Tanya AdkinSep 28, 20213 minBehaviourism Damages Autistic ChildrenReward charts belong in the bin . The problems with ABA are widely publicised and well known in the UK. Many parents are aware of staying...
Tanya AdkinSep 4, 20212 minTo All The Parents Of Autistic Children.To All The Parents Of Autistic Children…. READ, SIGN AND SHARE https://form.jotform.com/aucademy/boycott-s10k http://chng.it/4dZKHLfcfF...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20212 minBack to School BluesBack to school blues…. My youngest is about to start reception at mainstream school tomorrow and I’m fucking terrified. He is Autistic...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20213 minHow do we help Autistic children understand truth telling?How can we help autistic children tell the truth… This is a complex and tricky topic to navigate as there are lots of unwritten and...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20212 minPathologogical Demand AvoidancePathological Demand Avoidance. What a lovely name…. I much prefer a persistent drive for autonomy. I’ve been asked by several people to...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20212 minWhy are we failing so many Autistic children?WHY ARE WE GETTING IT SO WRONG FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN I’m going to preface this post with NOT ALL PROFESSIONALS as there are some that go...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20213 minAutistic Burnout RecoveryBURNOUT RECOVERY I’M BAAAAACK Well kinda, it’s not quite that simple! I’m probably on a quarter of a tank whereas before I was past empty...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20213 minBurnout Loading!Today I am frozen…. It's the only way I can describe it… I've been in bed for the last almost 24 hours. Unable to do much apart from...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20213 minFabricated or Induced Illness.Fabricated or induced illness and perplexing presentations. Every parent of a disabled child needs to be aware of this, especially if you...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20212 minParent Blame. Where does it come from?Where does parent blaming come from? Let's take a brief look at history for an explanation. Sigmund Freud Frued died in 1939. By this...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20212 minAutism In GirlsAutism in Girls…. People assigned female at birth can indeed present differently to what's widely believed to be typically autistic but...
Tanya AdkinSep 1, 20212 minTaking Off The MaskTaking off the mask…. This one isn't specifically for children… To be honest all of my posts apply to adults and children. This one is...
Tanya AdkinAug 6, 20213 minInternlised Ableism. Why some children reject their identity.Internalised Ableism. I'm often asked about/work with newly identified Autistic young people who reject their identity. There are several...
Tanya AdkinAug 6, 20214 minAutistic burnout & Food.My child is in burnout and isn't eating much. What can I do? This is one I get asked about a lot. So, I thought I'd share a bit of...
Tanya AdkinAug 4, 20212 minChange the environmant, not the child.One more time for the people at the back! Good morning lovely people. I wanted to address something regarding one of my posts about...
Tanya AdkinAug 4, 20212 minWhy is change hard for autistic people?Why is change hard for some Autistic people? So, today is the last day of term for my eldest, and there were all sorts of changes and a...
Tanya AdkinAug 4, 20212 minWhy mainstream school is incompatible with autistic minds.DISCLAIMER – There are so many more reasons, and I will probably waffle about those in other posts, but I've only got space for this...
Tanya AdkinAug 4, 20213 minEnergy accounting for Autistic people.It appears quite a few of you are enjoying my little ramblings about all things Autistic so, I thought I'd treat you to a few more!...
Tanya AdkinAug 4, 20211 minThe problem with resilience.WARNING! Slightly sweary, rant post! We should start some kind of campaign to remove the word from education all together! The problem...
Tanya AdkinAug 4, 20212 minDouble Empathy & Autistic Connection.DOUBLE EMPATHY It's long been thought that Autistic people are loners, that we don't need connection and that we are happy in our own...