On today's episode I have the lovely Emily Katy on as my special guest, who you might know from social media as @itsemilykaty. Emily was previously on episode 51 of the 21andsensory podcast but I shall of course reintroduce her... Emily is an autistic woman with ADHD and OCD. She is a blogger, author and advocate, and works with neurodivergent children and young people. Emily is a Trustee for the Autistic Girls Network and Former youth participation council member and Former Public...

On todays episode my special guest is the lovely Rachel Charlton-Dailey. Rachel is an is an award-winning disabled editor, journalist, activist and more recently author! Rachel is a disability rights columnist for The Daily Mirror where she guest edited the series Disabled Britain. Rachel writes mainly about disability and women’s rights and her work has featured in publications such as HuffPost, The Guardian, Glamour and The Big Issue. Her specialisms are political issues affecting...

We last had a chat (a recorded chat - I speak to her outside the pod!) on Episode 35 in April 2021...but she’s back again for a catch-up…it’s my sister! Our previous chat here in case you missed it! We chat about: - Her life since 2021 and her career moves - The training and studying she has already done and  what she hasn’t had the opportunity to do… - The education system in the UK and working in both mainstream and specialist schools - Children-centred learning and how important this...

Grab a hot drink and a snack because it's time for a huge 2023 catch-up episode with Emily!  Things I cover: Podcast guests I've had on this year - a recap My podcaster Spotify wrapped stats! Q&A segment - answered questions from my Instagram stories A life update Books I've read this year Things I mentioned: Lego succulent: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/succulents-10309 Lego succulent light kit: https://www.lightmybricks.co.uk/products/lego-succulents-10309-light-kit ...

Today I have the wonderful Courn Ahn on as my special guest. Courn is a Queer Autistic Korean-American Illustrator and Designer. Their work depicts social justice, antiracism, and all things activism and they have over 5 years experience in the creative industry. You may know Courn through @candy.courn on TikTok and Instagram with their wonderful series of videos all about navigating life as an autistic asian ace with video topics including their special interests, home interior design and...

On today's episode my special guest is the lovely Georgia Holliday. Georgia describes herself as an ADHD & autistic writer, poet and lifelong student of words. Her work explores feminism, neurodivergence, chronic illness and the glorious messiness of life. Georgia is also an English Lit & Creative Writing student, a wife, dog mum, content creator and obsessive reader. You may know Georgia from her social media prescence where she has 63k followers on TikTok and over 15k followers on...

Grab a hot drink and a snack because it's time for a catch-up episode with Emily! Links to things I mentioned: Durham University research project: https://sensorystreet.uk/2023/08/25/new-durham-university-impact-funding/ Keren's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1NjpJ34V6WLb4hUhQgwXqy?si=3d619eac11b34e77 Neurospicey Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurospicy.podcast/ My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/21andsensory Books I mentioned: 'Strong Female Character'...

On today's episode I have special guest, Alice. Alice is 25, autistic and studying speech and language therapy. I've known Alice for quite a while now - we both knew each other growing up and we were both late-diagnosed as Autistic so this should be an interesting chat! Links to things Alice mentioned: Purple Ella's Discord: https://direct.me/purpleella Right to choose: psychiatry-uk.com/right-to-choose-asd/ More about being a Speech & Language Therapist:...

On today's episode I have the super lovely Ella Maisy Purvis. Ella is a classically trained ballet dancer who went on to retrain as an actor at LAMDA. Ella was a finalist at Theatre Royal Stratford Easts SLAMbition 2022, a monologue slam for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people. TV and Film credits include Blueprint, a BFI short, Heartstopper on Netflix, Malpractice for ITV and A Kind Of Spark for BBC. *Episode contains swearing. Ella's social links: ...

On todays episode I have the awesome Jordan Ellis. Jordan describes himself as a T-shaped visual designer specialising in all things creative in FinTech (which is short for financial technology). He is currently working at Anna Money and working to better life as a neurodivergent in the creative industry. He has done it all, from working in huge creative teams in fin-tech unicorns, to an army of one in a start up! Jordan's Links: Linkedin Website Medium My 21andsensory links ...

Hello! It's time for an episode with just me* - grab a drink and snack and let's have a catch-up! This episode will cover all things life, job and mental health related as well as some books I have been reading, dog-sitting and I answer some listener questions! *TW: Discussion includes mental health issues such as dissociation, anxiety, medication. Links mentioned: ...

On todays episode I have the lovely Marianne Eloise. Marianne is a writer and journalist who lives in Brighton in the UK. She writes about things such as TV, wellness, disability, film, business, digital culture, sex and alt music for outlets including The Cut, The New York Times, Courier, Dazed, Vulture, i-D and the Guardian to name a few both in print and online.  Marianne also writes copy, branded and native content and newsletters for brands, artists and companies including Paramount,...

