AUTISM NEWSLETTER JULY 2019 COMMENT

Behaviour change Yep, it's time we changed the behaviour of bullies in school. Watch this wonderful video from Robbie. Self advocacy in action. More
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Safe house “A place where you don’t need to translate yourself” Inside Felicity House, a New York social club for women with autism. More

Romance is fine Autism self advocate Amy Gravino on what parents should know about spectrum dating More

That's funny “It’s a huge myth that people with A.S.D. don’t understand or are not interested in humor,” Yep, people with autism not only get jokes - they right them too! More

Wrong label It may be that children given the ‘high functioning autism’ label are not just presumed to have better functioning than they really do, but they actually have far greater challenges with everyday skills than the label would suggest More

Achieve with autism 'It's not a weakness or a liability' - the words of Callum Brazzo. Callum urges folk with autism to bring positive energy and say to everyone "we can do this", be sociable people, show our talents and, no matter what the challenges are, we can come out of the other side More

Can't wait to use this app This looks like a really good app to help youngsters master the art of waiting. Not easy for those on the spectrum (and those that aren't)! More