Let's Talk Autism
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
Episodes
147 episodes
You Can't Reverse Autism!
The Let's Talk Autism Podcast is back with a bang! Today we are talking to Corinne from Finch of Autism Life Instagram account. Corinne shares her own diagnosis journey as well as debating the recent media article claiming there is a way of rev...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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21:14
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Advocacy from Autistic Voices
This episode is brought to you from autistic voices talking about what advocacy means to them. A lovely chat with Connell, Sez, Jo, Gray and Mason about inclusivity in schools, advocacy and what it means to be an advocate for neurodiversity.&nb...
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Season 2024
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Episode 2
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41:38
Social Anxiety and Autism
Back for 2024 today Meesh n Chrissy speak to Autistic, dyspraxic actor Jordan Winn. Jordan was diagnosed in his 20s and tells us what that diagnosis process looks like. Jordan also talks about what social anxiety looks like to him as an a...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1
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28:51
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EHCP Rejected at Panel
On this week's episode Meesh n Chrissy catch up about the awards and have a half term update before looking at what happens when an EHCP gets rejected at panel. EHCPs are more and more being rejected at panel and SEN Support Plans bein...
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28:59
The Autistic Poet
A little tea cup episode with the amazing Bryan Dunne who is a poet and neurodiverse man. Bryan tells us a bit about his journey and what poetry means to him in his life. @bryan_the_creative@northernpoetssociety
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Teacup Episodes - Catching up with Sez #6
Today we catch up with Let's Talk Autism regular Sez who is an autistic woman who is just so driven and full of positivity! We hear about Sez's YouTube channel and training to be a swim teacher! She never fails to make us smile with her wonderf...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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5:42
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Teacup Episodes - Autism and Exercise #5
Today we catch up with Connell as he tells us all about what hes been up top since we last spoke. Connell is an autistic man who previously spoke to us about life in a specialist school. Today Connell tells us about his new passion for the gym ...
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Teacup Episodes - Fighting for a Specialist School Place #4
Today we speak to Amy from instagram account @neuro_spide_all_things_nice Amy tells us about her fight for her children's diagnosis and the struggle to get their within a seemingly broken education system. Amy wishes for her son to att...
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Teacup Episodes - Travelling with PDA #3
Our Teacup episode today is with past guest Ricky who is an autistic man also diagnsoed with PDA. Since we last chatted Ricky has finished uni and has been off travelling the world! Ricky tells us all about his travels and how autism a...
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5:37
Teacup Episodes - Catching up with Shane Stoneley #2
Today's 5 min teacup episode is a catch up with the wonderful Shane Stoneley. Since we last spoke to autistic Shane he has also been diagnosed ADHD. Shane tells us about the diagnosis and how ADHD and Autism coincide in his life. Shane talks ab...
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Teacup Episodes - What's it all about? #1
The end of the school holidays is looming and many people may be feeling some back to school dread....Maybe 4 weeks into the 6 week break you may be feeling slightly lonely and isolated as many parents and students can feel also. That's why we ...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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4:50
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R.S.D. - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Past guest Andy is back to talk to Meesh and Chrissy about R.S.D. - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. Andy was diagnosed in the 80s as a child with "clumsy child syndrome" which is now what we know to be Dyspraxia (thank goodness for the name chan...
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Representation
This week Meesh and Chrissy speak to BBC presenter and chartered civil engineer Ayo Sokale. Ayo is a remarkable and inspirational young lady who tells us all about her journey as a neurodiverse woman and the challenges she has faced an...
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20:49
Autistic not Bipolar - Misdiagnosis
This week Meesh and Christelle speak to Rachel Barnes who was diagnosed autistic, adhd, dyspraxic, dyslexic as well as having sensory processing disorder 8 years ago. Originally Rachel was misdiagnosed several times and even told she was Bipola...
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The Menopause
This week we're speaking to Faye from instagram account @adhd_menopause_and_me Faye talks to us about her journey with ADHD and her children's. She talks to us about what the menopause is and how it affects her as a neurodiverse woman....
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SEND Reform England - June 21st
Today for a very special episode we meet with just some of the people behind SEND Reform England - a movement to make education inclusive. Kathryn, George and Lisa all join us to talk about the reasons behind the movement and the protest which ...
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17:45
Steph's Two Girls - PDA
Today we speak to Steph, who has two neurodiverse girls. Steph’s youngest daughter has the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism and she tells us what that looks like for family life. We talk about some crossovers of PDA and ADHD symp...
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22:47
Dating, Love and Marriage
Our amazing guest Laura from instagram account @spectrumserafina speaks openly and honestly about her struggles as an autistic woman. Laura tells us more about her dating journey and the thoughts and feelings of dating as well as connections wi...
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20:51
ADHD & Dopamine
This week we are joined by Instagram and TikTok sensation Matt Raekelboom. Matt was diagnosed ADHD as a child and shares his incredible story with us. Matt explains so much to us about ADHD medication, diet and dopamine. Matt talks in ...
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Christine McGuinness
In this week's special episode we are joined by television personality and autism advocate Christine McGuinness. Christine speaks to us about autistic women and the lack of awareness surrounding the diagnosis of autistic women. She tal...
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The Autistic Therapist
Today we are joined by Autistic Therapist and advocate Zoe Darazsdi. Zoe tells us about her own personal journey as an autistic woman, about her autism diagnosis and about her early career before becoming a therapist and coach for neurodivergen...
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The Episode She Said She Would Never Do!
Lots of unique and inventive/hilarious ideas to what this episode was going to be about. Join Christelle and Meesh on a one off spin off episode to hear more....@thecockneybloggirl@chrissybaby_10@letstalkautismpodcast
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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23:11
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Selective Mutism and Autism
We are back with our amazing new guest Jewel from instagram account @autisticvintage. Jewel is an actress from New York who tells us about her journey. Jewel talks about her childhood with selective mutism and hers and her twin sisters early mi...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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27:21
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