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Easy-to-access Autism & ADHD services – A Gem of a find

Families struggling to find their way through the special needs maze for their children and young people with Autism and/or ADHD can now set their...

Yo! Ho! No!

Take a look at tips to help make the festive season fun for everyone with a few well planned action points to support your family member on the...

Be back to school ready

Preparation is the key to a successful start back to school or move to a new educational setting for our young people on the autistic spectrum. Most...

What’s so special about special interests?

From trading card collections to train timetables, dolls to Disney characters, the special Interests of people on the spectrum can be intense and...

Using Visual Supports

‘A picture paints a thousand words’ – the case for using visual supports As American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane instructed back in 1911 –...

Is sensory sensitivity behind your child’ challenging behaviour?

Meltdowns in the middle of markets, tears at tea time, and stressful school runs – sound familiar? Parenting can be exhausting at the best of times...

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes….

Planning, preparation and patience are key to creating happy Summer holidays for families when taking the needs of someone on the autistic spectrum...

Help for H.E. students on the autism spectrum

To get help with when you are doing a Higher Education course you could apply for Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). There is lots of information on...