Autism and Theology Podcast

Writing a Neurodivergent Fictional Character with Luke Aylen

In this episode, Ian speaks to Luke Aylen, a PhD candidate studying theology and children's book author. In the episode, they discuss his book The Forgotten Palace, focusing on his neurodivergent lead character.The transcript of the episode is available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4c1d67cc/transcript.txtIf you have any questions or just want to say hi, email us at cat@abdn.ac.uk or find us on social media @autismtheology.Purchase the book here: https://spckpublishing.co.uk/the-forgotten-palaceThis podcast is brought to you by The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Autism and Theology.Website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/catThe artwork for this podcast uses the Centre for Autism and Theology Logo, created by Holly Russell

CATChat 23: Mental Health Series Reflections

In this CATChat episode, Ian, Krysia and Zoe reflect on out autism and mental heath series.The transcript of the episode is available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/bb20c233/transcript.txtIf you have any questions, or just want to say hi, email us at cat@abdn.ac.uk or find us on social media @autismtheology.This podcast is brought to you by The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Autism and Theology.Website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/catThe artwork for this podcast uses the Centre for Autism and Theology Logo, created by Holly Ru

Autism, Diagnosis, and Mental Health with Grant Macaskill

In this episode of our mental health series, Zoe is joined by Grant Macaskill to discuss autism, pathways to diagnosis, and mental health. He specifically talks about funding cuts, barriers to diagnosis, and responses to concerns about overdiagnosis. The transcript of the episode is available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/db240881/transcript.txtIf you have any questions or just want to say hi, email us at cat@abdn.ac.uk or find us on social media @autismtheology.Grant Macaskill, Autism and Church: www.baylorpress.com/9781481311250/autism-and-the-church/Grant Macaskill, Long Covid lecture: https://youtu.be/BMZ9UzrhWDkThis podcast is brought to you by The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Autism and Theology.Website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/catThe artwork for this podcast uses the Centre for Autism and Theology Logo, created by Holly RussellMental Health HelplinesC.A.L.L: Website: https://www.callhelpline.org.uk/; Telephone: 0800 132 737; Text: Text help to 81066CALM: Website: https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/get-help/; Telephone number: 0800 58 58 58SHOUT: Website: https://giveusashout.org/ Text: Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85285Dyslexia Scotland Helpline: 0344 800 8484Brittish Dyslexia Association Helpline: 0333 405 4567US National Suicide Helpline: 988Prosper: https://www.prosperhealth.io/

CATChat 22: Autism and Tiredness

In this CATChat episode, Ian, Krysia and Zoe continue our mental health series with a discussion on autism and tiredness.The transcript of the episode is available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd1e5ef2/transcript.txtIf you have any questions, or just want to say hi, email us at cat@abdn.ac.uk or find us on social media @autismtheology.National Autistic Society: www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/autistic-fatigue/autistic-adults This podcast is brought to you by The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Autism and Theology.Website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/catThe artwork for this podcast uses the Centre for Autism and Theology Logo, created by Holly Ru

Anxiety and the Autistic Experience with Maddy Schofield and Cody Crawshaw

In this epside of our mental health series, Zoe is joined by Maddy Schoield and Cody Crawshaw to discuss anxiety and the autistic experience.The transcript of the episode is available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/87b171c9/transcript.txtIf you have any questions, or just want to say hi, email us at cat@abdn.ac.uk or find us on social media @autismtheology.Maddy: @maddygracehope on Instagrammaddygracehope.substack.com/Cody: @codycrawshaw on BlueskyThis podcast is brought to you by The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Autism and Theology.Website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/catThe artwork for this podcast uses the Centre for Autism and Theology Logo, created by Holly RussellMental Health HelplinesC.A.L.L: Website: https://www.callhelpline.org.uk/; Telephone: 0800 132 737; Text: Text help to 81066CALM: Website: https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/get-help/; Telephone number: 0800 58 58 58SHOUT: Website: https://giveusashout.org/ Text: Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85285Dyslexia Scotland Helpline: 0344 800 8484Brittish Dyslexia Association Helpline: 0333 405 4567US National Suicide Helpline: 988Prosper: https://www.prosperhealth.io/