Advice, Resources and Training for Autism and Special Education Teachers and Homeschoolers
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 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
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
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.
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
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 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
I recently came across a heated discussion with adults discussing their autistic children wearing heels. There were a lot of valid points on both sides. But I wanted to chime in today and offer some advice and information on this topic. In order to help spread some awareness and knowledge. The discussion was how they had seen a child visiting… Read More
I wanted to touch in today and share with you all some great support groups that I have found on Facebook lately. So, you may not think about looking for autism support groups on Facebook, but there are so many out there! And not just for autism. You can even find support groups on Facebook for ADHD, ADD, ODD, special… Read More
I am always on the look out for fun and engaging math activities to use with my students. And alien counting activities always go down well. So today, I wanted to share with you all my alien counting task card activity. When I saw these little sensory alien men, I just knew my students were going to love them. So… Read More
