Managing changes to routine during holidays

Change to routines during the holidays can be hard for autistic children who may prefer predictability, structure, and familiarity. Here are some ways to help support your child.

Change to routines during the holidays can be hard for autistic children who may prefer predictability, structure, and familiarity. Here are some ways to help support your child.

NADINE (PARENT + PRACTITIONER)

Autism and sleep

Parents, bedtime routines can help your child with autism to wind-down and prepare for sleep. Have a go at trying these at home.

Parents, bedtime routines can help your child with autism to wind-down and prepare for sleep. Have a go at trying these at home.

NADINE (PARENT + PRACTITIONER)

Supporting your neurodivergent child during the festive season

Tips to help support neurodivergent children during the festive season.

Tips to help support neurodivergent children during the festive season.

Annie (Practitioner)

Encouraging flexibility in your child with autism

Children with autism can sometimes have a hard time with flexibility. Here are some ways you can talk to your child and help them become more comfortable with being flexible.

Children with autism can sometimes have a hard time with flexibility. Here are some ways you can talk to your child and help them become more comfortable with being flexible.

Nadine (Parent + practitioner)

Create a ‘calm down’ space

Help your child to create a safe space when they’re feeling overwhelmed.

Help your child to create a safe space when they’re feeling overwhelmed.

Nadine (Parent + practitioner)

Encouraging independence

Help children learn skills by breaking them down into smaller steps.

Help children learn skills by breaking them down into smaller steps.

Nadine (Parent + practitioner)

Praise and encouragement

Praise and encouragement can help to grow loving relationships and improve your child’s confidence.

Praise and encouragement can help to grow loving relationships and improve your child’s confidence.

Nadine (parent + practitioner)

Travelling with your autistic child

Traveling can be unpredictable, disrupt routines and sometimes cause sensory overload. Here are some ways you can support your autistic child on the go.

Traveling can be unpredictable, disrupt routines and sometimes cause sensory overload. Here are some ways you can support your autistic child on the go.

Nadine (Parent + practitioner)

Listening to your child with autism

Parents, here are some tips that can help when listening to your autistic child. Have a go at trying these tips at home.

Parents, here are some tips that can help when listening to your autistic child. Have a go at trying these tips at home.

Annie (practitioner)

Supporting the siblings of your child with additional needs

Having a child with additional needs can have an impact on siblings. Here are some ways you can provide support.

Having a child with additional needs can have an impact on siblings. Here are some ways you can provide support.

Nadine (parent & practitioner)