In this post, we’ll be talking about empathy and autism. It is commonly thought that people on the Autism spectrum can’t or don’t empathise. I’d like to challenge that from a couple of different angles. First, from personal experience. Second,
Read moreWelcome! In this post, I want to discuss theory of mind, as it is an important aspect of social communication, and a big part of the difficulties that someone on the Spectrum might experience. I find it amazing how people
Read moreWelcome to installment of my Autism Series. In this post, I want to tackle a big topic: social communication and how this is worked out by people on the spectrum. This is a very big topic, and therefore I don’t
Read moreWelcome to this week’s In Therapy post, where we’ll be talking about Autism related situations. You can search my blog for more posts regarding neurodivergence and autism. The topics in this series will be around issues that “mainstream” folk might
Read moreWelcome to part 3 of the mini series on dealing with low self-esteem. In this final part, I would like to give some insight as to what might take place in a therapy session when working through self-esteem issues. The
Read moreWelcome to part 2 of the Self-Esteem mini-series! In this blog post, I want to briefly touch on some of the causes and consequences of self-esteem. More information can be found by visiting this NHS link as well as The
Read moreThis post idea came about from a request from a parent in a facebook group (Parenting kids with Dyslexia/Dyspraxia/SPD/ADHD Sussex). It is related to children but can help adults as well. I work with children on the Autism Spectrum, Down’s
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