Category: Parenting

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How Our Subtle Messages Can Impact Autistic Children

by Guy Shahar Published:  21st February, 2020 In the course of family life, as we are growing up, we learn and absorb ways of behaving and communicating from our parents and others, and then we replicate this in our own families when we are older. The process happens unconsciously (which is

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The Lived Experience Of Autism

by Guy Shahar Published:  6th September, 2019 This is a slightly different article from usual and elaborates on a talk given by the author at a panel on this theme at the Hay Festival, 2019. This article is based in part on my own experience, but also draws on and chimes

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Avoiding Frustration

by Guy Shahar Published: 30th July, 2019 Finding the one thing that can make the difference between calmness and anxiety. My son still sometimes gets into a state of frustration due to some residual fears and anxieties as described in the previous Overcoming Fears article. We have noticed something that we

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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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Discussing Autism with a Child

by Guy Shahar 7th April, 2017 Introducing a child to their autism is a major step.  Guy Shahar shares his experience and reflections on how this might optimally be done. Done in the right way at the right time, the initial conversation with a child about their autism can set

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