Our Autistic World - Amanda, The Autistic Educator

Meet Amanda McGuinness, an incredible women and mother to 4 children - daughter Hayley and three autistic boys Conor, Jack and Max. The arrival of Conor, Amanda's first son has taken her on an an exceptional 11 year journey from struggling to reach a diagnosis for her little baby to herself being diagnosed as autistic as an adult and now has become one of the leading autistic advocates in Ireland supporting thousands of families through littlepuddins.ie and the autistic educator.Here with our host Sinead O'Moore she talks about those early signs, the judgements of others, how incredibly important finding a support system was for her and how her boys have transformed her life as she now understands and loves who she is.*Trigger WarningThis journey is transformative and full of positivity and pride, but it also came with terribly low mental health days as Amanda describes the suicidal thoughts she experienced at the height of a period of depression which may effect listeners. We want to thank Amanda for her honesty in discussing this with us as talking more openly really is the solution. If you need to talk about the issues raised in this episode please reach out to:autism.ieasiam.iePieta HouseSamaritanseverymum the podcast is kindly supported by Waterwipes proven to be purer than cotton wool and water. This season is supported by one of the most essential products for every mum from that first nappy change to those messy weaning months, WaterWipes, the worlds purest baby wipes. Made here in Ireland, WaterWipes are NOW 100% biodegradable and compostable wipes while being suitable for sensitive newborn and even premature skin. As the number one wipe in Ireland* together we are committed to providing more support for parents with trusted products and this podcast.Subscribe now to join our everymum community of over 225,000 mums in Ireland to receive your FREE GIFT BAG and a the support every mum needs.*Based on total market, value sales, YTD & L12W. Nielsen read 27th Dec. **Within 12 weeks in an industrial setting/plant in accordance with EN13432. Wipe material Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.