Category - How can I help my child?

Here are posts on a range of topics on how you can support children with an autism spectrum disorder, Aspergers, HFA, PDA and related conditions.

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Girl Bristol ADOS autism

Private autism assessment for children in the Bristol area

does my child have autism

Does my child have autism?

Assessor and child play during ADOS assessment

The autism assessment process at Bristol’s Autism Hub

autistic girl with sensory overload

What is Sensory Overload?

Managing conflicts and arguments with your autistic child

Financial assistance autistic child

Grants and funds for families of disabled children

Schoolboy

EHCPs: a beginner’s guide

supporting autistic children at christmas

Tips for supporting autistic children at Christmas

School support for autistic children with SEND

School support for autistic children

Autistic girl with hearing sensitivity

Sensory issues and autism

Autistic girl with pathological demand avoidance

What is PDA?

Anxious autistic Asperger teen girl

How to help your autistic child with anxiety

how to tell your child about their autism diagnosis

How to tell your child about their autism diagnosis

why to tell your child about autism

Why it’s important to tell your child about their autism diagnosis

when to tell your child about their asd diagnosis

When to tell your child about their autism diagnosis

teaching your autistic child

Teaching autistic children: simply does it

Soothing autistic children

Tips for distress behaviours

Autistic girl hoovering proprioception

Heavy work: keep your kids moving!

autistic autism sensory overload

Sensory overload: top tips to keep it at bay

Free online courses about autism

Online courses for parents of autistic children

Heart with benefits

Benefits for families with autistic children

boy putting shoes on

Autism and executive functioning

The BAS parent/carer befriending scheme

autistic confident teenager

Your autism diagnosis: a guide for young people

autistic woman blogger in a cafe

A list of autistic bloggers and YouTubers

Autistic boy transition from school to home

Tips for transition from school to home

Mother worried about autism

If it isn’t autism, what could it be?

Deep pressure for autistic children

How and when to use deep pressure

autistic man recovering from meltdown

Recovering from meltdowns: info for autistic people and carers