Having been awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2023, I travelled to Toronto, Canada and Arizona, USA, and also conducted extensive online learning relating to my research topic ‘Uncovering innovative social and employment opportunities for autistic women’.

My report takes the form of six podcasts that highlight the key themes I extrapolated from the face-to-face meetings, online discussions and background reading undertaken.

These thematic podcasts have been specifically designed to be easily accessible and give anyone listening, whether they have experience of autism or not, a thought-provoking listen. My intention is to create more podcasts influenced by my Churchill Fellowship in the future. Tracey Francis (CF 2015) is my wonderful interviewer on these podcasts.