Tag: personal stories
PoV: Hooked on slime
As a child, I loved playing with slime, as well as the rubber goblin-like hand puppets known as Boglins that were popular in the...
PoV: Albert the autism support dog
My friend Seb Dean is seven years old. He's autistic and doesn't recognise danger. His mum Rachel often has to chase after him as...
PoV: Supporting pupils with unmet needs
Kieran Lord suggests some practical actions which schools can take to support pupils with unmet or unidentified needs.
The need is growing faster than the...
PoV: online tutoring
These students are not struggling to learn, they are struggling to access learning, argues Jacqueline Anderson.
So, who are these students? They are children with...
PoV: Binman to businessman
Gavin Simpson asks why we condemn fish for their failure in climbing trees, when what we need is people who can breathe underwater.
I never...
PoV: What does autistic look like?
By Dhekelia Matthew-Smith
Apparently I don't look autistic. But what does this mean?
There's a trend on social media based on this misconception of what an...
PoV: Finding ways to communicate with a young child
The external challenges and private successes of Tilly Hawkes.
When Ada, my youngest daughter, was in her early years, communication was extremely difficult. As she...
The garden that grew from “No”
There's a strange sort of grief that comes when you realise the system wasn't built for your child, writes Rebecca Harrison.
Six years ago, my...
Point of view: Filmmaker
Autistic 28 year-old Samuel Turner has been making videos for more than a decade.
Well, it's a long story. When I was eleven years old...
Point of view: Peter’s Mum
Toni Hunt is now an expert at overcoming obstacles and navigating bureaucracy, but she shouldn't need to be.
My autism journey began in 1998, when...
