Let's Talk Autism

Hello! We are back at last after a months break while we had a little bit of time out (as well as Meesh losing her voice!)  So happy to be back with a new season full of wonderful guests and interesting topics.  This week Louise from insta account @neurodivergent_lou is back to talk to us about her experiences in regards to holidays and travel. Lou describes what holidays were like for her as a ch...

This week Meesh and Chrissy welcome back Casey from instagram account and small buisness @sensorial_sensoryboxes and @caseys|_asd_journey  Casey is back to talk to us about "Burnout" or autistic overload as other autistic guests have said they call it. Casey tells us what happens to her during burnout, what can help and the relationships between herself and her family during a burnout. ...

This week we have a full panel. Meesh and Chrissy are joined by Tom, Malin and Lou to talk Interoception.  Interoception is described as the internal state of the body. Interoceptive signals travel to the brain via a diversity of neural pathways which allow for sensory processing and a prediction of the internal bodily state.... sounds really complicated and scientific we know....Luckily autistic...

This week Meesh and Chrissy are hacking away at the DLA form which many parents complete in regards to their children's needs.  Join the girls as they discuss top tips, helpful advice when completing the form and the emotions that can come alongside it. @letstalkautismpodcast @thecockneybloggirl @chrissybaby_10

This week Meesh and Chrissy revisit PDA but this time we are speaking to mum Rosie who is autistic with a PDA profile as well as her daughter.  Rosie talks openly and honestly about PDA and autism and how the diagnosis has changed hers and her daughter's lives.  We talk about their relationship, similarities and differences and coping strategies. A fascinating chat with a remarkable guest.  @...

Today Meesh and Christelle celebrate the podcast's 1 year birthday! Dan is on to speak all things ADHD. Diagnosed aged 19, Dan talks us through his diagnosis journey, what ADHD means to him and his fight to have his son diagnosed also.  Dan talks about life growing up undiagnosed with ADHD, schooling and working in the hospitality sector.  Amazing chat with an amazing young man!  Find dan at...

This week Chrissy and Meesh speak to Detective Inspector Lynsay about autism awareness within the police force. Lynsay, who has an autistic teenage son, explains the National Police Autism Association and the work it does. We also speak about "Autism Alert" cards which can be applied for and used by the autistic community if they were ever to come into a situation where the police were i...

This week's panel line up consisted of Emily, mum Lisa with her 14 year old daughter Ayla. Emily has spent her life being diagnosed with depression, anxiety and mental health conditions. It wasn't until she was 26 that somebody asked if she had ever considered she was autistic. During the start of the first lock down Emily received her autism diagnosis. She speaks about the relief the di...

Our first episode with our panel of guests discussed previously with Brian Dooley.  Today's panel consisted of Shane Stoneley, Casey from @sensorial_sensoryboxes and @theoneandonlysia Shane and Casey are autistic adults sharing their experiences with Chrissy, Meesh and Sia who are parents of autistic children.  Together we talk through sensory processing, covering diet/food, clothing, masks a...

The last week has marked the start of major changes to our podcast. Christelle and Meesh shared a post after the podcast marathon stating that we will be editing our textual context removing all harmful phrases and language which we had not understood to be harmful at the beginning of our journey on this podcast.  We were approached by the amazing Brian Dooley @brian.dooley95 who joins us today to...

Those 8 year olds are back again talking about their brothers and with some exciting news for Meesh and Christelle!!!!

We did it!  49 Episodes in a week.  7 podcasts a day for the last 7 Days. We want to thank all our guests and every single person for all your support.  Your stories have all inspired us.  World Autism Awareness Week 2021

The lovely Sia is back raising awareness about ARFIDS  ARFIDS - Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder is a condition characterised by a person avoiding certain types of food and having a very restricted intake of food.  Sia's son has an ARFIDS and autism diagnosis and tells us about her son's ARFIDS, explaining Dairylea Dunkers as his "safe food" and almost only food he wil...

Channelle is back telling us all about her non verbal teenage son Kayden and his journey into independence!

Our under cover EHCP officer is here explaining more about the funding attached to the EHCP and whether one to one support is always the best use for it, and for your child. 

Our EHCP undercover officer is back giving us the lowdown on estimated times for an EHCP - why it takes this long and what to do if your requests and questions are being ignored along the process.  Insightful and informative advice as always from our secret mole.

Henry Woodland is here, expert researched in all things Thailand! Henry tells us all about the historical and present practices and perceptions of mental health in Thailand.  A hugely informative chat with a guest passionate for raising awareness for autism and Thailand. 

Kenadi and Becca, two of the amazing girls from insta and tiktok account @theuncontrollables join us to talk Tics and Tourrettes.  The girls have formed a close bond after finding one another on a facebook support forum and creating their account to help raise awareness for tics and tourettes. 

Rachel Dove, author and parent to 2 autistic boys is here to talk about her son's transition from primary to secondary through the pandemic.  @writerdove

Our secret mole SENCO is here telling us all about EHCP's and how it is possible to apply for your own if you are not receiving the support of the school! We talk about how lockdown has affected the progress of EHCP's, how funding is decided and challenged and much more all about Education Health Care Plans.  Informative chat as always with Kelly our secret mole SENCO.

It's Day Six! We have now brought you 42 guests and episodes.  You can support us over at @letstalkautismpodcast and find all information about our Super 7 Challenge for the National Autistic Society there! 

Very Excited to be joined by actor, martial arts fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid. Alex has recently been diagnosed autistic.  Alex talks to us about his diagnosis journey and how he is beginning to reach out and understand autism and recognise how it has played a part in his life without him knowing until recently.  We talk about masking and his experience in the Big Brother hou...

Becky from PDABubble is back to update us on her daughter who was diagnosed autistic with a PDA profile. 

Kelly is here for two episodes!  Kelly who is a SENCO talks to us firstly about her 20 yr old daughters decision to refer herself for an autism diagnosis.

It's Day 5 on the Lets Talk Autism Podcast Marathon and we now have 35 podcasts recorded, edited and sent out to you all.  We really hope you are enjoying this weeks episodes and all the stories from our amazing guests.  Today we have another batch of brilliant episodes to bring you!  We talk sleep deprivation and Christelle's journey with a sleep therapist.  Shane Stoneley autistic auth...