The Autistic Creative Hub Podcast

Today's episode features Kevin Chapman, a Youtuber who has also worked as both a Teacher and Financial Advisor before turning his interest in the game Football Manager into a full time job. We talk about how Kevin started his career as a teen, his early aspirations and what motivated him to do the various jobs he had prior to becoming a qualified teacher. What teaching was like as an autistic person surrounded by neurotypical colleagues and then onto leaving that behind for a life of gaming, streaming and vlogging for over 7 years. You can find Kevin's vlog channel at https://www.youtube.com/@lollujoVlogs (Not the link he read out on the podcast!) He can also be found on Twitter, Twitch and everywhere else you can think of by searching @lollujo As always we would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message

On today's episode it was a privilege to interview British Diversity Award winner Connor Ward about his career as an Accessibility Consultant! Connor explains how he started off in the world of work and the barriers he hit upon due to the lack of accessibility on offer. How he began turning his knowledge and interest in this area into a job, and then a career, and the various projects he has worked on since. Connor's YouTube channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@ConnorWardUK be sure to subscribe as he has big plans for later this year! You can also follow Connor on Twitter @ConnorWardUK As always we would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message

Sheepdog sat down to talk to the lovely Cora Burke about her career as a Neuro-divergent Lawyer. Cora talks about her life growing up in Holland and moving to the UK, working in Legal administration and overcoming many obstacles to build an amazing position in law that helps and protects neuro-divergent people. You can find out more about Cora's work in the following places: Cora's Personal LinkedIn: Cora Burke | LinkedIn The Neurodistinguished Lawyer(TM) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-neurodiverse-lawyer NeuroRebellion LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neurorebellion/ (website is under construction) Legal Services Website: FA (frascatiassociates.com) We would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message

A slightly different episode today! Sheepdog asked the question "What is the biggest barrier preventing you from applying for work?" on the ACH. There were a lot of replies and out of all of them, 2 major themes presented themselves very clearly. In this episode we look at what the barriers are, why they cause issues and potential ideas for overcoming them. I also give my thoughts on whether or not it is a good idea to disclose the fact you are autistic up front, when applying for work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message

Today Sheepdog is chatting to Natalie Doncaster about her outstanding career as a Chartered Tax Advisor working for major global businesses in Banking, Law, Accounting and Business Consultancy. We would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message

In this episode Sheepdog gets to chat to the wonderful Micaela aka Moonie - a Visual Development Artist from Buenos Aires in Argentina. While studying Graphic Design at college, Moonie has also delivered many projects in freelance design, such as Storyboarding music videos for Disney Jr , Prop Design, Character Design and Concept Art. They are a published Editorial Illustrator, and have published artwork in the award winning anthology Sensory - Life on the Spectrum. If you would like to follow Moonie on Twitter they can be found @Tismoonie - you can also find their incredible artwork and commissioning info here: https://tismoonie.carrd.co We would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message

In this episode Sheepdog sits down with Matt Jones aka RubyNova - a Senior Game Developer and Microsoft MVP - who talks about their early career in software development and moving from developing office software to professional game development at Sumo Digital, one of the UK's largest independent developers of AAA-Rated video games, and beyond into his new position as a Senior Game Developer. If you would like to follow Matt on social media you can find him @RubyNovaDev on Twitter or @RubyNovaDev@tech.lgbt on Mastadon. We would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message

This is a podcast for autistic people, by autistic people. We aim to share our life experiences and help other autistics to navigate the world of work. This episode is a brief introduction of the series, explaining: Who The ACH are What we're doing for Autism Acceptance Month Introducing Sheepdog, the host of the Podcast. Explaining what's in store for future episodes. We would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theachpodcast/message