Do you have someone with Autism in your life? Have you stopped to think how life is different for them? Or how you can help them? In this episode, Mike speaks to Alex, a young lad with Autism who was diagnosed during the pandemic as well as Chris from Door84, a charity offering an innovative, welcoming and stimulating environment that offers children, young people and the community a wide range of social and developmental opportunities that are supportive, challenging and fun. This episode explores the systems we have in place for everyday life like education and the health system and how they interact with people with Autism, are they set up to help these people? Do they understand Autism? 

Discussion:

• Alex’s journey into learning he had Autism

• How did the diagnosis change things for Alex?

• Are health professionals always clear in how they communicate with people with autism?

• What is the best way to communicate with people with Autism?

• How emotional intelligence can really help

• What can be better in the education system for people with Autism?

• What can mainstream education learn from speciality schools?

• Hyper-obsessions and OCD and their relation to Autism 

• What Door84 is and how you can get involved

Useful links

Charity Website - https://www.changing-lives.org.uk

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChangingLivesCharity/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/changing-lives/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/changinglives__

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCunNO1s09d4mcb6lsjcI68Q

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/changinglives_uk/