Year: 2018

A young girl sitting on a boardwalk below a handrail with the bottom part of the handrail resting against her forehead. The girl is looking across a river towards some trees against a pale blue sky.

Do Rewards Help or Harm Autistic Children?

by Guy Shahar Published:  6th Dec, 2018 I have noticed recently that my son’s school seems to be using rewards and punishments routinely with their children.  They get stickers if they say “good morning” to the teacher who welcomes them, they get vouchers for high street shops for good attendance, and they

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A man and a young girl smile joyfully together in a sunny field, surrounded by green grass and wildflowers. The girl is resting her head on the man's chest.

What My Autistic Child Taught Me About Parenting

by Guy Shahar Published: 10th September, 2018 This article brings together many of the strands of learning that we have undergone on our journey taking care of our son.  It has been written for and published in Attachment Parenting UK.  Please click below to visit their site and read it there.  

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Why Life with Autism is a Struggle

How Early Intervention can make such a difference by Guy Shahar Published: 26th July, 2018 In almost all cases, life with autism is a struggle.  But it is not the autism that is the cause of this struggle.  We have suggested many times that autism itself is a condition of open-hearted goodwill

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A young girl in a high chair eating from a plate of chopped up cucumber and french fries.

Enabling Flexibility

by Guy Shahar Published: 29th March, 2018 Should we intervene to help autistic children to become more able to do things flexibly?  If so, what are the most effective ways? When it comes to some of the apparently inflexible requirements of autistic children – around food, clothes, routines and so on –

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Trauma in Autism

by Guy Shahar Published: 1st February, 2018 How trauma may be at the heart of many autism “symptoms”, and how that would make early intervention all the more important.   We have written and spoken a lot about the anxiety that forms the backdrop of the lives of most autistic people.  Tony

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