After having the summer off, your child may find it hard and stressful to get back into the school routine. They may not want to go back. Staying home, having fun, going out, doing different things can be so exciting for them. This makes the thought of going back daunting. So, how can you help prepare your child to go… Read More
What to do when your teaching contract isn’t renewed
It’s that time of year when I see so many wonderful teachers find out that their contract isn’t being renewed. I can’t imagine the feeling of the worry leading up to this moment for you all. To many of us, teaching is the thing that we want to do the most, to have this taken away must be devastating. Recently,… Read More
Autism and Girls
Today I’m dedicating this blog post to sharing information about autism and girls. In this blog post you’ll find facts, statistics and research based information discussing autism and girls.. I’ve also included some reasons why our female population is experiencing under-diagnosis or mis-diagnosis of autism. What is Autism? If you’re new here, I’d recommend checking out this blog post to… Read More
Autism and School Holidays Tips and Support
School provides consistency and routine for our autistic children. So, when school is out for summer – or school breaks throughout the year, our children can find it hard to cope. Today I’m sharing my tips for autism and school holidays. Summer holidays are scary for many families of children with autism. It’s a lot time to fill. Plus, a… Read More
Autism and Teeth Grinding
Autism and teeth grinding is one of the most common subjects I get asked about. And most often, it’s from family members who are worried about the effect grinding teeth will have on their child’s teeth, mouth and jaw in the long term. But, also, the constant grinding of teeth can start to become frustrating for them. And that’s ok… Read More
What is Autism?
Without a doubt, the most common question that I get asked is ‘What is Autism?’ In this blog post today I’m going to be talking all about what autism is. So whether you are here as an individual yourself who is perhaps considering a diagnosis for yourself.. Or you’re a parent of an autistic child, or even a teacher trying… Read More
Awarded UK Top 10 Autism Blog
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a couple of days now, but for I’ve been lost for words. I was notified this past week that I had been voted in the Top 10 UK Autism Blogs/Websites! I’m number 1 on the website and I just can’t thank you all enough.
Teaching Autism’s New Website!
If you’re a regular follower of ‘Teaching Autism’ then you’ll have noticed something a little bit different with my website. It’s had a whole new design! And it now has an online shop where you can shop right here on Teaching Autism. A big thank you to Jumping Jax Designs for making my website everything that I wanted. This… Read More
What is Reading to Dogs?
I came across the initiative ‘Reading to Dogs’ a little while back, taking place in a classroom. The programme was working great and it’s something I think a lot of you will find really interesting. Read on for more information. I walked into the classroom one afternoon and saw a child reading to a dog. The dog was laid there, quite happily… Read More
Fragile X – What is it?
Fragile X affects around 1 in 4000 males and 1 in 8000 females. Along with this, around 1 in 250 females and 1 in 600 males carry the pre-mutation. But, what is it? Fragile X is what happens when the individual’s body isn’t able to make enough protein, that it needs to grow and develop the brain. Read on to… Read More
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