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Posts and articles on Autism
Our Blog includes posts and articles on Autism covering a wide range of subjects and providing useful insights and guidance.
The Beautiful Reality of Autism
This is the article on which my recent TED talk was based (you can also watch the TED talk here). It is a development and extension of the article, What is Autism, Really?, and represents the conceptual backbone of The Transforming Autism Project. Autism is a lifelong disability whereby the affected person lacks the natural ability to interact with others,
Autism Early Intervention Proven Critical
by Guy Shahar 26th October, 2016 We don’t usually feature news on this site, but this is a significant exception. You may have seen extensive media coverage this morning of a new study that confirms how early intervention in autism based on communication-oriented therapy (as we advocate) can transform the quality of life of autistic children and unlock the potential
Containment – An Introduction
by Guy Shahar Published: 15th October, 2016 Containment is, without doubt, the single most important concept I have come across for the support of autistic children. We have used it extensively in the transformation of my own son’s quality of life, and it is key to how we work with families to bring about similar transformations. What is Containment? Essentially,
Heartfulness Article
by Guy Shahar Published: 1st September, 2016 My article about our journey supporting our son with autism and what we have learnt through it about the condition has now been published in Heartfulness Magazine. Please click their logo below to read the article on the magazine’s site (it seems to be taking a few seconds to redirect at the moment,
What is Autism, Really?
by Guy Shahar Published: 5th July, 2016 To many who come across autism in passing, it is considered a disability, through which people are rendered in some way deficient, having the handicap of not being able to function as normal people and (this part is usually unconscious) of being less valuable than those who do not have autism. I would
Autism and Social Ability
by Guy Shahar Published: 21st July, 2016 Recently I was writing our summary of our view of our son’s progress during this school year in preparation for the annual review, and in one of the paragraphs, I found myself writing the following: There is still a very significant gap between him and his peers in terms of his ability
How to Manage Meltdowns
by Guy Shahar Published 16th June, 2016 This is not one of those posts where you find a long list of techniques you can use to achieve something. As anyone who has dealt with them will know from experience, once a meltdown has started, there is little that can be done to bring it under control. In short, it cannot be
Is Autism a Disability?
by Guy Shahar Published 6th June, 2016 There have been a number of newspaper articles about Transforming Autism over the past couple of weeks, mostly based around this press release about the launch of the book. They quote me, usually in a headline, as saying that autism is not a disability, but a condition of great sensitivity which brings a
2 Books to Revolutionise Your Perspective on Autism
by Guy Shahar Published 6th May, 2016 In their very different ways, these 2 deeply moving and powerful books can genuinely transform how we perceive autism. The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida This book was written by a 13 year old virtually non-verbal Japanese autistic boy. He communicates what is really going on for him when he is exhibiting characteristics
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