It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog for this page. In fact, my last blog was August 2021. Where has the time gone? It shows how busy autism act has become. I can’t take credit for the work below as it’s been written by a young person I started supporting last April…
I believe that whatever supporting role we are in, we owe it to ourselves to keep learning. Why? When I was training to be a teacher back in the early 1990s, I had a tutor who said the time you feel you know everything, is the time to get out of teaching. It is a…
It is getting to that time in the summer holidays when you might start preparing your child for the return to school. This blog has some tips to support you with doing this. First of all, remember every child is different and you will be aware of how much notice your child needs for upcoming…
I truly can’t believe the last time I published a blog was 6th April! The last (nearly) 8 weeks have completely flown by and the diary has been full. I feel that, finally, autism act is becoming what I envisaged it could have been when I set up as an independent consultant and trainer…
The National Autistic Society Autism Awareness week is now over but autism awareness is vitally important every week of the year and in this blog I will explain my view on why this is. I’ve actually been saddened by the controversy this year over the word ‘awareness’. I follow a number of SEN forums to…
As part of the ‘education autism – supporting your practice’ education setting pathway of support, autism act offers a 5 week course to train an Autism Champion for your school. Let me answer the 3 most asked questions about this role in school. What is an autism champion? An autism champion takes the lead role…
Research shows that autistic people wished they’d had a teacher that understood them better at school and say this would have helped to have a positive impact on their school experience. I wonder how many school staff wished they had access to that training too? Felt at a bit of a loss on what to…
As another lockdown begins, then autism act services need to adapt accordingly. At a time when the new Covid 19 variant is affecting many of our lives, there is uncertainty in what the next day will bring and what you feel you are able to do or access. To bring a reliable service that works…
Starting a new business in 2020 was … well, I am really not sure HOW to describe it! Different? Frustrating? Constantly changing? Draining? Exhilarating? Soul destroying? Amazing? Unexpected? Challenging? Rewarding? Yes, all of these and probably many more! However, autism act survived year 1 of business, with a wider audience served, 12 x 5 star…
Back in May I started to deliver some of my workshops via zoom. In all honesty, it was to keep my new business going after being hit by Covid just 3 months into my first year. The need to provide my service was essential as all my booked work had been lost over night when…