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Autism: the journey of a lifetime

Wendy Lawson charts her lifelong struggle with autism, through isolation, obsession and an abusive marriage, on the road to self-realisation and fulfilment

My autistic child

Craig Goodall looks at parental attitudes to the education of children with ASD

Attending to school avoidance

Steve Tyler looks at what can be done to help students with ASD attend school

The pressure principal

Barbara Bradbury looks at how a body awareness programme can aid relaxation and promote learning for children with ASD

Participants sought for ASD survey

Autism researchers are looking for people to take part in an online survey investigating the process of diagnosis for autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). The Autism...

Every school needs a lead autism teacher

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) is calling on the Government to ensure that all schools have a designated autism lead when...

Could mice study lead to autism drug?

Research on mice suggests that it may be possible to develop drugs to treat neurological conditions such as autism. Scientists from the US National Institutes...

Appreciating Asperger’s

Life with Asperger’s syndrome may be hard, but a positive and accepting approach can work wonders, says Brenda Boyd

An experiment in inclusion

Sam Hindes discusses an inspirational partnership between a mainstream and a specialist ASD school

Rett syndrome: a class apart

Rett syndrome has long been linked to autism. So why, asks Hilary Cass, is it now being re-classified away from the autistic spectrum?

Book Reviews

Teaching Dyslexic Students: Theory and Practice

Lynn Lovell is head of Professional Practice at the British Dyslexia Association. She has completed an MA in Specific Learning Difficulties with a focus...

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