Transforming Autism has received a generous grant from the Heart of Bucks
Community Fund, enabling the organisation to expand its work with autistic children and their
families across the Buckinghamshire area, with a special focus on Taplow, Iver and Burnham.
Our latest Transforming Autism project is the Play:cademy, an online parent-mediated early-years support programme for families of young 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
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
by Guy Shahar Published: 6th Dec, 2018 I have noticed recently that my son’s school seems to be using rewards and punishments routinely with their children. They get stickers if they say “good morning” to the teacher who welcomes them, they get vouchers for high street shops for good attendance, and they
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.
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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