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Interoceptive Awareness
14/10/2021
Recognising the need to go to the toilet requires an awareness of when the bladder or bowel is full.
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Using the toilet
12/10/2021
Yesterday the Centre shared information on how interoceptive awareness can affect the ability to independently go to the toilet.
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Toileting
11/10/2021
This week the Centre’s Interoceptive focus turns to Toileting.
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Pocket Money
09/08/2021
Encouraging young people to take responsibility for household chores is an important life skill.
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Personal Care Strategies
18/06/2021
The webinar clip posted yesterday examined why personal care tasks can be challenging for autistic children and young people with sensory sensitivities.
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Sensory Sensitivities in Personal Care activities
17/06/2021
In this webinar clip recorded last year, Jill McCanney explains why personal care activities can create challenges for those with sensory sensitivities.
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Sleep social narrative
16/05/2021
Sleep is an important part of mental health and wellbeing. This social narrative clearly explains the importance of sleep, and would be particularly suitable for a younger child.
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Sleep routines for teenagers
27/03/2021
To complete this week’s focus on sleep, the Centre is sharing a final clip from Tara Vernon’s podcast on sleep.
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Bedtime Routines
26/03/2021
Sleep begins with a consistent and calming bedtime routine.
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Sleep Hygiene
26/03/2021
This week the Centre has shared information on why sleep can be disrupted in autistic children and young people and its impact on physical and emotional wellbeing.
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Personal Care Routines
20/03/2021
In this short clip from a podcast recorded last year, Jill McCanney explains how personal care activities can be built into daily routines by using social narratives to increase mo...
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Hand Washing Routine
20/03/2021
Hand washing has always been an important part of a healthy routine, but of course it has become even more essential in the last year.
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Music video: Morning routine
18/03/2021
Music is a fun and motivating way to encourage participation in daily activities.
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Healthy Routines: Exercise
08/03/2021
Physical exercise is a vital part of any healthy routine.
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Healthy Routines
01/03/2021
Today is the first day of Spring and the first day of the Centre’s new topic: ‘Healthy Routines’, so let’s combine them and get outside for a Spring walk.
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Interoception and Eating
26/02/2021
This is the final day of February’s topic ‘All Things Food’.
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Social Narratives: Keeping Healthy
18/02/2021
Today, the Centre is giving you TWO social narratives, explaining the importance of keeping healthy.
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The Food Pyramid Sorting Activity
15/02/2021
Last week The Centre shared resources to explain the Food Pyramid to children and young people.