ASN Dad Chat

In this week's episode, Andy, James and Sam discuss the difficulties of the summer holidays period and share their own plans and opinions for a successful summer.

Andy, Barry and Sam discuss all the different situations and reasons where they need to advocate for their children who can't do it for themselves.

This week, Andy, Sam and Glyn discuss the hidden costs that come with parenting a child with additional needs, as well as the mountain of admin that comes with it.

This week, Andy, Glyn and Sam dive into the world of speech, language, and how our kids connect with the world. This episode looks at various points such as echolalia, Makaton and YouTube scripting.

This week, Andy, Glyn, and Sam dive into the world of stimming and self-regulation. The guys chat about different sensory tools—like weighted blankets—and how they navigate public perceptions and masking. It's an honest conversation about de-stigmatizing stimming, creating decompression windows, and learning how to help our kids feel safe and regulated.

This week's episode sees Andy, Glyn and Sam discuss things from a dads perspective; from initial family planning thoughts to mental health.

This week's episode sees Andy, Barry and Sam joined by James for his first episode as they discuss surviving the break from school structure and why protecting the daily routine over the holidays as much as possible is so important.

This week's episode sees Andy, Barry and Sam discussing myths and misconceptions about ASN children and their parenting.

Andy, Barry and Glyn discuss their experiences and share their top tips for holidays and travelling with ASN children.

Andy, Glyn and Sam discuss how different parenting is to what they expected it to be before having kids, redefining milestones and the bizarre things you now say and do in day to day life with ASN kids.

Andy, Glyn and Sam discuss their day to day difficulties with a focus on what particular things cause the most problems and meltdowns for their kids

Episode 5 sees Andy, Glyn and Sam discussing their own experiences of obtaining an autism diagnosis; from early signs to the process itself, this is one not to be missed.

Andy, Glyn and Sam discuss their own experiences in visiting the hospital with their ASN children. This episode includes the highs, the lows, and our own recommended tips and the tricks.

Andy and Sam are back for episode 3, joined this time by Glyn as they discuss the day to day life of being an ASN dad.

In this episode, Andy and Sam catch up on the highs and lows of the past week. We dive into the reality of daily routines and the "non-negotiables" that keep things running smoothly.

In our debut episode, the team introduces the mission of ASN Dad Chat—to ensure no dad walks this path alone.​We dive straight into the reality of a diagnosis and the emotional highs, lows, laughs, and cries of being an ASN Dad.To get involved or find it more, reach out to us on Facebook or Instagram @ASNDadChathttps://linktr.ee/asndadchat