Choices
July 2011
05/07/11 11:08
Wrongly Held Councils in the UK are bracing themselves for hundreds of legal challenges over the detention of vulnerable people after court decision for Steven Neary More
And then what? Choices place different demands on children with autism. The neurological differences in autism can make it hard to know what leads to what. Too much (or the wrong kind of) choice can bring problems. Take a look at this guide
Just like Mum and Dad? There’s a complex pattern of inheritance in autism. It’s unlikely that there is a gene for autism. It’s more likely that there are patterns of genetic differences which increase the likelihood of a child having an autism spectrum condition (ASC). We know too that children with ASC are drawn towards ‘systems’ (and indeed lean on abilities in this area to make sense of the world). Simon Baron-Cohen and Rosa Hoekstra have been looking at IT ‘rich’ areas of the Nederlands to see if there are differences in the prevalence of ASC in school-aged children in those regions. More
The eye of the beholder Can a pair of special specs help folk with autism recognise people and interpret their facial expressions? A Scottish optometrist who developed the lenses thinks they could be “life-changing” More
Someone special Know a big achiever? An individual (or a group) doing great things to inspire and help people with learning disabilities and autism. They could win an ‘Erica’ (and £1000)! A what? How much? More
Download the overload What’s it like to walk down a street when you have autism? This video tries to recreate the sensory overload and attention problems that are part of everyday experience for some people with ASC Video
...and on the subject of sensory check out our amazing multi-sensory tour More
Care right The spotlight has been on the care industry and it’s workforce following the Winterbourne investigation. So what is it that workers in care need to be able to do? What should they know? What are the required underpinning values and attitudes? Take a look at the Skills for Care Autism Skills and Knowledge List
Positive Play Meet ‘Auti’ - a toy that addresses speaking, touching, and collaborating skills in children with autism. The toy is a kind of interactive gonk that seems to have done a course on Applied Behaviour Analysis! Watch the video
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And then what? Choices place different demands on children with autism. The neurological differences in autism can make it hard to know what leads to what. Too much (or the wrong kind of) choice can bring problems. Take a look at this guide
Just like Mum and Dad? There’s a complex pattern of inheritance in autism. It’s unlikely that there is a gene for autism. It’s more likely that there are patterns of genetic differences which increase the likelihood of a child having an autism spectrum condition (ASC). We know too that children with ASC are drawn towards ‘systems’ (and indeed lean on abilities in this area to make sense of the world). Simon Baron-Cohen and Rosa Hoekstra have been looking at IT ‘rich’ areas of the Nederlands to see if there are differences in the prevalence of ASC in school-aged children in those regions. More
The eye of the beholder Can a pair of special specs help folk with autism recognise people and interpret their facial expressions? A Scottish optometrist who developed the lenses thinks they could be “life-changing” More
Someone special Know a big achiever? An individual (or a group) doing great things to inspire and help people with learning disabilities and autism. They could win an ‘Erica’ (and £1000)! A what? How much? More
Download the overload What’s it like to walk down a street when you have autism? This video tries to recreate the sensory overload and attention problems that are part of everyday experience for some people with ASC Video
...and on the subject of sensory check out our amazing multi-sensory tour More
Care right The spotlight has been on the care industry and it’s workforce following the Winterbourne investigation. So what is it that workers in care need to be able to do? What should they know? What are the required underpinning values and attitudes? Take a look at the Skills for Care Autism Skills and Knowledge List
Positive Play Meet ‘Auti’ - a toy that addresses speaking, touching, and collaborating skills in children with autism. The toy is a kind of interactive gonk that seems to have done a course on Applied Behaviour Analysis! Watch the video
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