Positively Autistic -- Jeanette's Autism Show

This is Jeanette's Autism Show - a fortnightly radio programme hosted by Autistic author, advocate, public speaker, Government official and owner of Whimsy Manor, Jeanette Purkis. It is a place for discussions around Autism advocacy and empowerment covering such topics as employment, education, relationships and sexuality, mental health, families, communication, pets (and especially cats) and positive living generally.  Jeanette's website is www.jeanettepurkis.com 

This week, Jeanette is joined by prominent autistic author, speaker and academic  Professor Temple Grandin and author and psychologist Dr Debra Moore. Temple and Debra's new book, The Loving Push is the focus of the conversation. The book looks at about how parents and professionals can help Autism spectrum kids become successful adults. The interview focuses on the book and in particular, concerns around overprotective parenting, education, employment and independence and video gaming addiction and Autistic children and young people.      

Note: There are a few issues with the  audio in parts of this program. On around four occasions, the start of Temple Grandin's statements are unclear. It improves in 5-10 seconds. Jeanette's Autism Show apologises for this. 

You can buy the book, The Loving Push from Future Horizons: http://fhautism.com/the-loving-push.html  You can also purchase The Loving Push and  Temple Grandin's other books at Amazon.com. Temple Grandin's website is: http://www.templegrandin.com/templehome.html