Autism Awareness
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Workshops for Parents Autism Central are running FREE online events. Click on the link to book.
What is autism?
Amazing Things Happen - by Alexander Amelines
Professional category finalist Alexander's film gives an uplifting introduction to autism for young non-autistic audiences, aiming to raise awareness, understanding and tolerance in future generations.
Autism from autistic children’s perspective:
Brilliant - short film
Short film from an autistic boy's perspective about how it's our differences that make each of us brilliant in our own way. #autism #autismacceptance
Amazing Kids - Autistic Spectrum Condition
Listen to children from different backgrounds share their unique experiences of the autistic spectrum in their own words. We started this project back in 2017 by asking parents of autistic children to interview their kids and share their answers with us.
BBC - My Autism and Me
CBBC Newsround - My Autism and Me LICENCE - all rights reserved by BBC, CBBC Programmes, Newsround In this Newsround Special, 13-year-old Rosie takes viewers into her world to explain what it's like to grow up with autism - a condition which affects how children see life, and the way they relate to others around them.
Telling your child their diagnosis Are you wondering when and how to share with your child their autism diagnosis? The National Autistic Society have created a guide for parents. Click on the link to access it.
Helpful Websites:
Supporting learning at home:
Home work station for parents of autistic pupils in lockdown
How to create a home work station that can be easily put up and packed away for your child's home working during lockdown or indeed generally for homework.