Autistic Conversations: Recent Episodes
David Crisp
Autism -A Different Operating System ! When it comes to understanding autism, autistic people are the true experts of the autistic experience. Autistic Conversations is a series of interviews by an autistic "expert by experience" of autistic people and others in the autism community who share their experiences, anecdotes and advice with you.
About my guest:
Martin Griffin (CEng, FIMMM, CGeol, EurGeol, FGS, RoGEP) is a UK based Geotechnical Engineer who is neurodivergent (autistic, dyslexic, and dyspraxic) and visually impaired. To date, he has 20+ years professional experience in ground engineering. His passion for ground engineering stemmed from his childhood, when he started collecting minerals and rock samples and designing Lego mega-structures in his bedroom.
Now, in his early 50s, Martin is living his dream, working for an international multidisciplinary consultancy, providing innovative and robust solutions. He is involved in using either laboratory or in-situ tests to derive soil and rock properties in the design of most types of structures and solving other engineering problems as a Geotechnical Engineer and understanding these natural materials, alongside geological processes and geohazards associated with the proposed infrastructure as an Engineering Geologist.
Martin can be contacted via his Linkedin profile :
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-griffin-ceng-fimmm-cgeol-eurgeol-fgs-rogep-505744127/
Unlike my previous guests, although autistic, Martin does not work within the autism field. He provides valuable insight during our conversation about what it is like to be autistic in the field of engineering.
Don't forget to check out MY WEBSITE TOO !
https://wired4autism.co.uk !
About my guest:
Sally Nilsson is a Psychotherapist/Counsellor/Hypnotherapist and mentor for clients who are/think they are Neurodivergent - autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, dyspraxic, dyscalculic, PDA, Tourettes and OCD.
She is neurodivergent herself, with diagnoses including autism, ADHD, HSP, & PDA .
She is also a Public Speaker, Advocate and Podcaster (Neurodivergence and Mental Health Podcast).
To find out more, please visit her website www.freshstart.me.
Sally is also a published author. She wrote the biography of her great-grandfather Robert Hichens, the last man at the wheel of the Titanic. Changing the way history has treated this seaman. Looking for justice and redemption. He had an exciting and tragic life and one that my audiences have thoroughly enjoyed at meetings for Women’s Institute, Probus, University of the Third Age, History Groups, Schools and more. Sally did most of her own PR and marketing to get the book to a wider audience. The book is now available as an audiobook on Audible. The book is published by The History Press (more than 8,000 copies sold). 'The Man Who Sank Titanic'
Sally has a new book, in progress, Late Diagnosed Autism - From Unknown to Enlightenment - an autobiographical work
Her include:
Treasure hunting on the Thames, by the sea (sea glass), shells. Nature. Climate. Film/TV. My children. Autism and ADHD. Health Science. Crafting. Paleoanthropology. Humans.
And don't forget to check out MY WEBSITE TOO !
https://wired4autism.co.uk !
About my guest:
Tas talks frankly and openly about her experiences as an autistic, with developmental, mental health, and physical disabilities; and as a person of colour and nonbinary. She also talks about Dissociative Identity Disorder and being a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Her/our mission is to break down barriers for the neurodivergent and autistic community through transparency & advocacy.
For more information about my guest, read her first book "The Autistic Survival Guide From Application to Hire Advice from a neurodivergent autist on navigating the workplace" available on Amazon.
And check out their company page TasThoughts llc.
《Follow us on socials!》 https://linktr.ee/tasthoughts
And don't forget to check out MY WEBSITE :
https://wired4autism.co.uk !
Wired 4 Autism presents: Autistic Conversations . This weeks' s guest Glen Richards.
Glen Richards is a learning disabilities social prescriber/support broker and 40something Dad, trying to figure it all out! He is an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner/Social Prescriber with Sothern Health NHS Trust, and is an independent support broker with Supporting You To Thrive .
Glen is passionate that all people should have every opportunity to fulfil their dreams and aspirations. For the last 20 years, he has been working with people who are among the most marginalised and vulnerable in society.
His website is www.supportingyoutothrive.com
(Original Intro and outro music composed and played by my from my daughter Bee)
And don't forget to check out MY website:
https://wired4autism.co.uk
Wired4Autism is proud to announce its brand new podcast "Autistic Conversations" starting soon!
Wired4Autism is an independent autistic speaker and trainer with 14 years experience in health and social care. This podcast will be a series of interviews and collaborations with other autistic individuals and others in the autistic community to share experiences, anecdotes and advice with you on living with autism.
For further information on this or any other autism related enquiries, please check out my website: https://wired4autism.couk