{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6889fedbbe8bca0ca288454a/6a634e4da7fbf9da141a440c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trailer: Welcome to Autism Help","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6889fedbbe8bca0ca288454a/1784892956217-64329baf-ce4d-4d6e-b8a2-e10e61cd036a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Understanding autism means understanding everything that comes with it.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to <strong>Autism Help</strong>, a podcast exploring the co-occurring conditions, daily challenges, and practical realities that shape the lives of autistic people and those who support them. Part of the Autistic Culture Podcast Network.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Heather McKay (she/they)—a late-diagnosed autistic mother of two, educator, company director, and author of <em>Autism: The Big Book Set of Help</em>—the series provides honest, neuroaffirming conversations about topics that are often overlooked, misunderstood, or poorly explained by mainstream services.</p><p><br></p><p>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 to provide practical knowledge, reduce isolation, and help listeners better understand autistic life beyond the diagnostic criteria.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you're autistic yourself, a parent, educator, support worker, or healthcare professional, <em>Autism Help</em> offers accessible, evidence-informed conversations grounded in both expertise and lived experience.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 <em>Autism help </em>is available on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/0TXhqtffSfmJrGm5zHANCQ?si=942babd82d7443f4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a>, <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/late-diagnosis-club/id1847627224\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, and all major platforms.</p><p>🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at <a href=\"http://autisticcultureplus.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AutisticCulturePlus.com</a></p><p>🌐 Visit<a href=\"http://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://acpn.base44.app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.autisticculturepodcastnetwork.com</a></p><p>📲 Follow us on Instagram:<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/autisticculturepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @autisticculturepodcast</a></p>","author_name":"Autistic Culture Podcast Network"}