Tag: autism
A special place
Anne-Louise Crocker explains how special school has worked wonders for her autistic daughters
Avoiding conflict
How should we respond when kids with autism display challenging behaviour? Steve Brown offers some useful strategies
Autism provision in Northern Ireland
Parents of children with autism continue to play a waiting game, says Anne Marie Kelly
Long-term autism outcomes improved by early intervention
Early intervention for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder helps improve their intellectual ability and reduces autism symptoms years after originally getting treatment, according to...
Kicking off
SEN Magazine’s Peter Sutcliffe talks to Jo Redman about living with ADHD and Asperger’s and how sport helped to turn her life around
Autistic scientist challenges preconceptions about ASD
A scientist with autism has used his own experiences to aid the completion of a study which challenges some of the most commonly-held beliefs...
Making a connection
Yoga can play an important role in helping children to manage their autism, writes Nicole Schnackenberg
Autism campaigners secure care system reform
The Government has released details of changes to the new care system which it says will better recognise the hidden needs of adults with...
Campaigners stress AAC users’ right to speak
A campaign is aiming to help people understand the needs of individuals who may have difficulties as a result of impaired or no speech...
Autism: rhetoric and reality
Early diagnosis and support is the new SEN mantra but what, asks Alexandra Stanyer, is the real picture for children with autism?
