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…
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…
BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing was back on our screens at the weekend – happy times for me! My husband calls it ‘Strictly Widower’ season as I sprawl out on the sofa and he shuffles upstairs with a bar of chocolate to watch something else. I wouldn’t go as far as calling it a ‘special interest’…
This blog is the final chapter of my M Ed dissertation (for which I received a distinction) It details the conclusions of my research into SEN training and autism training for teachers and how it can impact on their understanding and ultimately, their practice. I wrote and delivered a workshop based on the Autism Education…
Covid 19 has restricted many of our activities, both personal and professional for 6 months. I know what the restrictions it has meant for autism act, with all face to face work and school visits cancelled and postponed since March. It was good to be out in 2 schools last week delivering staff training –…
At this current time, social media pages and forums are flooded with SEN training and opportunities. Probably more than ever before due to the restrictions of Covid 19. Businesses that were running a face to face service, like autism act, have had to change their services. My favourite phrase is ‘I had to turn…
destination autism – guiding your journey is a brand new service to autism act. The lack of post diagnostic courses have been evident to me since my role in the local authority, even in that time the parent course I delivered with colleagues was cut from LA services. Although parents will be signposted to a number…