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ARCHIVED – The Politics of Autism: What the UK election means for autism
Posted on May 8, 2015 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. Whilst casting my vote in the General Election yesterday afternoon there was only one thing on my mind: Which party will better serve the growing autistic population […]
ARCHIVED – Having a dog can improve social skills of autistic children
Posted on January 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. This is Skye. I got her 5-6 years ago, a time when I was very much struggling with anxiety and depression and finding it difficult to put […]
ARCHIVED – My Age of Autism Anxiety
Posted on December 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
“What is anxiety?” was one of the top Google searches of 2014. Anxiety affects almost everyone at some time in their lives, from pre exam jitters to full blown can’t leave the house agoraphobia and panic attacks. We can all relate to some extent to the physical pit of your stomach nerves that run like […]
ARCHIVED – CBT for Autism: Teaching the blind to see?
Posted on October 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. “How does that make you feel?” “How do you cope with that?” “What is it that makes you anxious?” “Are you Catastrophising?” “Have you tried mentalizing?” “Where […]
ARCHIVED – ‘Don’t believe everything you think’: Accepting different realities
Posted on July 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. The hardest part of watching my Nanna fall deeper and deeper into a Parkinson’s Dementia is not the hallucinations she has or the alternative reality she has […]
ARCHIVED – Autism and Mental Health: A National Autism Society Conference
Posted on June 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. For a couple of years now I have been grappling with the topic of mental illness and autism, both personally and now professionally in my research. So […]
ARCHIVED – “We’re all going on a (autistic) summer holiday…”
Posted on May 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. As an adult I have always found the concept of ‘holidaying’ a bit strange, maybe it is because the whole point of a holiday is to get […]
ARCHIVED – 14 Amazing Women with Autism: Makers’ List
Posted on April 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. With Autism Awareness Month coming to an end MAKERS, which hosts the largest video collection of women’s stories, has announced a list celebrating 14 amazing women with […]
ARCHIVED – ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ on the Stage
Posted on September 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology.In 2012 the award winning bestselling novel ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ transformed itself on stage, sweeping up an impressive 7 Olivier Awards in […]
ARCHIVED – Eating Disorders and Autism
Posted on September 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
ARCHIVED: Please note, whilst every effort has been made to update blog posts, this blog post has been archived and may present outdated and incorrect information and terminology. Five times more girls with anorexia scored into the autism range and well over half with ‘broader autism phenotype’, meaning they have some similar traits. This was […]
Dr Hannah Louise Belcher 