• Using interests to engage an autistic individual

    Individuals on the autism spectrum may have the most success when they are engaged in something that they have an interest in.   An autistic person may struggle with staying engaged and focused on tasks or activities if they are not of interest to them, especially if these tasks appear visually…

  • Our journey to my daughter's diagnosis: Teenage years, tears and successes

    Part 3 Read Part 1 and Part 2 Some high school teachers did not explain things in a way that meant anything to my daughter, and she still struggles with why an English teacher was so hung up on her being able to determine why the author of a piece…

  • Our journey to my daughter's diagnosis: The school years

    Part 2 Read Part 1 At school my daughter did well, and loved it, had a great bunch of friends some of which she had known since play group, and was always at a friend’s house or had friends over. Although she frequently would come home and tell me that…

  • Our journey to my daughter's diagnosis: Early days and different ways

    Part 1 My children are all amazing humans. They beat their own drum and dance to their own beat. In other words, they do their own thing in their own way, are all so completely different to each other and are also very different to all other equally amazing humans.…

  • Anxiety and autism

    Anxiety can affect every human being at some point in their life. We have all experienced times when our pulses race, our palms get sweaty, thoughts become unclear, and we are unable to move forward for a moment in time to reach a goal. For autistic individuals however, this may…

  • What to consider when creating an inclusive learning environment

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  • What to consider when thinking about disclosing your diagnosis to your employer

    For anyone who is considering whether or not to disclose a diagnosis of autism to an employer, there are bound to be a lot of questions. In this Q&A session, we deal with some of the most common questions that people with autism have when making this important decision. What…

  • How can autism impact on functional skills?

    What are functional skills and why are they important? Functional skills are those that are required for daily living activities. These are the everyday tasks and routines that people undertake on a regular basis as part of domestic, school or working life. Daily living activities can include preparing meals, self-care,…

  • Does autism impact on teens’ mental health?

    Mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder or OCD, are not part of the autism spectrum and should be considered as separate mental health conditions. Nevertheless, it is the case that a larger number of people on the autism spectrum will live with a mental health condition at…

  • Creating Autistic Inclusive Environments

    The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) conducts research into autism with the aim of providing evidence-based outcomes that can be translated into practical solutions. The document entitled Creating Autistic Inclusive Environments is a product of this research, and focuses on what is required in order for…

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