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
by Guy Shahar Published: 9th September, 2020 This is a very contentious question concerning all who are autistic or associated with autistic people. Autistic people tend to prefer to be called autistic, while those who work with them professionally tend to prefer to refer to them as people with autism. Why
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
by Guy Shahar Published: 4th May 2017 We often hear how children with autism have certain needs, like the need for routine or certainty or quietness around them or literal language so that they are not confused by figurative expressions, etc. It is widely assumed that such needs are hard-wired
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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