Social skills
April 2013
12/04/13 13:05
Fancy a chat sometime? The Autism Science Foundation has a regular series of live online chats with the big science types each month. Why not explore? You can replay old chats too. More
Award winning words At last - you can now buy the amazing (and award winning) visual reading resource A Busy Day from our online shop
Measles and more mayhem What with a serious outbreak of measles in South Wales, MMR is back in the news. Dr Wakefield and colleagues are still at it. Does anything ever change? More
What does the future hold? Families affected by autism are still fearful of the future. That’s the message in a new report from the Autistica charity. One father describes the lack of awareness and the “stigmatism and the embarrassment and the social pressure that you find yourself under when you’ve got a child with autism” Report
How many SENCOs does it take to... What do parents think about SENCOs? Interested? Take a look at a recent SEN Magazine article More
Teasing troubles It’s thought that as many as half of all children with ASC get bullied. Take a look at this video that gives youngsters some strategies that might help. More
Include me don't exclude me! Looks like you are way more likely to be excluded if you have special needs. Explore some recent findings More
You can download the Children’s Commissioners report They Go The Extra Mile
Teach me social Is it possible to teach social skills to children with ASC? Of course it is! Teaching is the missing bridge between autism and success, happiness, independence - you name it! It’s hard work of course and not a quick fix. The ‘hard yards’ I guess. Now I am not normally a massive ABA fan but Michael Friga has some good ideas here More
More robots We haven’t had a “robots can teach kids with ASC” story for a while so here’s one! Children are given robot help to learn how to coordinate their attention with other people and objects in their environment. More
Thanks for the prank here is a great story from the blogger Flappiness is that is sure to make you smile. Proves that “Navigating the World of Early Childhood Autism With One Special Little Boy” makes for a diverse and different life. Let’s call it fun. More
Just accept it Did you know that April is Autism Acceptance Month? No? Well here you go - find out More
Archive Jive There are lots of old newsletters here on our site for you to enjoy. They are a searchable database too - you can use the word cloud near the bottom of the page to focus in on the topics of most interest to you. Try this one for instance Dr Seuss
Sign up to receive our free monthly e-newsletter. It's full of positive news about autism, events, research and helpful advice.
Award winning words At last - you can now buy the amazing (and award winning) visual reading resource A Busy Day from our online shop
Measles and more mayhem What with a serious outbreak of measles in South Wales, MMR is back in the news. Dr Wakefield and colleagues are still at it. Does anything ever change? More
What does the future hold? Families affected by autism are still fearful of the future. That’s the message in a new report from the Autistica charity. One father describes the lack of awareness and the “stigmatism and the embarrassment and the social pressure that you find yourself under when you’ve got a child with autism” Report
How many SENCOs does it take to... What do parents think about SENCOs? Interested? Take a look at a recent SEN Magazine article More
Teasing troubles It’s thought that as many as half of all children with ASC get bullied. Take a look at this video that gives youngsters some strategies that might help. More
Include me don't exclude me! Looks like you are way more likely to be excluded if you have special needs. Explore some recent findings More
You can download the Children’s Commissioners report They Go The Extra Mile
Teach me social Is it possible to teach social skills to children with ASC? Of course it is! Teaching is the missing bridge between autism and success, happiness, independence - you name it! It’s hard work of course and not a quick fix. The ‘hard yards’ I guess. Now I am not normally a massive ABA fan but Michael Friga has some good ideas here More
More robots We haven’t had a “robots can teach kids with ASC” story for a while so here’s one! Children are given robot help to learn how to coordinate their attention with other people and objects in their environment. More
Thanks for the prank here is a great story from the blogger Flappiness is that is sure to make you smile. Proves that “Navigating the World of Early Childhood Autism With One Special Little Boy” makes for a diverse and different life. Let’s call it fun. More
Just accept it Did you know that April is Autism Acceptance Month? No? Well here you go - find out More
Archive Jive There are lots of old newsletters here on our site for you to enjoy. They are a searchable database too - you can use the word cloud near the bottom of the page to focus in on the topics of most interest to you. Try this one for instance Dr Seuss
Sign up to receive our free monthly e-newsletter. It's full of positive news about autism, events, research and helpful advice.
September 2011
05/09/11 19:31
Partnerships matter and they work! Take a look at this parent/teacher partnership project. It’s an empowerment model that could work anywhere. PACE
Bathroom behaviour If a trip to the rest-room goes wrong it can mean more than splashed shoes! Getting the social etiquette right and staying safe could be a challenge for guys on the autism spectrum. Here’s a great video and some sound advice. More
Peter the Wild Boy Writers and academics have often given account of Peter the Wild Boy (found living alone and naked in a German forest in 1725). Are the stories really an account of a young fellow with what we would now call an autism spectrum condition? Well, Peter was real enough but did he have autism? A recent BBC documentary sheds a little light. More
Beating the cyber-bullies! Tom Bennett of TES Connect has got some good advice on getting internet savvy. Young people with autism don’t always ‘get’ the rules unless they are made explicit. Every school should be teaching their children about safe practice in cyber-communications and what isn’t. More
...you might also find Childnet International a good source of info. More
Genetic Overload Occasionally I like to run something in the Newsletter that helps with the hard science stuff. If the word ‘genetics’ has you reaching for the headache pills you are not alone! I discovered Scitable recently (it comes from the publishers behind Nature). It’s a free science library and personal learning tool. Why not try a module? You might like it... More
Feelings about diagnosis Parents experience all sorts of emotions when they receive their children’s diagnosis. The website Healthtalkonline lets you read parents’ stories, watch video or listen to audio clips about their experiences. More
Elective mutism What is it and what can help? Read this Community Care article featuring the Dyer family and their daughter Lauren who has autism. More
Sign up to receive our free monthly e-newsletter. It's full of positive news about autism, events, research and helpful advice.
Bathroom behaviour If a trip to the rest-room goes wrong it can mean more than splashed shoes! Getting the social etiquette right and staying safe could be a challenge for guys on the autism spectrum. Here’s a great video and some sound advice. More
Peter the Wild Boy Writers and academics have often given account of Peter the Wild Boy (found living alone and naked in a German forest in 1725). Are the stories really an account of a young fellow with what we would now call an autism spectrum condition? Well, Peter was real enough but did he have autism? A recent BBC documentary sheds a little light. More
Beating the cyber-bullies! Tom Bennett of TES Connect has got some good advice on getting internet savvy. Young people with autism don’t always ‘get’ the rules unless they are made explicit. Every school should be teaching their children about safe practice in cyber-communications and what isn’t. More
...you might also find Childnet International a good source of info. More
Genetic Overload Occasionally I like to run something in the Newsletter that helps with the hard science stuff. If the word ‘genetics’ has you reaching for the headache pills you are not alone! I discovered Scitable recently (it comes from the publishers behind Nature). It’s a free science library and personal learning tool. Why not try a module? You might like it... More
Feelings about diagnosis Parents experience all sorts of emotions when they receive their children’s diagnosis. The website Healthtalkonline lets you read parents’ stories, watch video or listen to audio clips about their experiences. More
Elective mutism What is it and what can help? Read this Community Care article featuring the Dyer family and their daughter Lauren who has autism. More
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