Put the Fun Back into Tooth Brushing
JKP author Kate Wilde, Director of The Son-Rise Program®, shares tips from her forthcoming book, Autistic Logistics, on helping your spectrum child enjoy brushing his or…
Tag: social skills
Helping a Child with Autism Handle Halloween
Walking around the shops in October it is impossible to escape the ghoulish Halloween theme. The supermarkets are full of masks, deathly hands and creepy…
Tessie Regan – Like Having Six Senses
Tessie Regan‘s new book Shorts is a series of short stories about Alcohol, Asperger Syndrome and God. This short introduction is about the relationship between alcoholism…
Changing Offending Behaviour
Changing Offending Behaviour is a one-stop resource of practical exercises for professionals to use in direct work with offenders aged 16+, written by Clark Baim and Lydia…
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…
Summer Holiday activites for younger children with Autism and other learning difficulties (Day 3).
For day 3 we turn to those little coloured bricks that are an endless source of fascination for a lot of children on the spectrum. LEGO MY…
What to look forward to in 2014?
It’s January, for some of us this is a time of hibernation – preserving energy and warmth after a busy Christmas. For Suzie Franklin and…
Teaser Tuesday-Social Interaction in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders by Patricia O’Brien Towle is a unique visual guide aimed to equip readers with the skills to recognize…
Teaser Tuesday-Teaching Theory of Mind ‘Name That Feeling’ Activity
Teaching Theory of Mind: A Curriculum for Children with High Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Related Social Challenges by Kirstina Ordetx is a highly effective,…