Past Referral on TV
13/09/2020
Judy is an exceptional artist and has a keen interest in animal care. An interview with Judy will feature on BBC1 “Home Ground” programme on Monday 14th September at 7.30. During t...
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...
Managing Anxiety For Their Autistic Students
10/09/2020
In this webinar recording Joan McDonald highlights ways in which to support autistic learners and their teachers to reengage with the school environment, and learn effectively, in...
Things I wish my teacher knew
10/09/2020
Being able to identify and communicate your personal needs and preferences is a crucial life skill for all children and young people. This resource offers a concrete, non-transient...
Stranmillis Application
10/09/2020
Registration is now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Autism Studies at Stranmillis University College.
Jessi'S Story Starting Secondary School with Autism
06/09/2020
In this video autistic teenager Jessi talks about her first year at Post Primary school.
Personal Care Podcast
04/09/2020
In our final podcast (for now!) Jill McCanney, one of the Centre’s specialist occupational therapists, will discuss the challenges which personal care activities may create for man...
Wearing Deodorant Social Narrative
04/09/2020
Learning to use deodorant to prevent body odour is a valuable life skill, one which may need to be explicitly taught.
September Webinars
02/09/2020
Middletown Centre for Autism are pleased to announce a second webinar series beginning on 9 September.
Movement Breaks
01/09/2020
Movement breaks are typically classroom based physical activity programmes designed to get students moving more. Movement breaks are beneficial for all students as they typicall...
Open Containers
30/08/2020
Teaching your child how to open certain containers or food items will not only help with their independence and fine motor skills but will alleviate the need for too many hands tou...
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...
How to Guide Flexible Thinking
28/08/2020
This “how to” guide explains the importance of thinking in a flexible way. It also provides some introductory ideas on how to introduce the concept and teach it to children and...
Online Learning Part 2 Top Tips For Teachers
26/08/2020
Following on from the final session of our ‘Online Learning’ webinar series posted earlier today we are sharing our ‘Top Tips’ for emotional regulation, sensory processing, and tra...
Online Learning Part 2
26/08/2020
lease click on this link to watch the second part of our webinar series on ‘Online Learning’ where MCA’s Educational Psychologists Nicci Hall and Lorraine Carson explore a range of...
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...
Online Learning The new normal Resource
24/08/2020
On Wednesday 19 August we released Part 1 of our ‘Online Learning’ webinar which discussed increasing task structure as a strategy to support engagement with online teaching and le...
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...