Surviving School
Preparing your autistic child for a new school ...
From Autism Awareness Australia Heading back to school after a long break isn't just a routine shift—it can be a whole new world, especially for children and teens on the...
Preparing your autistic child for a new school ...
From Autism Awareness Australia Heading back to school after a long break isn't just a routine shift—it can be a whole new world, especially for children and teens on the...
Creating a sensory friendly classroom
For some students, the traditional classroom presents huge obstacles. It’s full of color, bright lights, and loud noises that contribute to sensory overload. Building a sensory-friendly classroom can help each...
Creating a sensory friendly classroom
For some students, the traditional classroom presents huge obstacles. It’s full of color, bright lights, and loud noises that contribute to sensory overload. Building a sensory-friendly classroom can help each...
Are we on our own? Support for ASD in our educa...
Over the past year, Sarosha Pillay, Madeleine Duncan and Petrus de Vries from UCT’s Centre for Autism Research in Africa wrote several studies that show the lack of support for...
Are we on our own? Support for ASD in our educa...
Over the past year, Sarosha Pillay, Madeleine Duncan and Petrus de Vries from UCT’s Centre for Autism Research in Africa wrote several studies that show the lack of support for...
Introducing Malaika House, a neurodiverse appro...
Earlier this week, when our son returned to school, Malaika Rose did not join him. Just like so many other PDA’ers, the pressure of school has finally become too much...
Introducing Malaika House, a neurodiverse appro...
Earlier this week, when our son returned to school, Malaika Rose did not join him. Just like so many other PDA’ers, the pressure of school has finally become too much...
What is Unschooling? And what does it mean?
In the world's most-watched TED talk, Ken Robinson poses a simple question to the audience at TED's 2006 conference: do schools kill creativity? He then shares the moving story of...
What is Unschooling? And what does it mean?
In the world's most-watched TED talk, Ken Robinson poses a simple question to the audience at TED's 2006 conference: do schools kill creativity? He then shares the moving story of...
How to support our autistic children at exam time
This time of year can be very stressful for parents of Autistic children. The increased anxiety of exams combines with the pressure to perform to create a melting pot of...
How to support our autistic children at exam time
This time of year can be very stressful for parents of Autistic children. The increased anxiety of exams combines with the pressure to perform to create a melting pot of...