Autism Central Podcast

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Autism Central – a podcast for parents and carers of autistic people.

In this series, we bring together autistic people, parents, carers and professionals to talk about different aspects of autism.

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How many episodes does Autism Central Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

Autism Central Podcast episodes:

August 18, 2025 Transitions: Starting School
Holly chats to Amanda Hind about the experience of starting school for autistic people. Amanda is an autism researcher, qualified SENCO and autistic mum to autistic children.
Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of autistic people at autismcentral.org.uk
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved.
More content can be found on the Autism Central YouTube channel.
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48min
August 04, 2025 Transitions: Managing Change
Holly Sprake Hill talks to psychologist Dr Alice Nicholls and Michelle Myers, Head of Central Services at Great Minds Together, about bigger and smaller transitions and how these affect autistic people.

Links for this episode:
Great Minds Together - Autism Central North West England delivery partner
Free resources by Dr Alice Nicholls
Manual of Me programme
Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of autistic people at autismcentral.org.uk
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved.
More content can be found on the Autism Central YouTube channel.
...more
51min
March 19, 2025 Supporting Friendships
In episode 10, speech and language therapist Alison Futerman and parent Seema Islam join host Holly Sprake-Hill to discuss how parents can support autistic young people around friendships.
Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central, and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
54min
March 03, 2025 Autistic Friendships
In episode 9, Holly Sprake-Hill and Dr. Carly Danesh-Jones chat about their experiences around navigating friendships as autistic women.
Find out more about our programme for parents and carers ofautistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms youmay be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary toexplain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central,and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
37min
February 17, 2025 Parenting and family relationships
In episode 8, Holly Sprake-Hill chats to Marsha Martin and Helen Fleetwood about parenting neurodivergent children and family relationships. Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central, and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
41min
February 03, 2025 Navigating family relationships
In episode 7, Holly Sprake-Hill is joined by three neurodivergent guests - Andy Smith, Zeena Bishop and Sarah Davis - to talk about their experiences around family relationships.

Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of
autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you
may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to
explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central,
and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
50min
January 20, 2025 Growing up with neurodivergent siblings
In episode 6, Holly Sprake-Hill meets two autistic young people, Leona Laverty and Fraser Parry, to talk about growing up with neurodivergent siblings.
Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of
autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you
may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to
explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central,
and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
31min
January 06, 2025 Parenting neurodivergent siblings
In episode 5, Holly Sprake-Hill meets Dawn Hockey and Louise Elliman, who share their experiences around parenting neurodivergent siblings.
Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of
autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you
may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to
explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central,
and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
34min
December 20, 2024 Autism, sex and intimacy
In episode 4, Holly Sprake-Hill meets neurodivergent sex
therapist Tiga-Rose Nercessian. They discuss differences autistic people may experience around sex and relationships and how to keep yourself safe.

Additional resources for this episode:
Tiga-Rose Nercessian offers a free course for neurodivergent
people: https://www.intimata.com/neurodivergent-me-course
There are also helpful articles on her website, on topics such as
neurodivergent dating, masking, gender and sexual orientation.

Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of
autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you
may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to
explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central,
and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
35min
December 06, 2024 Autism and Sex Education
In episode 3, Holly Sprake-Hill is joined by Sarah Noble and Harvey Range to talk about the Sex Education Matters project for autistic young people and why effective sex education is so important.
Additional resources for this episode:
Relationships and intimacy my way: an autistic perspective
https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/understanding-autism/preparing-for-adulthood/relationships-and-intimacy

Sex Education Matters website
https://www.sexedmatters.co.uk/

Ambitious Youth Network
https://ambitious-youth-network.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/

Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of
autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/
Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you
may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to
explain some of the terms mentioned.
The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central,
and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.
...more
32min

FAQs about Autism Central Podcast:

How many episodes does Autism Central Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.