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Tuesday, 2 April 2013

World Autism Awareness Day 2013

April 02, 2013 World Autism Awareness Day

Hello! Did you realise it's April 2nd today? It's World Autism Awareness Day (which handily falls within World Autism Awareness Mont...

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Westminster, eh? Chatting to SEN Minister Edward Timpson over a cuppa...

March 20, 2013 Westminster

So what's Westminster like? Well, quite exciting really. I was lucky to have been invited to join the Tots 100 Blogger trip to visit Ed...

What is Autism?

'Autism is a spectrum condition and affects people in different ways. Like all people, autistic people have their own strengths and weaknesses. Social interaction and communication can be difficult for some autistic people but others may enjoy it. Intense interests and repetitive behaviour are often seen along with differing sensory experiences'.

What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a profile of Autism. The central difficulty for people with PDA is their avoidance of the everyday demands made by other people, due to their high anxiety levels when they feel that they are not in control.

Children may sometimes be described as having 'challenging' or 'oppositional' behaviour'.

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

World Autism Awareness Day 2013

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Westminster, eh? Chatting to SEN Minister Edward Timpson over a cuppa...

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