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...
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...
Jed Baker Podcast Transitions on Children Back To School
21/08/2020
In this podcast Dr Jed Baker offers tips and strategies for parents and teachers on how to manage anxiety in children and young people during the transition back to the school sett...
Circle of Control
21/08/2020
It is not always possible to control the experiences we have in life, but we can learn to control how we react to them. This resource from the Northern Ireland Education Authori...
Online Learning The New Normal
19/08/2020
This recorded webinar is the first of a two-part programme where MCA’s Educational Psychologists Nicci Hall and Lorraine Carson introduce the concept of blended learning and explor...
Scissor Skills Video
18/08/2020
This video shows some activities designed to practice scissor skills. The materials are organised and tasks have been made visually clear to suit the learning style of a child or...
Emotional Zones
16/08/2020
The ability to regulate and control an emotional response often requires explicit teaching for autistic children and young people. The visual aspect of these printable images ma...
Wearing a Mask
15/08/2020
Wearing a mask or face covering may be a difficult concept for children and young people with autism to understand and/or tolerate, it may leave both them and their carers frustrat...
Kari Dunn Podcast Emotional Regulation
14/08/2020
In this podcast author and educator Kari Dunn Buron speaks with Dr Fiona McCaffrey on emotional regulation and gives practical strategies to support parents and educators in provid...
Breathing Resource
14/08/2020
Today’s resource is a visual support designed to guide the autistic child or young person in Take 5 Mindful Breathing. It was created to promote opportunities within the school...
Packing a School Bag Video
12/08/2020
Many young people with autism experience difficulties with executive functioning, meaning that they find organisation tasks challenging. In this video parents and professionals...
Packing a School Bag Resource
12/08/2020
Thinking about returning to school and our video on packing a school bag here are two different visual supports that can be used to help the autistic child or young person independ...