In this episode, Cat speaks to Louisa Harrison - a PACT therapist and a parent to an autistic son. As an autistic adult and parent, they chat about how autism has shaped how they celebrate the holiday season and they offer some tips to help you negotiate festive challenges. (22 mins)

In this episode, Laura speaks to researcher, Dr Rachel Moseley from Bournemouth University about her research with Professor Julie Turner-Cobb, which is helping us to understand the impact of menopause for autistic people. (27 mins)

Find out more about Rachel and read her menopause research.

In this episode, Colin chatted to writer and game developer, Helen Carmichael. They discussed the importance of finding the right way of working to support your mental health and the happiness that games can bring. (22 mins)

In this episode, Laura spoke to author, Katherine May about her latest book, "Wintering", writing a memoir as an autistic woman and what autistic culture means to her. (15 mins)

In this episode, Cat speaks to Occupational Therapist, Susan Madigan about her work supporting university students to understand and work with their senses. (16 mins)

In this episode, researcher Isabelle Verhulst, from the University of Reading, speaks to Colin about sensory reactivity and anxiety. This episode was recorded at our conference before lockdown. (19 mins)

In this episode, Cat speaks to Debbie Spain and Tasos Galanopoulos, a CBT therapist and a consultant psychiatrist, respectively. They have decades of experience working with autistic adults, and sleep has been a constant feature. Join our chat if you'd like to hear some tips for better quality sleep. (40 mins)

In this episode, Cat speaks to Dori Zener an individual, couple and family therapist based in Toronto. She specialises in working with autistic clients and here she discusses how autistic adults can manage their relationships during lockdown. We have some handy tips for anyone in a relationship – whether you’re autistic or not! (16 mins)

Learn more about Dori

Joan McDonald of Irish autism group, Autistic Paddies, talks to Cat about setting up an online autistic community, and about how things are being adapted now to support people through lockdown. (14 mins)

Learn more about Autistic Paddies

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Many autistic people struggle to find work or get a job to match their skills. We talk to researcher Brett Heasman who is gathering data on people’s experiences and working with employers to change working practices. We also talk to Moana from Harry Specters who employ autistic people to create award-winning chocolates, and to Helen an autistic scientist who switched careers, taking a leap of faith to better suit her needs. (46 mins)

*may not be suitable for young listeners*Many autistic people find social interaction difficult but does it affect their friendships or romantic experiences? We explore how communication and sensory differences might help and challenge relationships. (77 mins)

Uncertain situations can be a major cause of anxiety in autism. We talk to researcher Jacqui Rodgers about the evidence, and to professionals and autistic people who have developed ways of coping with uncertainty and anxiety in their everyday lives. (56 mins)