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Professional practice

Here you'll find a selection of articles and opinion pieces written by professionals and autistic people who share their knowledge, good practice, research and advice for anyone working with autistic people. New articles will be published each month.

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Autism and catastrophising

What catastrophising is, why autistic people may be prone to it and support options

Toileting and autistic children

Lorraine MacAlister discusses toileting difficulties in autistic children

Overlooked and overwhelmed: the impact of early neurodiversity screening in prisons

Overlooked and overwhelmed: the impact of early neurodiversity screening in prisons

Emotion Works – A tool to support autistic individuals to recognise and understand their emotions

Emotion Works – A tool to support autistic individuals to recognise and understand their emotions

How an AV1 robot supported our autistic pupil's return to school

In this article, Martin Haskayne describes how an AV1 inclusion robot was used to support a pupil’s return to school following the COVID-19 pandemic and what staff learnt through the process.

Joining the National Autistic Society’s Accreditation Programme – our experience

Victoria Fox at St John’s School, shares her experience of the accreditation process, including her insights on what has been of most benefit throughout the accreditation process.

Introducing a school therapy dog

Headteacher at Northcott School, discusses how she decided that a therapy dog was needed for her school, and the impact that Ozzy has had on her autistic pupils.

Helping young people to understand their autistic identity

Rebecca Duffus discusses the importance of supporting young people to understand their autistic identity

National Autistic Society Scotland student support service

Moya Flynn shares how the service developed, how it underwent changes in response to periods of lockdown and how the mentoring service can benefit autistic students

What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication and how can it benefit autistic people?

Emily Higgins-Walsh discusses the advantages of flexible and person-centred communication tools for autistic people.

Autism and youth justice – redesigning and adapting research during the COVID 19 pandemic

Holly Judge, discusses a Youth Justice research project including its planning, development, and outcomes

Specialist autism mentoring at university – a framework for reframing

Brian Irvine shares a framework for approaching Specialist (Autism) Mentoring in UK Higher Education.
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