Too Much Information Campaign by National Autistic Society Too Much Information campaign which is all about raising public awareness and understanding of autism. This year, the focus of the campaign was around how the fear of unexpected changes for autistic people can result in crippling anxiety and leads to social isolation. In the film, Sarah […]
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Autism and the culture of shaming
We were born in the eighties, we grew up in estates and this helped shapen and entrench our intrinsic African values of communal living and friendship. Our parents were civil servants so we lived as neighbours and grew up contented with life’s abundant blessings, we grew to value the essence of friendship and family. In […]
READ MOREDiscipline Strategies for Children and Teenagers with ASD
Discipline is about helping children learn how to behave appropriately. You can use a range of discipline strategies to teach your child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) the basics of good behaviour. About discipline Discipline is helping your child learn how to behave – as well as how not to behave. It works best when […]
READ MORETantrums and Meltdowns: How to De-Escalate Behavior
Meltdowns represent total succumbing to Fight, Freeze or Flight behavior. A meltdown is a catastrophic reaction to stress where the individual loses conscious control over his or her behavior. The person becomes “disorganized.” The emotion is usually rage or overwhelming fear. There may be some short term intentional behavior, but there is a marked absence […]
READ MOREAdvice for Surviving Plane Travel With Your Child Living With Autism
The problems began when we boarded the plane and realized we had been seated in a different part than our children, and due to the adults sitting in an exit row, I was unable to sit near my son with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Things went from bad to worse throughout the flight. Bad turbulence meant […]
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When someone has autism, their neural pathways work differently from the get go. In the brain specifically, the white matter (the part responsible for relaying signals and messages from one section of the brain to another, and for sending sensory and motor stimulus to the central nervous system to create a response) will increase greatly from ages 4 to 20.
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