Let's Talk about autistic girls with Cathy Wassell

About this episode

Libby discusses autism and support for autistic girls with Cathy Wassell, founder of the Autistic Girls Network Charity.

Libby talks to Cathy Wassell who is the CEO and founder of the Autistic Girls Network Charity and founder of The Haven online provision. She is also author of 'Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person: A parents handbook to supporting newly diagnosed teens and pre-teens.' This is the website where you can also learn more about the charity itself and also The Haven https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/ This is the link for the book https://amzn.eu/d/eBx7XYf

People in this episode

Host: Libby Hill

Guest: Cathy Wassell

Topics covered

• autism
• parenting
• support for autistic girls
• charity
• mental health

Keywords

• autistic girls
• Cathy Wassell
• parenting handbook
• autism support
• charity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Autistic Girls Network Charity, The Haven

Books & works: Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person: A parents handbook to supporting newly diagnosed teens and pre-teens

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