Thursday, 26 May 2016

Autistic Mythbusters

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We get a lot of untrue things stated as 'facts' about autism.  Often from research done decades ago, before we had any clue what it ...
Sunday, 15 May 2016

Positive Behaviour Support and autism - continued questions

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Recent months have involved me training an increasing number of therapists.  Excellent individuals. Some have asked questions about my view ...
Thursday, 12 May 2016

Autism: How not to cause a lifetime of anxiety and shame for your child

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For half an hour, yesterday, I listened to a mother, talking about her child., online He 'has autism', she explained.  It is someth...
Sunday, 1 May 2016

"Oh Those Autistic People Overreact - Take No Notice"

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Few things are as dismissive, disempowering and silencing at that comment.  "Oh, that autistic person?  You know what they're like....
Saturday, 30 April 2016

Unhelpful Media Reporting around Autism and Violence

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In today's papers, further coverage of a teenager, James F,  who killed two people in planned attacks.  He has been sentenced to 27 year...
Friday, 29 April 2016

Decoding "The A Word"

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The BBC series, The A Word, about an autistic young man called Joe, has led to a lot of questions from friends of ours. "Why did he d...
Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Autism and Acceptance: The 'Overton Window'

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I thank my USA colleagues for introducing me to the "Overton Window".  It was a book by Glenn Beck.  It describes which ideas peop...