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Living with Autism and Dissociative Identity Disorder: my journey so far

Living with Autism and Dissociative Identity Disorder: My Journey so Far

We asked Autistic Selves, YouTube blogger, writer and mother, to write about their experiences growing up without a diagnosis of autism, their later...

The Transition to Employment Toolkit – tackling low autism employment rate

The Transition to Employment Toolkit – tackling low autism employment rates

The brand-new Transition to Employment Toolkit strives to improve opportunities for autistic people in their professional life. Through this...

Finding new ways to teach autistic children – Minecraft: Education Edition

Finding new ways to teach autistic children – Minecraft: Education Edition

Since the pandemic brought us all inside and positioned us in front of computer screens, we’ve been keeping an ear to the ground, listening out for...

Autism and Education – The Positives of Lockdown

Autism and Education – The Positives of Lockdown

Jo Bean, autism advisory teacher at Whitefield School in Waltham Forest, reflects on her lockdown experiences. We have heard plenty about the negative...

 World Autism Day Training Video

The NHS’ World Autism Day Training Video

The NHS UK asked consultant, author & psychological therapist Michael Padraig Acton and NHS employee Tom Goble to be part of a training video for...

Dealing with Anxiety

Dealing with Anxiety

Our guest blogger, 16 year old T.L. discusses his experiences dealing with anxiety and education, the support he had, the lessons learnt and the...

Autism and Home-schooling – A Candid Discussion with Parents about Learning in Lockdown

Autism and Home-schooling – A Candid Discussion with Parents about Learning in Lockdown

AnnMarie, mother of Charlotte and Georgiana, sat down with Nicola, a member of the AET team to discuss her experiences home-schooling an autistic...

Autism and Home-schooling

Autism and Home-schooling – A Candid Discussion with Parents about Learning in Lockdown

Debbie Potter, mother of Lizzie, sat down with Nicola, a member of the AET team to discuss her experiences of autism and home-schooling during...

Relationship and Sex Education

Relationships and Sex Education

Our guest blogger, Wilf Parsons from Life Support Productions discusses Relationships and Sex Education for autistic students. He considers new...

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