Lorna Wing
Lorna Wing played a significant role in the development of the way autism is understood, the founding of the National Autistic Society and the way diagnosis is carried out. This lecture sets out her contribution. You may have heard of some of the developments without knowing of her involvement. Click play button to watch this 40 minute video.
Tony Attwood
Tony Attwood is British psychologist working as an associate professor in Australia who has quite a few lectures and discussions on Youtube about autism. They are very informative. For example, Could it be autism covers some of the more basic points over 37 minutes. Click icon for a list videos from which to choose.
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The life scientific
Francesca Happé is Professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Institute of psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience in London. This is an interview about her research career and her current projects, including how people with autism experience mental health issues, such as PTSD. It is a wide-ranging discussion that paints a nuanced picture of autism. Click icon for a 28 minute good listen.
1800 seconds on autism
From home and family to humour and epic geekiness, this is a funny and enlightening BBC podcast about thinking differently. Click play list icon for episodes to listen to or magnifying glass icon for transcripts and to download episodes. Select video and scroll down for transcript.
Casualty
The episode, on 9th August 2014, featured a very convincing and well crafted depiction of a teenage boy with autism. He took a liking to someone playing Eric Clapton on the street. It could be interesting to know that autistic people are represented on mainstream TV. Click play button to watch this 5 minute clip.
My name is Hayley
Hayley wants to know what it will take to get her autistic son the education he needs. It’s been agreed that he needs specialist provision, but the only place on offer is at a school 45 minutes away, where he would need to get a taxi there and back, every day. George is non-verbal and, for Hayley, this is not an option. Click icon to listen. Released Feb 2023
Stand-up comedy
Ria Lina does some aspie stand-up on The Now Show. Click icon to listen – 8 minutes in. Apr 2021
Children on-line
BBC Radio 4 had a phone-in about protecting children on-line in Jan 2019. Click icon for the podcast. Drag along timeline to 12:43 mins to skip car theft and find the phone-in.
Autism & communication
Michael Rosen finds out about communication with people on the autistic spectrum. Click icon to listen on iPlayer.
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