6 episodes

Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We provide services, raise awareness and understanding, and campaign for change. This is our monthly podcast which was created by the Youth Patrons at AAA and covers the topics that they are interested in.

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    • Society & Culture

Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We provide services, raise awareness and understanding, and campaign for change. This is our monthly podcast which was created by the Youth Patrons at AAA and covers the topics that they are interested in.

    Episode 13: Interview with actor Lizzy Clark

    Episode 13: Interview with actor Lizzy Clark

    Cat from Ambitious about Autism speaks to autistic actor Lizzy Clark, the star of a new BBC Radio 4 play about autism called Indigo Children. The play has been directed by Jude Kelly, former artistic director at the Southbank Centre, and also stars actor Jaime Winstone. It airs on Monday 20 August at 2.15pm on BBC Radio 4.

    • 15 min
    Episode 12: The Rise in Illegal Exclusions

    Episode 12: The Rise in Illegal Exclusions

    Youth Patron Sam Ahern speaks to Justin Cooke, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Ambitious about Autism, and Richard Ashcroft, whose son was illegally excluded from school on multiple occasions, about the troubling rise in illegal exclusions.
    To find out more about our latest campaign to tackle illegal exclusions called 'We Need An Education' visit https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/we-need-an-education-0

    • 41 min
    Episode 11: Autism in Museums

    Episode 11: Autism in Museums

    Jack Welch sat down with Claire Madge, the creator of the Autism in Museums blog, Mark Barrett, member of the MA Transformers initiative, and Becki Morris who works for the Disability Co-operative Network for Museums, to discuss the importance of making museums accessible and autism friendly.

    • 50 min
    Episode 10: An Interview with The Aspie World

    Episode 10: An Interview with The Aspie World

    In this podcast, Jasmine spoke to Daniel M Jones aka The Aspie World about his award winning YouTube channel dedicated to Autism awareness and understanding.

    • 8 min
    Episode 9: Writing About Autism

    Episode 9: Writing About Autism

    In this podcast we cover writing about autism. Youth Patron Jack Welch spoke to authors Laura James and Jessie Hewitson about the process behind writing their books Odd Girl Out and Autism: How to raise a happy autistic child.

    • 38 min
    Episode 8: Autistic women and girls

    Episode 8: Autistic women and girls

    Youth Patrons Bella and Natasha spoke to Dr Felicity Sedgewick about women on the autism spectrum, looking at why girls and young women are less likely to be diagnosed than their male counterparts, the impact of misdiagnosis on mental health and whether girls are better at masking their autistic traits and if so, why? This episode marks our celebration of women and girls this World Autism Awareness Month.

    • 26 min

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