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The Middletown Centre for Autism Podcast Middletown Autism
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This is a series of podcasts created by Middletown Centre featuring interviews with leading thinkers and practitioners in the world of autism. The interviews feature discussions on strategies that may be helpful in supporting autistic children and young people during times of uncertainty and stress. We are hosting our international conference on 23rd and 24th of April 2021To join this click on this link https://eventfulbelfast.eventsair.com/mca/register/Site/Register
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Rugby with James and Wendy Vahey
We’ve been delighted to partner with the IRFU to develop training for coaches who are supporting autistic players. To create our training, we talked to players, family members and coaches from across the country. In this podcast, Cat chats to James and Wendy Vahey, who are both players in Leinster. They chat about the benefits of ruby and the strengths that autistic people can bring to the game.
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Unlocking Better Sleep for Autistic Individuals: Personalized Strategies and Understanding Challenges
In our latest podcast episode, we chat to two NHS sleep experts, Debbie Spain and Tasos Galanopoulos. They have a conversation with our host, Cat, to help us better understand the science of sleep and how it might impact autistic people.
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Autistic Strengths: A New Perspective on Inclusion with Noelle Foley- Coughlan
In our latest podcast episode, we chat toNoelle Foley Coughlan, a student who recently graduated from the MA in Autism Studies co-designed by Middletown Centre for Autism and Mary Immaculate College. Noelle focused her research on exploring the many strengths of autistic people of marginalised genders. To find outmore about our graduate courses visit: https://www.mic.ul.ie/faculty-of-education/programme/graduate-certificate-diploma-ma-autism-studies?index=0 As a Master...
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The Power and Struggles of Late Autism Diagnosis in Women: Insights from Karen Hayes
Ever been fascinated by the realm of autism, particularly in women diagnosed late in life? Strap in for an insightful journey, as we joined by Karen Hayes - a researcher with a freshly minted Master's in Autism Studies who has devoted her time to understanding these unique narratives. Karen unravels captivating stories of 14 participants, sharing their struggles, their reasons for seeking diagnosis, and how they navigated the world while hiding in plain sight. Our conversation meanders throug...
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Interview with Carmel Rainsford
In our latest podcast episode, we chat to Carmel Rainsford, a student on the MA in Autism Studies co-designed by Middletown Centre for Autism and Mary Immaculate College. Carmel had studied on the graduate certificate and graduate diploma before she undertook the MA. The MA is focused on creating autism-affirming research. This is the first of our podcasts that will be celebrating the work of some of our students as they get set to graduate later this week. Carmel focused her research o...
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Podcast Amanda McGuinness
On our latest podcast we chat to Amanda McGuinness, the creative mind behind Little Puddins. We talk about advocacy, parenting a child with a different neurotype and the importance of positive autistic representation. You can findmore of Amanda’s work here: https://littlepuddins.ie/