Autism Dadcast

Andy put a video up asking one question: which phrase from a professional never left you? His own was a paediatrician who would not answer whether Lydia was autistic, and instead said "we just need to ensure she reaches...

Across the world, parents of autistic children are being offered something that sounds almost miraculous. Clinics promise better speech, better eye contact, calmer behaviour, and in some cases claim to repair or reverse...

This week Gaz and Andy sit down with Jolanta Lasota, Chief Executive of Ambitious about Autism, at their college in Isleworth. 16 years leading the charity and mum to a 21-year-old autistic son, Jolanta has seen the...

Paul Mullin has scored goals in front of millions and become a household name through Welcome to Wrexham. But this one is about the part of his life the cameras rarely catch: being dad to Albi, his autistic son. Gaz and...

One missed board and one wrong word at in the morning, and Thomas's whole morning falls apart. This week Gaz and Andy unpack how much detail autistic kids track, why a single word can rewrite their day, and how much...

Every parent of an autistic child has been told the same thing: just take the nappy off and sit them on the toilet. This week Gaz and Andy sit down with Charmaine, a learning disability nurse turned continence...

<p>You can know your child inside out and still be blindsided in the space of a week.</p><p>This one starts with Thomas opening the front door and wandering off down a hill in a quiet Shropshire village - the same week...

<p>You sit down with the paediatrician. You've got half an hour. You know the</p><p>first 20 minutes will be you trying to prove your child is different to every</p><p>other child in that waiting room - and you'll walk...

<p>Adam Parkinson came on this week. One of the Two Mr. Ps. Teaching assistant. Podcaster. Dad of two — a 10-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old autistic son called Max.</p><p>We talked about Max. We talked about the...

<p>We ran the London Marathon. We didn't train. We finished it. And then we had a conversation we weren't expecting to have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Halfway through writing this off as a marathon recap, we ended up admitting...

<p>We put two sets of questions to the community. One for dads, one for mums. The dads sent seven. The mums sent seventeen. And most of the mums' questions were about how to get their partner on board.</p><p>This one...

<p>What happens when you die and your child doesn't understand death? What if they just think you walked away?</p><p>That's where this conversation ended up. It started with a story about a mum who overheard a dad...

<p>When your autistic child turns 18, you stop being their parent in the eyes of the law. You have to apply to the Court of Protection, pay £850, wait four months, and hope social services don't oppose it. If you don't...

<p>If you've ever looked at your child mid-meltdown and thought "I can't do this anymore," this one's for you.In this episode, Gaz sits down with his wife Mish for a raw, unfiltered conversation about what life was...

<p>The government's SEND White Paper promises a better system. But what happens when the independent expert on your complaints panel gets outvoted by governors? We asked the Minister directly.Gaz and Andy sat down with...