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• Lockdown and School -Some Kids Struggle to Self-Manage

  

  With Lockdown still in effect in lots of places, I wanted to share some of the experiences I had with my son and his inability to self-manage when it came to... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Article: Autism Stimming, Hand Flapping and Other Self Stimulatory Behaviors

  

  Autism Parenting Magazine is has a new article on Stimming that is pretty comprehensive and ticks all of the right boxes (I checked it over). Head over here to... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Teaching Your Teenage Aspie to Drive

  

  It's finally happened, my eldest son, now 19.5 has decided that he's ready to learn how to drive. He's made the effort, with admittedly quite a bit of prompting... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Autism and Lockdown - Part 2 Making the Most of Lockdown

  

  In my previous post, I talked about the sorts of things that you need to do with kids on the spectrum in order to keep them safe during lockdown. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Autism and Lockdown - Part 1 Things You Need to Do

  

  These last few weeks have been unprecedented. Who would have thought that we'd reach a point where a pandemic caused a lockdown in most countries, where... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Fatherhood and Teens on the Spectrum Who Rebel

  

  It’s not uncommon for fathers to feel like they don’t get any respect from their teens. This is the case in many families regardless of whether the kids are on... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Time Blindness and Autism

  

  People with Autism and Asperger's syndrome may experience a variety of different executive functioning issues. These include issues with; organisation skills,... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2020 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Rounding up 2019

  

  We've reached the end of yet another year and before I jump into 2020, I wanted to take a look back at my posts and activities for 2019. Life ChangesI started... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Being a Good Dad to Kids on the Spectrum

  

  One of the frustrating things about the fathers, particularly fathers of kids on the spectrum is that for various reasons, they're not always "engaged" in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Strategies for When Your Autistic Teenager Needs Help with Math

  

  There's no doubt about it, mathematics is a very important skill. It's a skill that you will use throughout your entire life whether it's for checking your... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Our Partners and Autism Acceptance

  

  Last week, I read a post from a lady who didn't feel accepted by her partner. The interesting thing was that while she knew what she wanted to say, she felt tha... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Being an Older Adult with Asperger's Syndrome

  

  A couple of weeks ago, I officially hit the big 50. I guess that makes me an "older adult" now. Nothing much has changed but I thought it would be worthwhile... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Some Thoughts on Cups, the Extreme Male Brain Theories of Autism and Genderless...

  

  Recently, I was unpacking the dishwasher and putting cups away while thinking about how we chose the cups and mugs and how my wife and I have very different... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Forget "Normal" - Set Personal Goals for a Happier Life

  

  There's no doubt about it, autism, Asperger's syndrome and all of the associated co-conditions including ADHD/ADD, anxiety, OCD, ODD, Bi-Polar disorder and BPD... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Teaching Responsibility to Kids with Autism

  

  When you have kids at school, it's fairly common for them to go on overnight excursions and come home with many of the wrong items in their luggage or without... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Relationship Traits That Couples with Autism Can Learn from

  

  I was reading an article a few weeks back on the psychological reasons why some marriages last the distance when so many others fail. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Why Autistic People Need to Be Encouraged to "Give Things a Go"

  

  If you're the parent of a child with autism or if you work with an autistic individual, you'll often find that they're very resistant to trying new things,... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Are We "all a Little Bit Autistic"?

  

  It's a phrase which seems to really infuriate a lot of members of the autism community, "we're all a little bit autistic" and yet, there's perhaps some truth... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Asperger's and Bullying - Running Away Isn't the Answer

  

  Like many bloggers I have a stash of topics that I keep for later because they're too raw, too "popular" or too difficult to think about at the time. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Pressuring People with Autism Outside Their Comfort Space Can Lead to Issues

  

  A few months ago, my youngest (15) went on a school camp. There was an incident at the camp which occurred because of his differences. It wasn't handled very... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY