If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not.
Autism is part of what I am.
— ― Temple Grandin

Exploring Life. Celebrating Difference.

Hello and welcome to Autie Talk. Nice to meet you.

I am Louise Croombs, a broadcaster and speaker that always knew she was different. I find some of the simplest things in life hard so I spent time doing the more difficult things like speaking to large groups of people. Both my family and I are on the autistic spectrum. This website and podcast contain the view from where we are. Just a normal family with some special challenges.

I created Autie Talk as a celebration of difference though honesty and humour, driven by a desire to be accepted.

 
From my clinical experience, I consider that children and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome have a different, not defective, way of thinking.
— Tony Attwood

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