Positively Autistic - Jeanette's Autism Show

This is Jeanette's Autism Show - a fortnightly radio programme hosted by Autistic author, advocate, public speaker, artist, Government official, owner of Whimsy Manor and human mum to Mr Kitty, 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 The show is auspiced through the good people at Positively Autistic -  https://www.facebook.com/PositivelyAutistic/?fref=ts

This week, Jeanette interviews Katie Koullas, founder of Yellow Ladybugs. Yellow Ladybugs is a social group for young girls on the Auitsm spectrum. The discussion focuses on the work of Yellow Ladybugs and the specific issues facing women and girls on the Autism specturum.  Here is the Yellwow Ladybugs website: http://www.yellowladybugs.com.au  

And here is the link to Jeanette's rewrite of the diagnostic criteria for Autism in the DSM - 5 mentioned during the interview: https://jeanettepurkis.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/the-dsm-5-autism-criteria-rewritten-with-neurodiversity-in-mind/