Weighted Blanket
My children have had their own weighted blankets for several years now. It never occurred to me that I might benefit from one. So when a friend told me about[…]
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Autistic Women & Girls Conference Vlog
It’s been an exciting week here in Purple land. I had been invited to speak at National Autistic Society’s ‘autistic women and girls conference’. So I headed to London with[…]
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Autism And Irritability
Does anybody else regularly have to deal with autism and irritability? My overload and anxiety often presents as irritability and it’s a really difficult emotion to deal with. Irritability starts[…]
Autism And Physical Health
This week I’m joined again by my autistic friend Ros, for this months Autism In Company. We’re discussing autism and physical health. Anecdotally in the autism community there appears to[…]
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Autism And Coping Strategies
I feel that it’s important to teach autistic children and young adults healthy coping strategies. I say this as an autistic adult who had a lot of unhealthy coping strategies[…]
Autism And Adolescence
Adolescence is a challenging time for everyone. For autistic teens it can be even more challenging, for a variety of reasons. It can also be a time for potential pit[…]
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When And How Should You Tell Your Child They’re Autistic?
When a child is diagnosed with autism one of the issues parents and caregivers face is when and how to tell their child they’re autistic. There is no right or[…]
