Since Covid 19 lockdown, autism act parent support work has grown in strength and numbers of parents engaging with the services has also grown. It’s an element to the business that has been a positive outcome from the current situation, and let’s face it, there hasn’t been many of those! When I worked as a…
Sensory processing is an area I have always found fascinating and before a last minute change of heart, would have been the subject of my Master of Education degree final dissertation. It is an area that was added to the diagnostic criteria when the ‘triad of impairment’ change as the diagnosis. As result, sensory processing…
In the current climate, the use of Zoom for consultations and workshops has been vital for autism act as a small, fledgling business. However, it has not been without it’s challenges which I have had to face head on. As the vision for my work when autism act begun in January 2020 was to be…
Did the title of this blog catch your eye?!? Well, I did have an hour with Dr Temple Grandin but in all honesty it was as part of her webinar last week to hundreds of people – and I was one of them! She has to be on the list of people you want…
This is the first blog that links to the You Tube videos – Tutorial Tuesday and Strategy Saturday. I had to carefully consider the starting point and of course, it needs to be the beginning. Where else would it be sensible to start? And the beginning should be – What is autism? Autism is…
Last week, in what was probably a moment of madness, I created by own autism act You Tube channel! I felt very energised after my radio appearance on Women’s Radio Station with Anna Kennedy OBE and felt very motivated to try something new myself. I had a look at You Tube to see what type…
If you like reading about autism, here are my top 6 books that could fill your lockdown days! Some of them are good resources that may help you set up an intervention and others are just a good read that will expand your knowledge and thinking about autism. Neurotribes by Steve Silbermann – this is an…
Starting autism act as a brand new business in January 2020 after the trauma of losing my local authority autism specialist teacher role, was a huge step for me. A SEN department redesign and the redundancy that followed ended 25 years as a local authority employee, teacher, SENCO, Inclusion leader, Assistant Head and specialist teacher. …
There are many different terms for autism and sometimes it can be confusing and makes us wonder if we are talking about the same thing, if we use a different term. Ultimately, it is up to use which term you feel most comfortable using. I have my personal preference too which may be different from…
Although we find ourselves in the strangest of times, with changes impacting on our everyday lives, I am finding it a learning experience too. Every situation we find ourselves in teaches us something, either about us or other people. I am not autistic myself but due to my work and studies, I feel I am…