Why you should always give your autistic child a warning
Visual timers are a great way of helping your child with transition to different things. But like anything in life they have to be used right for them to be effective. So with a visual timer… You should show the timer to your child 3 minutes before they will finish the activity. (Or if using a…
Seeing your child happy…
When you decided to have children I’m sure like everyone, you imagined how they might be when they grow up…. Where they might work… What type of relationship they’ll be in ect…. But something that nearly all parents say about their child is…. “I just want them to be happy.” Now, most children with ASD…
What’s your child’s incentive?
Over the years working on gross motor activities with children on the spectrum has always been quite challenging. Sometimes because the children have weak muscle tone and its genuinely difficult for them to kick, throw or catch ect… And sometimes because the children really do not see the point of throwing, catching or kicking. And…
Do you wish you knew why?
It is very rare that I come across a family who’s autistic child who has no problems at all with their diet or digestive system. In fact I can count on one hand the amount of times this has happened in 7 years. By this I mean, eating and digesting a balanced healthy diet. Unfortunately,…
Something to bear in mind with your autistic child.
Have you ever wondered why your child can have had their hearing checked, have no problems at all but still be so specific with what they respond to? When I was a teenager my Dad always used to say that I had selective hearing, because he’d be constantly calling out “turn the music down!” to…
What is a good representation of autism?
So last week it was Autism Awareness Day as you may have known, and I spent my morning with a great little boy who I’ve been working with for almost 2years now. It was a particularly good morning because he was in his prime. He was focused, enthusiastic and talkative! Everything I threw at him…
First time parents and autistic children
So a close friend of mine is pregnant and due to have her first baby soon… I’m super excited for her, but I’m also really hoping she isn’t going to be like loads of the other first time parents with her baby… You know the ones that take 1300 photos of their baby on the…
Mixing it up for your autistic child
There’s a gift that I received last Christmas and I can honestly say it’s changed how I now live my life… I’m talking about the Nutribullet. If you have no idea what a Nutribullet is, it’s a unique extractor that breaks down and pulverizes the stems, seeds and skins of whole foods, where most of…
Thinking outside of the box for your child on the spectrum
Have you ever wanted something so bad that you’d go through almost anything to get it? Every year thousands of people do some pretty tough stuff for charity… Like climbing a mountain… Shaving their head… Sleeping on the streets… Running a marathon… To name a few. These people go through blood, sweat and tears all…
Helping your autistic child achieve something big is a lot like steering a ship…
One thing that annoys me about some of the parents and carers of autistic children who approach me… are those looking for a quick fix… And this isn’t to point fingers at anyone, because I’ve even been there myself… So desperate for your child to achieve something you become obsessed with finding that ‘miracle cure’……
