Sensory – Balance in more detail
Have you ever wondered how your body knows if you’re spinning or moving? Well, that’s where your vestibular system comes into play. Inside your ears,
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Window of Tolerance
Everyone in the world becomes angry, worried, or stressed at some point and when this happens, we can struggle to control our senses, emotions and
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History of Autism
The Prehistory of Autism Autism was only given a name in the 1930s, but it’s important to remember that people like us are nothing new.
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Apraxia and Dyspraxia
Apraxia, or its milder version dyspraxia, is relatively common amongst autistic people. It affects the movements that our muscles make and can impact one motor
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Self-Harm
What is Self-Harm? Self-harm is when you cause harm to yourself on purpose. There are many different reasons why someone might self-harm, but often it
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Sensory – Balance
Autistic people often have lower sensitivity OR higher sensitivity with balance. It is common for the levels of sensitivity to change according to how relaxed,
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Double Empathy
The double empathy problem is a theory that explains the difficulties autistic people face when socialising with non-autistic people. It’s sometimes said that all autistic
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Managing your brain’s energy
Research shows that autistic people’s brains tend to have higher processing power than non-autistic brains, but this may not always show as we often have
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What is an autism diagnosis?
Many autistic people at some point receive an autism diagnosis. Diagnosis probably isn’t the best choice of word. Normally, it is a word used in
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Medication
Autism does not require any medication: it’s just a difference and not something to cure. “I don’t suffer from autism, I suffer from idiots” Times
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