How using colour coded visuals can reduce anxiety when a child with autism starts school.
For many teachers coming to the end of the summer holidays now is the time to start preparing for the new academic year. With that in…
Author: JKP
New Autism titles September 2014
Browse our latest collection of Autism titles. For more information on any of the books inside, simply click the title or cover image to view…
Listening skills for busy school staff – An interview with Nick Luxmoore
Nick Luxmoore is a school counsellor, trainer, teacher, youth worker and UKCP registered Psychodrama psychotherapist. He has over 35 years’ experience of work with young people…
Change Happens… Teaching a child with autism to handle a ‘whoops!’
Teaching a child with autism to handle a ‘whoops!’ It’s raining and that lovely day at the beach that’s been on the calendar ‘FOREVER’…
Vipassana Retreat – a brand new article from the author of Mindful Living with Asperger’s Syndrome
Vipassana Retreat When trying to make sense of the social world as a person diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome I have often found myself learning social…
The Self-Portrait Dance – extract from Anna Halprin
Learn about the self-portrait dance – An interpretation of oneself through drawings of the individual components of the body. Merging them together allows you to…
Summer Holiday activites for younger children with Autism and other learning difficulties (Day 5).
This one probably requires a trip to the local arts store but will provide hours of possibilities and fun once it’s mixed together. GLOWING WATER…
Drawing your family as animals – activity from How to Get Kids Offline, Outdoors and Connecting with Nature
In this extract, you can try several different activities based on drawing family members metaphorically. For the younger children, this may be a case of…
Attachment, schools and vulnerable children: An interview with Nicola Marshall.
Nicola Marshall is a certified coach, adoptive parent of three, and author of the newly published The Teacher’s Introduction to Attachment. We spoke to her about why…
Summer Holiday activites for younger children with Autism and other learning difficulties (Day 4).
We want to highlight activities that you can do without having to spend any (or that much) money in order to have fun. This game…