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Mainstream education can benefit autistic children, but only when the setting understands autism and makes the right adjustments.

Yes. Research suggests that autistic people can experience empathy deeply, but may express or communicate it differently from non-autistic people. Modern theories increasingly focus on…

Explain autism in a positive and age-appropriate way. Help your child understand that autism is a difference in how their brain works, not something that…

Joint attention is the ability to share focus with another person on an object, event or activity. It involves skills such as looking, pointing, showing…

Echolalia is the repetition of words, phrases or sounds that a person has heard previously. In autistic children, echolalia can serve a range of communication…

Autism itself is not a mental health condition. However, autistic adults are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, burnout and chronic stress due to factors…

Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA) describes children who find it very hard to attend school because of emotional distress. Learn why autistic pupils are more…

A guide for parents to the signs of autism in preschool children, how autism differs from language disorder and developmental delay, and how to support…

Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference present from early childhood. Trauma refers to the psychological and physiological effects of distressing or overwhelming experiences. Although they can…