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Category: Early Intervention

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The effectiveness of a strengths-based early intervention ‘First Steps’ programme with young autistic children

Lucie Wheeler, ARU and CEO RECAP Ltd Dr Theodora Papatheodorou, Independent scholar and researcher Tracy Pepper, CEO Transforming Autism Introduction This paper presents key findings of the evaluation of the ‘First Steps – An early autism support programme’ for young children (up to the age of 4 years) and their

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neilp@yellowstep.co.uk November 26, 2025 No Comments
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The Language of Autism

Should we call autism a disability, or something else?  Should we say that someone is “autistic” or that they “have autism”? 

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neilp@yellowstep.co.uk July 28, 2023 1 Comment
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Addressing Autistic Trauma

Why is Trauma so common in autism from a very early age, and what can autistic people and their parents do to help avoid it?

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neilp@yellowstep.co.uk November 24, 2022 No Comments
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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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neilp@yellowstep.co.uk July 13, 2021 No Comments
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Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

by Guy Shahar Published: 10th December, 2020 As profoundly sensitive beings in an increasingly material and pressure-driven culture, it is easy for our autistic children to feel that they are somehow inadequate. At home, at school and elsewhere, they can easily be given messages that they are slow or clumsy or generally

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neilp@yellowstep.co.uk December 11, 2020 No Comments
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Overcoming Fears

by Guy Shahar Published: 25th April, 2019 After returning from our time at the Mifne Centre in Israel in 2011, it was like a rebirth for my son.  No longer unhappy, continually frustrated, overwhelmed and cut off; instead suddenly filled with joy and determined to explore his life. Despite the challenge

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neilp@yellowstep.co.uk April 25, 2019 No Comments

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