Making Life Easier

The challenges experienced by Autism siblings

Jaco de Goede

Siblings of children with autism are in a unique position. They face challenges (similar to those that parents encounter), but at a time before they’ve developed appropriate coping strategies. As...

The challenges experienced by Autism siblings

Jaco de Goede

Siblings of children with autism are in a unique position. They face challenges (similar to those that parents encounter), but at a time before they’ve developed appropriate coping strategies. As...

Temple Grandin and the Squeeze Machine

Jaco de Goede

Temple Grandin is a hero in the autism world. Her research, advocacy, and influence have shaped how we treat and talk about autism and sensory issues. Sometimes forgotten though is...

Temple Grandin and the Squeeze Machine

Jaco de Goede

Temple Grandin is a hero in the autism world. Her research, advocacy, and influence have shaped how we treat and talk about autism and sensory issues. Sometimes forgotten though is...

Meet Orchid, the Autism Support Dog

Jaco de Goede

When the Guide Dogs Association of South Africa announced last year that they are reopening applications for Autism support dogs, our Malaika Rose begged us to apply. We went through...

Meet Orchid, the Autism Support Dog

Jaco de Goede

When the Guide Dogs Association of South Africa announced last year that they are reopening applications for Autism support dogs, our Malaika Rose begged us to apply. We went through...

Introducing Tracto: a mobile app to manage your...

Jaco de Goede

  A couple of week ago, we were introduced to the awesome team from Tracto, a mobile app that allows parents to manage their child’s care needs easier, by tracking behaviour and...

Introducing Tracto: a mobile app to manage your...

Jaco de Goede

  A couple of week ago, we were introduced to the awesome team from Tracto, a mobile app that allows parents to manage their child’s care needs easier, by tracking behaviour and...

Benefits of Using a Visual Timer for Autism

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine  Time does not exist, it’s an illusion, a human construct existing only in our minds to conceptualize change intellectually. There is no past or future, that...

Benefits of Using a Visual Timer for Autism

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine  Time does not exist, it’s an illusion, a human construct existing only in our minds to conceptualize change intellectually. There is no past or future, that...

What is Autistic burnout?

Jaco de Goede

What is autistic burnout?  From the blog of the Autism Awareness Centre, published on 17 Nov 2021, by Maureen Bennie Maybe you’ve heard the term autistic burnout and wondered what it is...

What is Autistic burnout?

Jaco de Goede

What is autistic burnout?  From the blog of the Autism Awareness Centre, published on 17 Nov 2021, by Maureen Bennie Maybe you’ve heard the term autistic burnout and wondered what it is...