Let's Talk Autism

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!

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. 

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...

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. 

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 

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. 

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

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.   

Gloria from Insta account @miss_gloria_k is back talking about her brother and how much he has taught her about autism. 

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...

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 c...

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...

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 jour...

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 ho...

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 a...

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 i...

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 don...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 f...

This week Meesh and Christelle speak to mum Claire about her autistic daughter Darcie who is non verbal and also has Hypermobility Syndrome, Hypotonia and a rare chromosome.  We talk about the lack of awareness of autism in girls, especially those who are not typically high functioning and don't mask. We talk about communication, diet and sleep and how Hypermobility Syndrome has meant Darcie...

Trigger Warning - This Episode contains discussion about  suicide, attempted suicide with references to actual incidents and suicidal thoughts. This week Meesh and Christelle spoke to dad of four Peter Black from instagram account @mrblack_thesenddad. Peter spoke to us in detail about his son's diagnosis of ADHD in particular and the stereotypes and views the general public have about ADHD an...