Tag: ASD

Entering the world of work can seem like a forlorn hope for many young people with SEN, but Naj Modak tells the story of one young man for whom Asperger's has been no barrier to fulfilling his dream

Julie Bierton highlights a vital source of support for families of children with this serious genetic condition

In the second part of the story of her son's autism, Eve Wilson reveals how a nightmarish start at school was overcome by some simple good practice

In the first of a series of frank and heart-felt articles about her son's autism, Eve Wilson re-lives the day that changed their lives forever

SEN talks to behaviour expert Paul Holland about the complex subject of autism and behaviour

Asperger's syndrome is still widely misunderstood in our classrooms, says parent and teacher Aaron Yorke

Judith Deneen explains how a scheme to help children with autism become more engaged in the playground changed her perceptions about teaching social skills

Anna Kennedy tells the remarkable story of her struggle to set up the new school her sons, and hundreds of other autistic children, desperately needed 

Richard Mills demystifies the condition behind the unwieldy name