Apr 1, 2022
Creating products with a cause - with Trish ODwyer - Autism Threads
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This week is World Autism Acceptance week. and today I'm speaking with Trish O'Dwyer from a company called Autism Threads. Trish is the founder of an online shop that sells t-shirts, prints and accessories to raise positive awareness of autism support, autistic people and autistic charities, with the aim of starting conversations around autism.
Trish and I talk about her products, how they came to be, how she designed and sourced them, and where she sells them. We also talk a lot about autism. This was a particularly personal podcast for me, as my son has just been diagnosed with autism. We discussed the different ways that autism can present, the specific challenges for friends and family and how her business was born out of a desire to solve some of these situations. It is a really interesting and unique story, about a product business with a difference.
As always, I would love for you to listen in and let me know what you think.
Listen in to hear Trish share:
An introduction to herself and her business (01:43)
A brief overview of autism, what it is, how it might present, and the challenges one can face (03:20)
The challenges of having a family member or friend with autism (15:12)
Why Trish set up Autism Threads, and the idea behind the business (16:06)
Why she decided upon t-shirts as her main product (18:22)
The change and impact that her products are having (21:40)
Her journey from concept to making the t-shirts a reality (31:05)
Balancing your vision with practical considerations (37:25)
Attending events, and selling her t-shirts in person (40:54)
Building your network, and why just having a website isn’t enough (45:12)
Her number one piece of advice for other product creators (48:04)
USEFUL RESOURCES:
https://autismthreads.co.uk/ (Autism Threads Website)
https://www.facebook.com/autismthreads/ (Autism Threads Facebook)
https://www.instagram.com/autismthreads/ (Autism Threads Instagram)
https://twitter.com/autismthreads (Autism Threads Twitter)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-odwyer-07aa99181/ (Trish ODwyer Linked In)
https://www.autism.org.uk/ (National Autistic Society)
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