Therapies

So far so good: elements of a successful transition to primary school by Suz

February 11, 2013

The Batsman has completed his first full week of mainstream primary school. This next pathway follows on from a two and a half year home based ABA program. We are thrilled to be here since we were never sure upon the Batsman’s diagnosis, whether mainstream school would be within his reach. The intensive ABA program, [...]

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Getting into the routine by Marita

January 30, 2013

Disclaimer: I received two routine charts from Smarty Pants Kids to review and provide feedback on their usefulness for children on the Autism Spectrum.  All opinions are my own.  My girls are so very routine oriented… but adding something new to their routine, or shaking up an existing routine can be exceptionally challenging. During school holidays and [...]

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Not Good Enough – By Kate

December 14, 2012

I got a Christmas letter from our regional offices for early intervention the other day. It was nice enough, but it made me very angry. My son was diagnosed with autism and an intellectual disability in August of last year. Sixteen months ago. He was just shy of three years old. In the time since [...]

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The Act of Stillness By Twitchy

November 23, 2012

It’s taken me a long time to become conscious of some of my own reactions and needs. Part of this has come about with maturing, awareness and the acquired art of self-reflection. The rest has come about with the sharp learning curve accompanied by the ride that is additional needs parenting. So often, the tree [...]

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Smooth talking – a Batsman speech update by Suz

November 19, 2012

You might remember from this post that the Batsman had been diagnosed with an additional speech disorder a couple of months ago. I didn’t really go into much detail back then but I thought today might be a good day to share a bit more. Out of the blue, back in August, the Batsman began [...]

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Calm Clinic

October 29, 2012

Here at Autism In Our Own Words, we receive our share of PR pitches. From time to time, we may share posts from those services we hope may be of interest or assistance to our readers. We were not paid for this post and publication is not an indication of endorsement. The team at AIOOW. Despite [...]

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Dear Universe, enough ok? By Suz

September 17, 2012

I shed a few tears this week as we dealt with the Batsman’s diagnosis of an additional speech disorder. We already have autism and asthma on the plate and now there is one more. Dear Universe, enough, ok? The tears weren’t about the actual diagnosis, well not directly. You see, every Tuesday for the last [...]

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Guest Post: Mental Illness and Hospitalisation

September 10, 2012
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Guests Posts are welcomed on Autism: In Our Own Words. We would like to remind readers “We are building a supportive autism community. In our own words, we are telling autism stories.” As such we welcome guest posts which tell the story of their writer or a story the writer wishes to be told. Please [...]

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Guest Post | Because I care

August 27, 2012

I’ve always worked with children or adults with disabilities. I chose a uni course with the intention of ‘helping’ kids in some capacity, exactly how, I wasn’t sure. Then, whilst in my 3rd year at uni, I fell into the world of Autism. I answered an ad to become an ABA therapist. It was simply [...]

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On personal challenges By Suz

July 23, 2012

Two and a half years has passed since the Batsman was diagnosed with autism. All at once, that time has flown and crawled. For around two of the last two and a half years, most of my thinking has been about the Batsman himself, about how we can best support him, help him overcome challenges [...]

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