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If you listen to the news, you'll have heard recently that anxiety in children has increased by over 40%. And that's a huge increase. With personal experience of anxiety through my partner, and children that I've worked with, this is close to my heart. That's when I knew I just had to do a podcast episode on this. So, ... read more

Today on the podcast I'm talking all about autism masking and sensory processing disorder. I receive a lot of messages and emails from you all about masking or camouflaging. And I thought the best way to help answer your questions - was to do a podcast episode on the subject!I love being able to share my knowledge with you ... read more

I'm so excited to be talking about my top Autism and Halloween tips on the podcast today. Halloween can be really exciting for our autistic students and children. But, it can also be their worst nightmare. So, today I decided to share my top tips with you all to make it a bit easier for you.What Am I Talking About?Trick or ... read more

Today I’m talking about echolalia. During my time where I’ve been out visiting other schools and classroom, I always find it surprising how little people knew about it. And some didn’t know anything about it!Echolalia is where phrases and words are repeated. And this can actually be a sign of autism. This isn’t to be ... read more

Today I’m talking all about my routine for morning work for autism and special education students. I've been using this routine for a few years now, and it's always successful with my students.But best of all, it lets us have a positive start to the day - and that sets us up for a much happier day. I’ve always found it very ... read more

This week on the podcast, we are going to be talking all about stimming and autism. You may be here if you're wondering 'What is stimming?' or 'What does it look like?' If so, you're in the right place. In this podcast episode I'm going to be talking about;What is stimming?Who stims?Why do we stim?Common stimsLinks to ... read more

I am so excited to talk to you about autism and scripting on our podcast today. "What is scripting?" is a question that I get asked quite regularly from my followers - and from parents as well. There isn't a whole lot of information readily available about scripting.It's because of the lack of information, that a lot of ... read more