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In the next blog of our series detailing some of the symptoms of autism, of which there are many, we look at another common characteristic …

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 …

When you wear a mask, you hide your face or disguise parts of the person you are – and you take on the persona of …

Female’ Presentation Of Autism This is an interesting one. We would say it is not. You still get the same profile of difficulties with social …

There is much variation in the way different clinicians diagnose autism. You may see differences in the tools that are used, the settings in which …

Lisa has just spent three days in Romsey training with Alex Kelly! Alex is one of the most well-known Speech and Language Therapists in the …

Lisa recently had the pleasure of listening to Tony Attwood – a leading authority in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – speak about …

It’s a question that we hear almost every day – not only from those who we see within work hours, but from friends and relatives …

We’re often asked about whether a child is ‘on the autism spectrum’, so we thought we’d explore how autism can present, and whether it’s something …

We have all been there … sent a text message that the recipient doesn’t understand – or sent a text that has been taken completely …

Every child or adult we see here at Shropshire Autism Service has something to teach us – ASD and its symptoms are not something that …

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 …