Supporting Autistic Girls
New book Supporting Spectacular Girls is written by Helen Clarke, who worked as a teacher of autistic children for 20 years and now runs her…
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Masturbation, Autism and Learning Disabilities
Mel Gadd’s book, Masturbation Autism and Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Parents and Professionals is a frank and thorough guide to societal, cultural and religious…
Why is a child’s appetite for play so crucial?
Georgina Durrant is a former teacher/SENDCO now private tutor (online) for children with Special Educational Needs. She is author of ‘100 Ways Your Child Can…
The Autism Detective: Author Interview
The Autism Detective is an exciting new book for children, involving them in the mission to find out more about this thing called autism. We…
Free Download – Autism and Communication
Free downloadable chapter from Inclusive Education for Autistic Children on autism and communication. In her book, Inclusive Education for Autistic Children, Dr Rebecca Wood presents…
I Have A Question About Coronavirus
It isn’t always easy to explain complicated things like coronavirus to young children or those with special educational needs. There are so many new terms…
Challenging Behaviour, Autism, Intellectual Disability and Us: The Elephants in the Room
We often think of challenging behaviour in terms of aggression or self-harm. But it can be any behaviour if done in unexpected places, too often…
The Intersections of Culture, Ethnicity and Autism
Dr Prithvi Perepa is an Associate Lecturer (SEN) at the University of Northampton. He trained as a special needs teacher and worked in the field of…
Common Agreement – Relationships and Sex Education
Kate E. Reynolds, JKP author, researcher and speaker, recently gave a talk about how parents can and should be confident in educating their children about sex…
He’s Not Naughty!
Autistic people have changed the world, now the world has to change to understand them, writes Deborah Brownson MBE, author of He’s Not Naughty! and…