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Read stories from people with autism, their families and the people who work with them.
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12th December 2024
3 mins read
The link between fitness and mental health is well established. In this blog, Andrew looks at how sport positively impacted his mental health, reducing his anxiety and providing him with a career option
Thoughtpieces
Contributor: Guest
Staying in school provides stability for the child, allowing them to build on previous knowledge without disruption
21st June 2024
1 min read
CEO, Tracie Coultas-Pitman, responds to recent reports of councils in England facing a near £1 billion deficit in SEN funding and how our BeyondAutism Fast Responder® service is helping find solutions.
Contributor: Staff
15th April 2024
In our latest guest blog, Mariss shares her autism journey - from how she felt as a child, her creative flair and what changed with a diagnosis. Read more about her story here.
Simply being in school is not enough, if the child is not able to access learning
24th January 2024
...when the reality is that mental health and SEN resources are at breaking point. Matt Wicks takes a deeper look at the issues faced by schools and how targets like this don't help the learners.
Let us challenge the misconception that autistic individuals must fit a specific mould to be seen as valuable
7th December 2023
In our latest blog, a BeyondAutism Intern looks at what needs to change to create a more inclusive society accepting of the wide range of talent, abilities and potential amongst autistic people
9th November 2023
For Occupational Therapy (OT) Week we take a look into the theme of occupations and why OT is so important in an educational environment
17th August 2023
2 mins read
In this special post, Charlie Baker, author of Autism and Me, shares how writing became such an important tool for him as a form of communication and how he hopes his writing will inspire others.
2nd August 2023
4 mins read
Rose and Avanelle, lecturers at London South Bank University, take a look at the need for more training on SEN for student nurses and how their collaboration with BeyondAutism has supported their students
No family, or child, should have to wait until the point of crisis to get the support they need
30th March 2023
Our response to worrying reports of the new referral criteria for children's autism assessments in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
27th March 2023
In this special World Autism Acceptance Week blog, we look at what it means to be leading autism education and what needs to be done to make education more inclusive.
15th March 2023
Guest writer James Kirkendall shares his experience of growing up with autism, anxiety & a learning disability in the US, reflecting on whether earlier diagnosis would have helped.
Inclusion, Thoughtpieces
28th September 2022
Person-centred planning is a great way of ensuring that the individual remains at the heart of any decisions that affect them. Find out more about PCPs and their uses.
Thoughtpieces, Top tips
30th June 2022
Robert, our intern, shares his own personal experiences of school and how neurodiversity can be better supported in the classroom.
12th May 2021
Ever since I was a little girl ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll has been my favourite novel.
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