Category: "autism"
Making Sense of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
People with ARFID struggle to increase and vary their food intake. A very distinctive eating disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), made the headlines recently when a British teenager... read more »
How Therapy and Assistance Dogs Help Children with Autism
There’s growing interest in therapy and assistance dogs for children with autism, thanks to the good reputation of these specially trained dogs for helping in everyday situations and during meltdowns. Christine Tizzard Psychology has Gus, a dog who works calmly with autistic patients during read more »
Immersive virtual reality therapy helps treat autistic children’s phobias
Virtual reality can be highly effective as a therapy tool. A study at Newcastle University has found that immersive virtual reality programs can be used as therapy tools to treat phobias in children with autism. Having used virtual... read more »
Safeguarding Children Inside and Outside School
Schools across the UK started implementing newly updated statutory guidance this week to safeguard children, but what does this update mean for your child’s wellbeing? The Department of Education’s Keeping children safe in education document now heavily draws on guidelines from Working together to safeguard children, published... read more »
Autism Awareness in 2017: How Much Progress Has Been Made?
Sensory overload is a major concern for parents of autistic children. Thanks to greater autistic awareness, more public spaces than ever before are... read more »
Autism at Christmas - Top Tips for Reducing Sensory Overload
Christmas is special, but it's also full of overwhelming sensory stimulation for autistic children. Credit: Bridget Tohm. Christmas... read more »
Sleep Problems and ASD: Can CBT Help?
Sleep, or lack of it, can really affect people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sleep problems are an all too common headache for parents of a child with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). A lack of sleep in any child... read more »
Back to School Tips for Children with Autism
Autism matters - Back to school tips Autism can cause stress to parents. The return to school after the Summer holidays is difficult for most. Many pupils experience varying amounts of anxiety as do their parents. Children with autism often find change unmanageable.... read more »
Autism: Recipe for Avoiding Holiday Hell
When your child has a diagnosis of autism, holiday hell can come easily. Avoiding holiday hell is something all parents want to do, but there are extra challenges to face when your autistic child faces potential sensory overload. This is true whether it’s a pod in Padstow, a gite in Gironde, or... read more »