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Tuesday, 12 March 2013

What does Autism change?

March 12, 2013 Life With An Autistic Son

One of my favourite bloggers, over at Life With An Autistic Son , recently posed us autism folk a question. How has having a child with au...

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

First huge meltdown at school

October 26, 2011 school dinners

You know, I knew I would jinx things by writing about how well they were going... serves me right! Actually all is not so terrible, but...

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. Parents describe life as 'walking on eggshells'.

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

What does Autism change?

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

First huge meltdown at school

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