone, gathering evidence and drawing up the paperwork which was then finally accepted and paved the way for her son's transition into a specialist school where he has fin...
This week Meesh and Christelle were joined by Emma - Jo who is a parent to a 16 year old boy with autism and PDA. Emma - Jo talks about her son's diagnosis of autism and what PDA is. Pathological Demand Avoidance is a profile on the autistic spectrum. Together Meesh, Christelle and Emma - Jo talk about the specific traits identified within PDA as well as the approaches and challenges that come with it. An informative chat with an amazing mother with so much to share. You can find Emma - Jo at @j...
This week, as requested on our recent survey, Christelle and Meesh talk toilet training and smearing with autistic and additional needs children. Welcoming back to the podcast, Mr Black joins the girls to share his experiences of potty training/ toilet training his children with additional needs. Mr Black talks of the different approaches they have tried with toilet training and those which have been successful and not. Scatolia also known as "smearing" is the act of smearing faeces. The reason ...
This week Meesh and Christelle discuss the "hidden help" or services you may not know are available to yourself or your child with autism/additional needs. Throughout this episode Christelle and Meesh talk about DLA - Disability Living Allowance, Carer's Allowance as well as special assistance at doctors surgeries, cinemas, hospitals and holidays camps. They speak about their journeys in regards to the above.
This week Christelle and Meesh spoke to Tom - @tomwattsdop (instagram) Tom was diagnosed autistic last year at the age of 34. Tom spoke about the traumatic events leading to his diagnosis. We speak mental health and awareness for autism in adults. Tom speaks about the relief he felt when he was diagnosed after wondering his whole life if how he was feeling was how everyone else felt. He spoke honestly and openly about his career as cinematographer at Sony, his relationship and life growing up as...
This week we welcomed Gloria onto the podcast. Gloria has a 15 year old Autistic brother. Gloria talks about her brother Benji's diagnosis journey and what life was like growing up together. Gloria talks of the negativity and discrimination they faced as a family with an autistic child in the Congolese community. Gloria is heartfelt and honest as she tells us how much Benji has taught her about the world, life and how her own perceptions and views on disabilities have changed due to him and thei...
This week Meesh and Christelle spoke to performer and Elvis Tribute Act Aaron Smith from Wisconsin, USA . Aaron speaks about his autism diagnosis as a child and the bullying he endured. Aaron spoke of his love of Elvis from a small child and his passion for performing. We hear how he has built a successful career as an Elvis Tribute Act and the places he has visited and toured and how proud he is to be an autistic man breaking stereotypes and following his dreams. A truly inspiring chat with a w...
This week Meesh and Christelle speak to Dave from Football Fun Factory about the way in which they are passionate for inclusion within sport for those with Additional Needs. Dave talks about social stories, ways of involving all children in football and the benefits of exercise. We talk about comments from our instagram chat about how as parents and those of us with autism feel not enough is done for inclusion in sports and in extra curricular activity. We chatted through our main views on sport...
Kicking off 2021 Christelle and Meesh chat to Louise from instagram account @magicnumber3 who is a mum of triplets. Louise talks to us about her IVF journey, the diagnosis of two of her triplets with autism and about life with triplets. We also discuss her son's journey with speech and her upcoming book about their journey. A wonderful chat to start 2021 with. Lots of fun chat along the way.
It's Christmas Eve and something strange is going on as Meesh and Christelle discover that their podcast has already been recorded this week by some 8 year olds... The two 8 year olds in question were found talking about their autistic brothers and life as siblings of autistic children. They also spoke about lock down and how their year has been different and why autism awareness is important. They even interview 8 yr old Logan who is autistic and speak to him about his life along with his mum! ...
This week Meesh and Christelle speak to Miriam from Facebook page Faithmummy. Miriam is a mum of twins who have both been diagnosed autistic. We speak about her children's separate diagnosis and their relationship as twins. We then speak about the Autism Awareness Elf on the Shelf. Miriam and her daughter Naomi begun a campaign on Facebook whereby they depict an image of the Elf in various situations and scenarios which may effect the lives of autistic children and adults. This year the Autism A...
This week we welcomed meme and internet legend Marcus Mitchell onto the Lets Talk Autism Podcast. Marcus was diagnosed autistic aged 14, he shares his diagnosis story with us and what life was like as a child and young adult after diagnosis. We talk about his social media presence and how he uses his comedy and memes to make others laugh as well as raising autism awareness. Marcus speaks openly about the trolling he has experienced on his social media accounts and the comments made implying that...
This week's episode begins our very own Christmas countdown with some fun festive episodes on the way. We started our first Christmas season off with the amazing and hilarious Lisa from Instagram account asd_with_a_g_and_t We spoke about Lisa's two children and both their diagnosis stories before moving on to discuss the reality of Christmas time with parents of autistic and additional needs children. We spoke about the aspects of Christmas which may distress and overwhelm our children as well a...
This week Meesh and Christelle spoke to blogger Malin who writes at www.sensationallearningwithpenguin.com. Malin explains AAC which stands for Augmentative and Alternative communication. She explains what they have trialed and put in place for her son "Penguin" and how important it is to understand that being"non- verbal" does not mean not being able to communicate. You can follow Malin on instagram at @sensationallearningwithpenguin
