Going the extra mile for your child
One of the children I work with has got a new 1:1 support assistant at his school this year. Josh’s previous and fantastic 1:1 has moved on and left so they needed a replacement. Now like I said, Josh’s previous 1:1 was fantastic, she learnt all there was to know about Josh and his unique…
Autism friendly school wear, score!
Read this great article all about how Marks and Spencer’s have teamed up with The National Autistic Society and created an ‘Easy Dressing’ school wear range. How cool is this? After receiving significant feedback stating children, especially on the spectrum, are struggling with their school wear due to sensory sensitivities. They then reached out to…
Managing Inappropriate Behaviours In Autistic Child
Here is a quick video I made last week about managing autistic children’s behaviour, specifically inappropriate and difficult ones. In this video I explain exactly how parents and carers can understand why their child engages in certain behaviours. I also share some simple ways to manage these behaviours. I hope you find this helpful.…
How you can help children with autism deal with meltdowns
I made this quick video to help parents and careers deal with meltdowns with their autistic children… There are many strategies you can use. But here are some of the basics and one strategy that recently worked for me. Hope you find this helpful. Speak with you soon until then, Live every…
Big news!
So ever since I found out I was pregnant I’ve become a bit of a nutcase! And I am fully aware of this fact. I mean, I just can’t seem to help myself buying “Mother and baby” magazines, downloading copious amounts of pregnancy apps, spending an hour a day reading threads on “Netmums”, scrolling through…
“Ohh but he’s so social, is he definitely autistic?”
“Ohh but he’s so social, is he definitely autistic?” Yes, I actually heard this rubbish come out of a learning support assistants mouth this week. Thankfully this member of staff didn’t work with said child. Call me harsh but it really gets on my nerves when people say crap like this. Because that’s exactly what…
Autism Awesomeness!
I’m not sure if you watched the “Too Much Information” film that went viral not long ago. It was specifically made to help raise awareness of autism. The video shows what a trip to a shopping centre may feel like for a child on the spectrum. Now, the video did so well that the TMI…
Boundaries and bonds with your autistic child
So many of my emails and blogs cover preparation for autistic children. And this is mainly because it is such an important subject and can change situations and daily life drastically. But, today I’m going to talk about something a little bit different on the subject of preparation. Today I’m going to talk about how…
Piece by piece
Many children with autism find verbal communication challenging. And because of this a lot of the time children on the spectrum speak using only key words… For example; “Want juice” or “Down slide” or “Go swimming”. Helping your child extend these sentences can be difficult. Especially if in the past you’ve given them what they…
Shouting out in frustration
I’m working with this child at the moment who has been struggling with using the correct pronouns in his talking. You may be thinking… ok big deal? But the thing is, whenever you correct him or help him out with it, he either shouts out or worse still stops talking altogether. Let me give you…