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This Is Autism explores the subjects that really matter to autistic people and those who care for them, including masking, sex and relationships, puberty and wellbeing. Hosted by the North East Autism Society, the podcast hears from autistic people about how they experience the world, and offers practical advice and information along the way. If you are autistic or love someone who is, join us as we tackle the issues that don’t often get talked about and get your questions answered.
Music: Aukestra
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Introduction to This is Autism Podcast
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Hello, welcome to This is Autism, a new podcast by the North East Autism Society.
Exploring Challenges in a Neurotypical World
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We're going to be exploring the subjects that really matter to autistic people and their families, and we'll be offering practical advice and information along the way. If you live in a world where the majority of people don't have the same experience issue, how are you ever supposed to know what your challenges are?
Meet Kerry Highcock
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There's a conception at the moment that it's all about hiding being autistic. So who are we? Here's Kerry Highcock, family development manager for the charity.
About the North East Autism Society
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The Northeast Autism Society is a large regional charity in the northeast of England. We employ over a thousand staff and have on average 50 different sites and services.
Highlighting Real-life Autistic Experiences
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Autistic voice is really really important to everything that we do so this podcast is going to bring you the experiences of those that are autistic so that we can talk about real life issues that matter.
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Yeah and Kerry says in the podcast we'll be hearing from autistic people about how they experience the
Discussing Key Topics: Masking, Anxiety, and More
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world. No subject's going to be off the table from masking to anxiety, sex and relationships to gender identity. Can you imagine the pressure that that puts on a child? Oh my gosh is this masking? I was masking because I was concerned about other people's judgments and them thinking negatively of me or my children.
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Kerry,
Navigating Autism Diagnosis and Family Concerns
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you deal with a lot of families as part of your sort of outreach work and support work. What kind of questions do you hear coming up? So getting an autism diagnosis can be really complex and quite confusing for families. So we support families with many, many different questions. Anything from toileting to diet to sensory differences. We do a lot of work and support around emotional well-being. So looking at things like autistic burnout, masking, self-regulation.
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And can it be a kind of confusing time for parents? It's quite hard sometimes to find out who you can trust on the internet, isn't it, when you go looking for answers?
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Yeah, getting a diagnosis for your child can be very confusing. There's a lot of negative information out there which we need to dispel really and we need to find accurate knowledge that's often put together by autistic people themselves and not just for families, for autistic adults themselves who are maybe getting a diagnosis much later on in life.
Addressing Global Autism-Related Questions
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Getting that diagnosis can again be very confusing and can be difficult to understand so it's about
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North East Autism Society providing the best possible information that's credible and relevant at the time. And I guess even though with the North East Autism Society these questions must be being asked by families all around the country, mustn't they?
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We're a regional charity in the northeast, however, these questions are all around the world, you know, and I think this podcast is gonna open those doors and get us talking about things that we really need to listen to. You know, we're gonna be dealing with some quite sensitive topics as well, so everything from victimisation, discrimination, emotional wellbeing and mental health, no topics off the table.
Podcast Launch Details and Listener Interaction
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And if you've got any questions that you'd like answering or there's an issue you'd like to hear discussed, get in touch with us at info at ne-as.org.uk But it's a bit like that twee analogy of the iceberg, there's much more going on underneath. And this is who I am, take it or leave it.
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Join us for This is Autism. We launch on the 23rd of September. You can find us now and subscribe wherever you normally get your podcasts or on our website at www.ne-as.org.uk forward slash podcast. See you then.