#41 | How One Wrong Word Can Ruin An Entire Day

About this episode

<p>One missed board and one wrong word at in the morning, and Thomas's whole morning falls apart. </p><p>This week Gaz and Andy unpack how much detail autistic kids track, why a single word can rewrite their day, and how much they understand even mid-meltdown. </p><p>Plus Lydia becomes swimmer of the week, the new-neighbour conversation every autism parent knows, and an honest, conflicted take on the under-16 social media ban and what it overlooks for autistic teens.Timestamps00:00 Charlie's shop opening and meeting Sophie the BTS superfan02:00 Lydia's swimming breakthrough: swimmer of the week03:40 Thomas's Monday meltdown: how one wrong word derailed the morning06:10 He knew the score: what the meltdown hid09:15 The new neighbour, the fence, and explaining autism again11:05 Attention to detail: the thing they do best14:35 The under-16 social media ban: where we land26:15 What the ban gets wrong about autistic kidsLatest episode and Discord in the link tree in our bio. Merch from Neurospicy &amp; Co at <a href="http://neurospicyandco.uk/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">neurospicyandco.uk</a>, 10% off with code DADCAST.</p>