Autie Talk

Autie Talk is monthly podcast about autism spectrum disorders hosted by Louise Croombs who is an autistic mum with autistic children. Louise is a radio presenter, creative therapist and clinical supervisor. Each episode there is an interview with someone on the autistic spectrum and regular features such as Autie Rant, Mum's Club and expert opinion. Episode 6 In this final episode of series one we find out if Andy from the first episode (Diagnosis) has his diagnosis of autism. Jo is the featured guest who explains how she raises her autistic children in an autistic friendly household. Autie Rant is Louise who is fed up of her husband ordering too much online. Mum's Club for parents of autistic children is with Jo who talks about supporting teenagers in mainstream education. Ged, an Autism Specialist Nurse, is back to talk about the effect someone's gender may have on their autism being recognised and diagnosed.

Autie Talk is monthly podcast about autism spectrum disorders hosted by Louise Croombs who is an autistic mum with autistic children. Louise is a radio presenter, creative therapist and clinical supervisor. Each episode there is an interview with someone on the autistic spectrum and regular features such as Autie Rant, Mum's Club and expert opinion. Episode 5 This episode continues with Steve from episode 4 who got diagnosed in his 60s, he talks about difficulties with friends, how autism helps him with his job and what help he wants now he knows he is autistic. Autie Rant is Louise getting upset trying to get out of the door. Andy joins Louise with in a new feature called Mum's Club for parents of autistic children. Ged, an Autism Specialist Nurse, is back to talk about reasonable adjustments in the workplace and what help there is for adults after diagnosis.

Autie Talk is monthly podcast about autism spectrum disorders hosted by Louise Croombs who is an autistic mum with autistic children. Louise is a radio presenter, creative therapist and clinical supervisor. Each episode there is an interview with someone on the autistic spectrum and regular features such as Autie Rant, Mum's Club and expert opinion. Episode 4 This episode concentrates on getting a diagnosis later on in life and features an in depth interview with Steve who got diagnosed in his 60s. Autie Rant is Louise getting upset about the dreaded hairdressers. Andy from the previous 3 episodes is back to talk about how much he struggles with supermarkets and why. Ged, an Autism Specialist Nurse, is back to talk about why he thinks people get a diagnosis later in life and why he thinks so many people weren't diagnosed when they were younger.

Autie Talk is monthly podcast about autism spectrum disorders hosted by Louise Croombs who is an autistic mum with autistic children. Louise is a radio presenter, creative therapist and clinical supervisor. Each episode there is an interview with someone on the autistic spectrum and regular features such as Autie Rant, Mum's Club and expert opinion. Episode 3 This episode concentrates on girls with an in depth interview with Meg the daughter of Andy who featured in episodes 1 and 2. Autie Rant is Louise getting upset about her duvet Ged, an Autism Specialist Nurse, is back to talk about why he thinks you should get a diagnosis in childhood and some common misconceptions about autism that might stand in the way of someone getting diagnosed.

Autie Talk is monthly podcast about autism spectrum disorders hosted by Louise Croombs who is an autistic mum with autistic children. Louise is a radio presenter, creative therapist and clinical supervisor. Each episode there is an interview with someone on the autistic spectrum and regular features such as Autie Rant, Mum's Club and expert opinion. Episode 2 Andy is back from last episode after discussing getting diagnosed in his sixties, this time he tells the story of his daughter Meg and how it took many years for her autism to be recognised. Meg explains how she copes at school at playtime. Autie Rant is Louise getting upset about the Sat Nav in her car. Ged, an Autism Specialist Nurse, discusses why autism has so many different names from Aspergers to PDD-NOS and why that has changed in recent years.

Autie Talk is monthly podcast about autism spectrum disorders hosted by Louise Croombs who is an autistic mum with autistic children. Louise is a radio presenter, creative therapist and clinical supervisor. Each episode there is an interview with someone on the autistic spectrum and regular features such as Autie Rant, Mum's Club and expert opinion. Episode 1 Andy is getting diagnosed in his sixties and talks to Louise about his childhood, his daughter's diagnosis and why he decided to go forward for a diagnosis himself. Jo explains how traveling by bus plays havoc with her senses. Autie Rant is Louise explaining her love/hate relationship with phones. Ged, an Autism Specialist Nurse, talks about diagnosis and how he assesses adults using the DISCO assessment.

Louise the host explains more about herself, why she chose to create Autie Talk and what you can expect.