Rule Change - wearing masks
22/03/2022
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Tony the Turtle
19/08/2021
Today the Centre is sharing a lovely ‘Back to School’ story by Valerie Sheehan.
Using masks and hand sanitiser
11/06/2021
In a podcast recorded last summer, Adam Harris (CEO of AsIAm) explained the sensory sensitivities and other anxieties which face masks and hand sanitisers can cause for some autist...
Positive Feelings
25/05/2021
In this webinar, recorded for the Centre last summer, Peter Vermeulen provides some excellent advice on how to discuss feelings with autistic children and young people.
When visitors come to my house
24/05/2021
As restrictions are eased, it is time for family and friends to meet again.
Shops are open again!
29/04/2021
It is important for children and young people to remember the current rules and restrictions in shops, whether they are going to essential retail outlets, or returning to non-essen...
Covid-19 Weekly test
27/04/2021
Many secondary school students are being asked to carry out a weekly test for Covid-19.
Return to School
20/02/2021
Some children and young people will return to school on Monday, either after half-term holiday, or for the first time in several weeks.
What I can and can't do this Christmas
08/12/2020
Yesterday the Centre’s team posted a social narrative to explain how Christmas will be different this year.
Social narrative for christmas 2020
07/12/2020
Like so many other changes this year, Christmas 2020 will mean changes to many family traditions.
Close contact resource
12/11/2020
Covid-19 has brought many new terms into daily vocabulary, and Contact Tracing is one example of this.
What If I Need To Be Tested? Covid 19
13/10/2020
Many children and young people will need to be tested for Covid-19 and it is important to visually describe the testing process.
Living with the new rules
12/09/2020
Learning to understand and live with the Covid-19 guidelines has required adaptation on everyone’s part however, for autistic children and young people adapting may be significantl...
Dr Temple Grandin Podcast
28/08/2020
In today’s podcast Dr Temple Grandin speaks with the Centre’s CEO Gary Cooper OBE about the impact of the pandemic, the changes she needed to make in her own life and the importanc...
Rules changing and uncertainty social narratives
25/08/2020
COVID 19 has brought much uncertainty and constant changes to our government's public guidance and information since March 2020. This has proved challenging for many people and...
Transport social narrative
24/08/2020
It is important that we prepare autistic children and young people for the changes they may encounter as they transition back to the school setting. This social narrative can be...
Separation Anxiety social narrative
23/08/2020
Throughout the everchanging situation due to the COVID 19 pandemic, parents and carers have remained as a consistent source of support for children and people with autism. Now, as...
Back to School
22/08/2020
Thinking about the transition back to school could increase anxiety in some autistic children and young people. This video outlines a few of the changes that schools may put in...