Daisy and Me: A Podcast about Autism

Welcome to Daisy and Me, a podcast about autism. Presented by Louise, Neil and Ronnie Barbour, they talk about issues surrounding autism, parenting and beyond through the eyes of their experience with Daisy, their daughter and granddaughter. This week our guest is Cathy Wassell - CEO of the Autistic Girls Network, a charity that campaigns for better recognition and diagnosis of autistic girls and aims to support them in finding their identity and feeling understood. Cathy's also an author, she wrote the book

You can find more about the Autistic Girls Network here: https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/about-us/

Cathy's book is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cathy-Wassell/e/B0BMZY83NG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Welcome to Daisy and Me, a podcast about autism. Presented by Louise, Neil and Ronnie Barbour, they talk about issues surrounding autism, parenting and beyond through the eyes of their experience with Daisy, their daughter and granddaughter. This week our guest is Dr Helen Jeffries, Deputy Director in the Civil Service at the Department of Health, who worked previously on the Covid task force during the pandemic. Hear about Dr Jeffries' ambition to create a more accepting workplace with space for neurodivergence, and how we achieve that. Dr Jeffries' tweets here: https://twitter.com/HelenEva8?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor And you can find some of her brilliant articles here: https://apolitical.co/solution-articles/en/a-letter-from-the-autistic-colleague-you-didnt-know-you-had

Welcome to Daisy and Me, a podcast about autism. Presented by Louise, Neil and Ronnie Barbour, they talk about issues surrounding autism, parenting and beyond through the eyes of their experience with Daisy, their daughter and granddaughter. This week, our guest is Adam Murphy, who is the father of Ryan, who's Autistic. Adam tweets @autcareandshare to raise awareness of Autism and carers. Hear from him on fighting for what your children need, being honest and creating a more accepting and inclusive society. You can follow him here: https://twitter.com/autcareandshare 

Welcome to Daisy and Me, a podcast about autism. Presented by Louise, Neil and Ronnie Barbour, they talk about issues surrounding autism, parenting and beyond through the eyes of their experience with Daisy, their daughter and granddaughter.

This week, we're joined by one of the most distinguished figures in the world of Autism research, Professor Sir Simon Baron Cohen. He's the Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, and his work on Autism spans more than 30 years. It's a fascinating interview with a brilliant man. Find out more about the work of the ARC here: https://www.autismresearchcentre.com/

Welcome to Daisy and Me, a podcast about autism. Presented by Louise, Neil and Ronnie Barbour, they talk about issues surrounding autism, parenting and beyond through the eyes of their experience with Daisy, their daughter and granddaughter.

This week we're talking to Chloe Hayden, whose motto is "Different, not less". We talk about how that can apply to all aspects of the autistic experience, from parents to children and everyone in between, life is different, but definitely not less.

Chloe's website is here and you can follow her on social media as "princessaspien":

https://princessaspien.com/

Welcome to Daisy and Me, a podcast about autism. Presented by Louise, Neil and Ronnie Barbour, they talk about issues surrounding autism, parenting and beyond through the eyes of their experience with Daisy, their daughter and granddaughter.

This week we're talking about the Power of Positivity with the amazing Anna Kennedy OBE. Listen for tips on taking time for yourself, turning negatives into positives and trying to ensure you have time to live your life outside of Autism as well as being a parent. To find out more about Anna, click here: https://www.annakennedyonline.com/

Welcome to Daisy and Me, a podcast about autism. Presented by Louise, Neil and Ronnie Barbour, they talk about issues surrounding autism, parenting and beyond through the eyes of their experience with Daisy, their daughter and granddaughter.

In this episode we'll explore how accidents and emergencies vary with Autistic children, and we'll speak to the fantastic Kevin Chapman about his stepson Andy. See more of Kevin's work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePGJbQ-3KOYaOu2cUkMPXA

It's Christmas listeners, so why not tuck into our festive special. Louise, Ronnie and Neil will be discussing all of the challenges that go with Christmas for autistic people and their parents, plus a special interview with Chloe Jones from Autism Together, who gives her tips on how to have an autism friendly Christmas.

As always, get in touch via email [email protected] or via twitter @daisyandmepod

Have a lovely Christmas and a happy new year.