Hello! Welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Project's new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast, which has been created by the community members who use the services that they provide to autistic adults in and around Cheshire and across the UK!

Joining Stephen on the sofa today is SEN & family photographer and business owner of Hundred Acre Moments photography, Deanna. Being a mum to her autistic child, who is non-verbal, Deanna saw that traditional photography sessions weren't very accessible to her child: expecting her child to sit still perfectly posed in a brightly lit environment or travelling far away for a photographer that was more SEN-affirming just wasn't working. That's when the idea for Hundred Acre Moments was born!

Deanna shares about her life as a SEN parent, why people need to have a better awareness of what autism looks like and an important message that she always says to her child: be the best version of you!

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello! Welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Project's new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast, which has been created by the community members who use the services that they provide to autistic adults in and around Cheshire and across the UK!

May the Fourth Be With You listeners! Joining Stephen on the sofa today is biochemical engineer and Star Wars enthusiast, Dr Shari Söderström. Brought up in a male-dominated South Asian society in southern India, Shari left the place where she spent her formative years masking and feeling like she had to be someone she wasn't, moving to the UK to pursue her Masters. In her thirties, she realised why so many of her experiences in her life made sense after receiving both an Autism & ADHD diagnosis.

Shari talks about her being on the podcast helps underrepresented voices like hers to be heard and hopes listeners hearing her story helps others accept who they are. 

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello and welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Projects new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast. This has been created by the community members of The Autism Wellbeing Project.

Joining Stephen on the sofa in this episode is Joe Lewis, Wellbeing and inclusion lead (for young people and vulnerable adults) from Chester Storyhouse. Joe talks to Stephen about diagnositic overshadowing and how having cerebral palsy became the catch all diagnosis growing up. his love of being creative and the theatre, how the Storyhouse is a safe space for anyone, how working at the Storyhouse and having his needs met has made Joe thrive, & his journey to confidence now to openly tell people about him being a self-diagnosed neurodivergent person.

Find out more about Chester Storyhouse below:

https://www.storyhouse.com/

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Jon is back on the sofa, this time talking about his role as a Facilitating Trainer with AWP for The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training with AWP and the help and support given to the Co-Trainers with Lived Experience by AWP to ensure their wellbeing is given priority. He also talks about the Manchester Marathon fundraising he is doing with his fellow runners on April 19th 2026. We also discover what 2027's fundraiser might be including dressing up as a horse for it! 🤫🤭

Tune in to find out more

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello and welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Projects new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast. This has been created by the community members of The Autism Wellbeing Project.

Joining Stephen on the sofa in this episode we welcome back AWP Co-Director Emily Abbott & her mum Jen. Jen & Emily Abbott talking about AWP, childhood experiences and the challenges with that that inspired Emily's career path with her mum by her side supporting her every step of the way.

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello and welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Projects new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast. This has been created by the community members of The Autism Wellbeing Project.

Joining Stephen on the sofa in this episode is Emma & Stevo talking about the fun of co-occurring ADHD & Autism that is AuDHD. They chat about the tug of war battles and the times that the 2 conditions work well together, masking, anxiety and and how Autism Affirming Therapy and support that has helped to improve Stevo's mental health and wellbeing.

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello and welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Projects new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast. This has been created by the community members of The Autism Wellbeing Project.

Joining Stephen on the sofa in this episode is Jon Simons, Podcast Producer In this episode Stephen chats to Jon about his journey to being a therapist, his roles within AWP, his passion for keeping fit including his latest challenge for raising funds for AWP, details at bottom of every episode description.

From a personal perspective - I think he's crazy with all his running.......but I do think he is an all round LEGEND Stevo - Lead Producer

Jon Simons is a therapist, supervisor, and trainer who spends most of his time helping people untangle their thoughts without turning therapy into a performance sport.

He works in mental health, but he’s not interested in jargon, grand theories, or pretending anyone’s got it all figured out. His approach is practical, honest, and grounded in the belief that understanding yourself is usually more useful than trying to “fix” yourself.

Jon works with individuals, professionals, and organisations, supporting growth through clear thinking, decent boundaries, and conversations people actually want to have. He values transparency, leads by example, and has a well-developed allergy to anything that sounds impressive but doesn’t help.

In AWP circles, Jon is affectionately known as “Yoda”—partly due to his age, partly due to his habit of asking the one question that stops everyone in their tracks. He denies the wisdom thing. The grey hairs suggest otherwise.

Outside of work, Jon runs long distances for reasons that made sense at the time, builds community projects that escalate quickly, and remains suspicious of any solution that fits neatly on a quote tile.

This is one not to be missed 

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello and welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Projects new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast. This has been created by the community members of The Autism Wellbeing Project.

Joining Stephen on the sofa in this episode is our podcast Lead Researcher & Editor Kath & Sarah. In this episode Stephen chats to Kath & Sarah about menopause, mental health, the expectations of women and a whole lot more.

This is one not to be missed 

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello and welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Projects new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast. This has been created by the community members of The Autism Wellbeing Project.

Joining Stephen on the sofa in this episode is our podcast Lead Producer Stevo. In this episode we chat more about his journey through life, late diagnosis, finding AWP and training as an Oliver McGowan Autistic Co-Trainer. 

Will Stevo remember his joke? Will Stephen understand the joke and find it funny?

Tune in to find out

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!

Hello and welcome to the Autism Wellbeing Projects new podcast, the Autism Wellbeing Podcast. This has been created by the community members of The Autism Wellbeing Project.

Joining Stephen on the sofa in this episode is our podcast Lead Producer Stevo & our lead Researcher Kath.. In this episode we discuss their journey from being diagnosed late in life. They both chat openly and honestly about some of their struggles, their thoughts and outlook on life ahead. 

A fun one not to be missed!

Get in touch, we'd love to hear your thoughts

We're excited to let our listeners know that the amazing social enterprise that funded our podcast, The Autism Wellbeing Project, is going to be at the National Neurodiversity Show in Wigan on the 11th June!

Come on down and meet the team, who can't wait to talk to you about the services they provide, the free activities they have available including our podcast and want to meet as many of you as possible. 

The show beings together a wide range of organisations, speakers and exhibitors all there to celebrate neurodiversity, share knowledge and to bring inspiration - sounds like a brilliant day to us!

Tickets are available now: click here to get your tickets!!