Archive for January, 2012

January 25th, 2012

Back to School – ASD Style

The first few weeks back at school for children on the Autism Spectrum can often be a mixed bag of emotions. Returning to the routine, often the desire to 'fit in' and make new friends, and teachers returning to school feeling more energised can be enough to make the first few weeks back at school less stressful than normal. The opposite can also be the case, with some children finding the return to the school routine challenging. What ever the case for you, a ...
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January 15th, 2012

Teaching ASD children manners – 3 tips to help

Teaching our children on the spectrum good manners, can sometimes be exhausting, frustrating and challenging. But, it is one of those things in life that just has to be learned, and will help them fit in just that little bit better especially when they become adults. Here are 3 tips to help make the process just a little bit easier. What are the 'manners' rules in your home?

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January 6th, 2012

3 tips -Using the holidays to create great ASD Stress Strategies

The holidays are an ideal time to relax, and often you can actually feel the stress leave your body as you become more relaxed. However, a child on the spectrum often has difficult in recognising the actual physical changes they experience when relaxed and when stressed and often unable to articulate it. By using 'down-times' during the holidays to help them recognise those physical differences, you can set up some great stress reliving strategies with anchor points they can refer ...
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