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Thursday, 2 April 2020

This Is Our Autistic Girl: World Autism Awareness Day 2020

April 02, 2020 World Autism Awareness Day

World Autism Awareness Day 2020. Ten years ago I was thrust into the world of autism when our youngest daughter was given her diagnosis , at...

Art and social with Potential Kids

January 08, 2020 social group

You know how sometimes you wish you could kiss someone, but you know it’s totally inappropriate?* That was how I felt yesterday, as Sasha ...

Autism, Puberty and Periods

March 31, 2019 WUKA

The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods is a very helpful book about puberty, w ritten by an autistic adult. It is particularly relevant f...

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'.

Thursday, 2 April 2020

This Is Our Autistic Girl: World Autism Awareness Day 2020

Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Art and social with Potential Kids

Sunday, 31 March 2019

Autism, Puberty and Periods

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