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Challenging Gender Stereotypes through Autism Awareness

‘’The question is not what you look at but what you see’’- Henry David Thoreau

6 min readMar 6, 2021

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Challenging Gender Stereotypes through Autism Awareness

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Cooking by Numbers

In an earlier article I talked about the importance of meaningful learning opportunities for autistic children. Meaningful learning…

5 min readFeb 21, 2021

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Cooking by Numbers

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The Butterfly Effect and Autism

‘We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty’ Maya Angelou

6 min readFeb 17, 2021

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The Butterfly Effect and Autism

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Understanding the Double Empathy Theory of Autism

A recent study by the University of Texas looked at the role of non-autistic people in the social difficulties experienced by autistic…

5 min readFeb 7, 2021

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Understanding the Double Empathy Theory of Autism

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How does oxytocin impact on the characteristics of autism?

A scattering of studies have shown that oxytocin can lead to autistic people experiencing an increase eye contact and emotion recognition…

4 min readJan 24, 2021

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How does oxytocin impact on the characteristics of autism?

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How the Memory Helps us to Understand the Neurodiversity of Autism

“We contain the shapes of trees and the movement of rivers and stars within us.” — Patrick Jasper Lee

6 min readJan 5, 2021

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How the Memory Helps us to Understand the Neurodiversity of Autism

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Understanding Self-Injurious Behavior and Autism

As many as 42% of autistic people will engage in self-harming behaviors at some point in their life time, this is significantly greater…

5 min readJan 5, 2021

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Understanding Self-Injurious Behavior and Autism

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Reward Based Learning vs Meaningful Learning Experiences

I recently read a quote on Facebook that suggested that whilst autistic children might quite like getting rewards they don’t help them to…

4 min readDec 26, 2020

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Reward Based Learning vs Meaningful Learning Experiences

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autismuplifted

Hi, I have been a special needs teacher working with children with autism for 15 years. I also have a background in psychology and therapy.

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