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16 Jun 2024
What Does an Autistic Meltdown Feel Like?
Autistic Meltdowns are something that many autistic people have to deal with. From an outside perspective, it can sometimes look like a temper tantrum or …
11 Apr 2024
Types of Autism Explained
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is defined by a range of symptoms and degree of needs. All individuals with ASD will share autistic traits, such as …
05 Feb 2024
Eye contact in adults with autism
Autism spectrum disorder or ASD is defined by several different traits, such as difficulty in social situations, special interests and sensory processing differences. While autism …
30 Oct 2023
What is autistic burnout?
Burnout is something that every person will experience at some point in their life. You may find activities or work that you used to love …
22 Sep 2023
The benefits of speech and language therapy for autistic people
Speech and language can be useful in helping autistic people overcome challenges with swallowing, eating and communication. Every autistic person will have their own individual …
13 Sep 2023
Why do autism symptoms in adults go unnoticed?
Autism can be easily misdiagnosed or undetected among adults, particularly if they mask or don’t display typical traits associated with the condition. Someone who is …
21 Jan 2023
Top tips for job hunting with autism
Job hunting as an adult with autism can be challenging, if not impossible. From putting together a CV to job interviews and endless rejections, finding …
28 Nov 2022
Getting an autism diagnosis for my adult daughter
For the past 33 years I have worried about Lucy (please note that we have changed the name in this blog for privacy reasons). Anxious …
28 Nov 2022
Repetitive behaviour in Autism
We wanted to look at one of the characteristics of Autism (ASD) which often causes parents a lot of concern prior to diagnosis. Repetitive behaviour …
20 Nov 2022
Getting an autism diagnosis – for the first time in my life, I felt like someone was listening.
Personal Testimony For the first time in my life, I felt like someone was listening. I felt heard, understood, and like I actually mattered. This …
28 Oct 2022
Am I autistic?
Autism in Childhood The signs and symptoms of autism vary depending on age, sex and severity, but across all people will be difficulties with social …
25 Oct 2022
Understanding Autism – why people with ASD do what they do….
Autism is a word that most of us have come across at some point in our lives. For many parents that is because someone has …