Autism Parent Support Hub

08/04/2026

As we end off our series about Autism, we think about how often we do find ourselves in awe of the little people that we are so privileged to work with.

07/04/2026

Once you build rapport with an Autistic child, you are in the privileged position of being able to access their interests and strengths. Through harnessing these so much learning is possible! The goal of therapy with Neurodiverse individuals should never be compliance. It should always be about helping them to build autonomy, develop competence and build confidence. Helping them find joy in their world and in relationships with the people they love is our ultimate goal!

04/04/2026

Autism Acceptance is key! Our kiddies want to know that we care about what is meaningful for them.

Continuing on with our series highlighting how amazing and unique our Autistic clients are. We learn new things from them every day and we often say that we learn more from them than they learn from us.

02/04/2026

Autism Acceptance 🩵

As a practice we are very passionate about Autism acceptance. We work with many autistic children, all of whom are incredibly unique. They surprise us so often with how amazing their brains are and how differently they see things. We learn so much from them! For Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month we will be running a little series highlighting some of the amazing things our autistic clients can do.

02/04/2025

Today we celebrate all individuals living with autism, professionals who provide support and care to autistic individuals, and parents who love and nurture their autistic children.

02/04/2025

Today on World Autism Acceptance Day let’s be mindful of the fact that being Neurodivergent may make our kiddies do things a little differently, but it doesn’t make them less! We need to recognise how we can change to be more inclusive, supportive & accepting so that they feel safe in our world and are given the opportunity to reach their full potential.

15/12/2024

- visual schedules are a visual representation of the child's day
- this is especially helpful for kids that benefit from routine and may have anxiety around unpredictability
- the schedule can include everyday visuals like bath time/story time as well as things that can be considered out of routine e.g. Mall/restaurant
- because most autistic children are stronger visually, the visuals are more helpful compared to if you give verbal explanations of their day

There are many free visual schedules online: https://adayinourshoes.com/free-printable-visual-schedules-for-home-and-daily-routines/
https://littlepuddins.ie/visual-schedules-free/

02/12/2024

We will be having our last online parent support group this Thursday 5 December 2024 at 19:30. Please join if you are the parent of an Autistic child who would like some support and guidance. Please email [email protected] by Wednesday 4 Dec if you would like the link.

22/10/2024

Please take note: for any parents of autistic children who are interested in joining our next free online support group meeting, please email me at [email protected] for the zoom link

02/10/2024

Please consider helping if you can. This research will be so helpful to all of us professionals working with Autistic children