Year: 2021

Abstract image illustrating the phrase "I am not how I feel," featuring contrasting colors and shapes to convey emotional complexity.

Autism and Authenticity

by Guy Shahar Published: 7th October, 2021 Authenticity is a much touted and prized value in society.  One of the highest compliments that anyone can receive is that they are authentic.  Many autistic people are extremely authentic by nature.  It’s not even voluntary – we actually don’t have the ability to easily

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Challenging Behaviour

Challenging Behaviour Have you ever stopped yourself to ask, ‘what is challenging behaviour?’ and ‘what can I do to stop it?’ The key takeaway from today is that your child’s behavior is a form of communication. Through their behaviour they are sending you powerful messages and trying to connect with

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Are We Forcing Our Autistic Children to Wear a Mask?

by Guy Shahar Published: 23rd June, 2021 Because autistic and non-autistic people have different neurological profiles, they have different ways of making sense of many things, and different preferences around how to communicate.  Neither is better or worse, but because the vast majority of people are non-autistic, it’s easy for a narrative

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