Sophie Broadgate is an Autistic Writer, Director and Filmmaker based in Cumbria and Manchester. Sophie's work spans across Narrative, Documentary and Art Film. She started her career in production, working as a Production Assistant and independent Producer. As a Producer she has seen her work screen at BFI Flare, Queer Lisboa and Palace International film festival and soon at the BIFA Manchester film festival.  Over time Sophie has transitioned to work more as a Writer / Director, focusing...

On todays episode I have the lovely Allie Mason. Now you may remember I’ve had Allie on before (see episode 23) but if you didn’t listen to that episode here is a quick intro to Allie. Allie studied for an undergraduate degree in Christian Theology and has a masters degree in Education Research from the University of Oxford.  Allie has always been an avid reader and now as an adult, writes books that neurodivergent kids and teens, like she once was, can see themselves in. Her non-fiction...

On todays episode I have the lovely Ashleigh Thompson. Ashleigh is 24 and works full-time as a project manager remotely. Ashleigh is Autistic and lives with her boyfriend Charlie who is also Autistic. Now you might know Ashleigh from her fab Tiktok videos @ashleighfare where she has over 35,000 followers. She also has a blog where she talks a lot about her experiences realising she is autistic and has lots of helpful advice (which I'll link below!) Ashleigh's Links: Blog:...

On todays episode I have the lovely Rosemary Richings.  Rosemary is a Dyspraxic Pro writer, editor, author, and neurodiversity advocate. Currently Rosemary is serving on the board of trustees of Dyspraxic Me, a UK-based charity providing peer support for dyspraxics ages 16-25. She is also a founding member of Dyspraxic Alliance, along with a Dyspraxia Magazine Panel member. Rosemary is originally from Toronto, Canada, but moved to Marrakech (which is in Morocco) in 2021. Rosemary is on the...

*Trigger warning for this episode - we discuss anorexia throughout* Hi everyone, welcome back to the 21andsensory podcast with me Emily. On todays episode I have the lovely Fiona Hollings. Fi is 25 years old and is currently a psychology student in her third year. She is autistic and has battled with anorexia for a number of years. Fi spent many years in hospital an awfully long way from home - but with time she is getting better. Fi documents her journey on her Instagram, TikTok and YouTube...

In this episode I was joined by special guest Lydia Wilkins. This is the third time I've had Lydia on my podcast (she was the special guest on Episode 21 and Episode 40). Lydia is a freelance NCTJ qualified journalist, with bylines in The Independent, Readers Digest, The Metro, Refinery 29, Debut Careers, BN1 Magazine, and more. Lydia was diagnosed as being on the Autistic Spectrum in January 2015, two months shy of her sixteenth birthday. Lydia is back on the podcast today* to chat about...

On today's show I talk about a campaign that The National Autistic Society, alongside the teams of world-renowned photographer Rankin and creative agency Ogilvy Health, has launched. It's a campaign to amplify the voices of autistic women and non-binary people, and improve understanding of autism and late diagnosis.  The Now I Know campaign features powerful photography of six autistic women and non-binary people from across the country, who were photographed by Alex Heron, an autistic...

On today's show I have the awesome Matt 💫. Matt is an AuDHD parent, partner, and self-taught artist currently located near Baltimore. They specialise in things like ads, album covers, packaging, merch design, social posts/stories, marketing collateral & branding. I’ve been following Matt for a while on their epic Instagram account called @prettycoolstrangers and at this point I’m basically obsessed with Matt's design video tutorials on how they make posters (and posts on recommendations...

I am really excited to chat to today's special guest which is the lovely Chloe Tear. Chloe is 24-years-old and is an award winning disability blogger and freelance writer with 9 years experience. On her blog she documents her lived experiences as a disabled young woman and she currently works in the charity sector as a Content Designer. Chloe has had Cerebral Palsy from birth, but became visual impaired during her first year of university. In 2020, she was accepted onto the waiting list for...

On today's show I have the awesome Louis. He is a neurodiverse influencer and a super talented drummer, who does duets on Tiktok (where he has almost 50,000 followers) and uses popular sounds share funny and very relatable videos about being autistic. Louis is most known for his spectacular invisible drum kit...which I will ask him more about in the episode! He is over on Instagram too @louisrobertsmusic and is part of a collective account called @autism_unmasked. Louis's links: Instagram: ...

On today's episode I am excited to chat to special guest Aoife Dooley. Aoife is an award winning Illustrator, author and comedian from Dublin, Ireland. Aoife is known for her Your One Nikita series which chronicles the life of a 22 year old woman called Nikita. She published her first book 'How To Be Massive’ in October 2016 and her second in 2017 called 'How To Deal With Poxes'.  In 2018 Aoife was diagnosed as Autistic at the age of 27. Since then she has spoken about her own experiences at...

Hi everyone! On today's episode I have the very lovely Cheryl who you may know as @_thislineismine on TikTok and Instagram! This is the second time Cheryl has been on my podcast, we last spoke in December 2020 (Episode 28) about their autism diagnosis and journey on TikTok. Cheryl had 200,000 followers on TikTok at that time and they now have over HALF A MILLION (524,000) followers! So Cheryl is here for a catch-up about everything they have been up to and there's been some hugeeeee things...