Fundraiser – autism awareness school books
Autism Advocate Kelly-Anne Smith, who supports and empowers neurodiverse families, is launching a campaign for autism awareness week to get autism awareness books into primary schools. Here's the details of her project: "As we start autism awareness week 2021, I would...
read moreThe shame narrative – why autistic children need to Be Themselves
Let's look at autism and shame. I heard a story recently from a parent, whereby a relative had reacted cautiously to the news of a seven year old’s autism diagnosis. The reaction was the often-seen trope of caution against labelling; not sharing the diagnosis widely...
read moreHow autistic people & their talking therapist / hypnotherapist can create a therapeutic relationship
How autistic people & their talking therapist / hypnotherapist can create a therapeutic relationship - a guest blog by Kathy at Arrive Therapy. If you’re considering cognitive therapy or hypnotherapy as an autistic person – maybe to help with areas such as...
read moreUsing self-efficacy, presence, insight and cognition when dealing with a heightened autistic child
The more Adult (and ‘detective’ or curious) way of looking at it is to ask: what’s the child afraid of? Autistic individuals can’t always express their feelings (they can swirl around inside us, being felt, and not expressed ) – maybe here, for this child, they’re afraid of rejection – they feel a connection has been lost with the Mum – they’re fearing rejection and they protect themselves by creating the rejection first.So, sometimes you can almost reverse what a frustrated child is saying, to work out what feeling is driving their words. Saying something Adult to them like: ‘Well that’s a sad way to feel, that must feel difficult, but I am not going anywhere, and I love you. Let’s talk when you have calmed down’ attempts a reconnection , and doesn’t enforce the rejection.
read moreCan hypnotherapy, Hypno-CBT and mindfulness tools help autistic individuals? YES – and here’s why…
Can hypnotherapy, Hypno-CBT and mindfulness tools help autistic individuals? A guest blog from Kathy @ Arrive Therapy (cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy) I am a firm believer that individuals of all neurologies can benefit from development tools and therapies such as...
read moreResources (Live links to the URLs included in the new ‘Autism from A to Z’ book by Kathy Carter)
This page contains the URLs included within the book ‘Autism from A to Z’ by Kathy Carter; a new, practical guide and information resource collating the most popular articles from this website. It has been created for families and professionals, and...
read moreThe autism chasm – medicalised words versus neurodiversity concepts; and dated paediatric processes. When will we reach a level of understanding?
It’s no surprise there’s some confusion and frustration between the neurodiversity proponents and the parents of autistic children going through assessment. As an autistic adult who supports the neurodiversity concept, and a parent of a neurodivergent child, this...
read moreExploring what being ‘authentically autistic’ means
I read the recent psychology article on being 'authentically autistic' with interest. The current climate seems the most accepting to date, in which to be authentic in this way. The current '#bekind' movement, the increasing acceptance of minority groups, and the...
read moreRespecting neurology – helping autistic individuals, especially children, enjoy festive or celebratory periods like birthday and Christmas events
Christmas wasn’t so long ago at the time of writing, and post-holidays, social media sadly included posts from some individuals bemoaning the fact that their autistic child somehow spoiled the festive period because of their ‘overloads or meltdowns’, or general...
read moreA Thousand Souls – a poem about autism
A Thousand Souls – a poem about autism
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