Christmas cracker
11/12/2021
Making their own Christmas crackers is a lovely way to involve children and young people in the Christmas preparations.
Design your own Christmas jumper
10/12/2021
If you haven’t worn your festive attire yet, today is the day!
Christmas movement cards
09/12/2021
As Christmas excitement grows at home and at school, movement breaks will be even more important to support children and young people in staying regulated.
Snowball Buns
08/12/2021
Time for some Christmas baking! This recipe requires only 3 ingredients, and the video makes it easy to follow. Video modelling is useful for many autistic children and young peo...
Inclusive Education – What matters most?
07/12/2021
The Centre is conducting a survey to understand more about school life for autistic children and young people in Ireland, and to find out what autistic students, their parents and...
My christmas wishes
06/12/2021
This template could be used for those all important letters to Santa, or some children and young people could use it to list things that will make Christmas easier for them.
Indoor activities for Christmas
03/12/2021
Oh the weather outside is frightful….!
Playdough mats
01/12/2021
The Centre’s creative elf has been busy designing lots of lovely festive ideas.
Advent calendar of ideas
01/12/2021
It is the first day of December so it is officially OK to talk all things Christmas!
Photo Call!
30/11/2021
The Centre needs your photos!
Inclusive Education – What matters most?
29/11/2021
The Centre is launching a survey to understand more about school life for autistic children and young people in Ireland, and to find out what autistic students, their parents and s...
Taking turns and sharing
26/11/2021
Many outdoor play activities demand social understanding of typical rules and etiquette.
Everyone can play
24/11/2021
In an interview excerpt shared last week, Dr Helen Lynch (University College Cork) discussed Universal Design in outdoor play spaces.
NCSE Resource: Sensory Spaces
23/11/2021
Another lovely resource from the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), providing lots of ideas for meeting sensory needs in the school setting.
Bulletin 36
22/11/2021
The Centre is delighted to launch its 36th Research Bulletin, this time on the topic of Outdoor Play.
Universal Design for outdoor play spaces
19/11/2021
Last week the Centre shared an excerpt from its interview with Dr Helen Lynch (University College Cork) in which she explained the importance of outdoor play for autistic children....
Have your say on Play
18/11/2021
It is vital to always listen to the child’s voice, especially when it comes to play!
Asking to Play with Others
17/11/2021
Asking to play with someone requires confidence and the ability to initiate social interaction.