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    • Our mission, vision, values and aims
    • Our Leaflets
    • Our Funders
  • Support & information
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  • Home
  • What we do & who we are
    • What we do
    • Who we are
    • Our charitable purposes
    • Our mission, vision, values and aims
    • Our Leaflets
    • Our Funders
  • Support & information
    • I’m worried about my child
    • How can I help my child?
    • School issues and support
    • Parent and carer support
    • Help for autistic teens and adults
    • Autism and neurodiversity
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Author - Luke Aylward

Avatar photoLuke is an Aspie copywriter and designer based in Leeds. He's the chairman of a local support group and enjoys providing accessible info around all things autism.

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How and when to use deep pressure

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What is neurodiversity?

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How parents can support the siblings of autistic children

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Proof that vaccines don’t cause autism

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Autism and gender identity: what you need to know

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How to handle bullying at school

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Autism and peer support: A valuable tool

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How to use visual communication with autistic children

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Being autistic at university: what you need to know

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A guide to reasonable adjustments at work for autistic adults

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Aids to make stimming fun and easy

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