Autism Help is a podcast exploring the co-occurring conditions, daily challenges, and practical realities that shape the lives of Autistic people and those who support them.Hosted by Heather McKay (she/they) — a late-diagnosed Autistic mother of two, educator, company director, and author of Autism: The Big Book Set of Help — the series provides honest, neuroaffirming information about topics that are often overlooked, misunderstood, or poorly explained by mainstream services.Drawing on lived experience, years of facilitating support groups, and extensive research, Heather explores subjects including ARFID, executive dysfunction, sleep disorders, fibromyalgia, incontinence, literacy, and supporting multiply-disabled children. Each episode aims...
Latest episodes
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57 min
Hobbies, Special Interests and Autistic Burnout
In this episode of Autism Help, Heather McKay explores the importance of hobbies and special interests for autistic people, and what happens when we lose interest in the things tha…
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39 min
ARFID and Autism
In this episode of Autism Help, Heather McKay explores avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, commonly known as ARFID, and how it can affect autistic people.Heather discusses t…
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41 min
Incontinence and Autism
In this episode of Autism Help, Heather McKay explores the often-overlooked connection between autism and incontinence, and the challenges many autistic people face in accessing un…
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48 min
Teaching Reading to Children with Multiple Disabilities
In this episode of Autism Help, Heather McKay explores why some autistic children with co-occurring disabilities face additional barriers to learning to read, and why traditional t…
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57 min
Fibromyalgia and Autism
In this episode of Autism Help, Heather McKay is joined by PhD researcher Helen Johnston to explore the relationship between autism and fibromyalgia, a condition that affects many…
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1 min
Trailer: Welcome to Autism Help
Understanding autism means understanding everything that comes with it.Welcome to Autism Help, a podcast exploring the co-occurring conditions, daily challenges, and practical real…