Autism, sex and intimacy

Autism, sex and intimacy

In episode 4, Holly Sprake-Hill meets neurodivergent sex therapist Tiga-Rose Nercessian. They discuss differences autistic people may experience around sex and relationships and how to keep yourself safe.


Additional resources for this episode:

Tiga-Rose Nercessian offers a free course for neurodivergent people: https://www.intimata.com/neurodivergent-me-course

There are also helpful articles on her website, on topics such as neurodivergent dating, masking, gender and sexual orientation.


Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of autistic people at https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/

Some of our podcast episodes contain specialist terms you may be unfamiliar with. We’ve put together a glossary to explain some of the terms mentioned.

The Autism Central Podcast is produced by Autism Central, and is the copyright of NHS England. All rights reserved. More content can be found on our YouTube channel here.

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Transitions: Puberty

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Transitions: Moving School

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Transitions: Starting School

Transitions: Starting School

Holly chats to Amanda Hind about the experience of starting school for autistic people. Amanda is an autism researcher, qualified SENCO and autistic mum to autistic children.Find out more about our pr...

18 Aug 202547min

Transitions: Managing Change

Transitions: Managing Change

Holly Sprake Hill talks to psychologist Dr Alice Nicholls and Michelle Myers, Head of Central Services at Great Minds Together, about bigger and smaller transitions and how these affect autistic peopl...

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Supporting Friendships

Supporting Friendships

In episode 10, speech and language therapist Alison Futerman and parent Seema Islam join host Holly Sprake-Hill to discuss how parents can support autistic young people around friendships.Find out mor...

19 Mar 202553min

Autistic Friendships

Autistic Friendships

In episode 9, Holly Sprake-Hill and Dr. Carly Danesh-Jones chat about their experiences around navigating friendships as autistic women.Find out more about our programme for parents and carers ofautis...

3 Mar 202536min

Parenting and family relationships

Parenting and family relationships

In episode 8, Holly Sprake-Hill chats to Marsha Martin and Helen Fleetwood about parenting neurodivergent children and family relationships. Find out more about our programme for parents and carers of...

17 Feb 202540min

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