Sep 23, 2022 | Autism, Monthly Reviews, Neurodiversity, Podcast of the Month
Pooky Ponders: What is Autistic Masking and Why Does it Matter? Whether you are autistic, a parent, or are a professional working with autistic people, you need to know what the term ‘masking’ means. Masking is very common in neurodivergent people and is a...
Sep 20, 2022 | Autism, Featured, Monthly Reviews, Topics of Interest
Attorney Woo Young-Woo is extraordinary in many ways – she has memorized every book she has read since she was five years old, with her father’s law books, as the first set lodged in her young brain. The law also comprised the first words she said, or rather...
Sep 6, 2022 | Book of the Month, Parenting support, sensory processing
The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz This book is so helpful if you have a child who has sensory processing differences! How to tell if your child does? They may have big reactions to sounds (like the vacuum cleaner) to certain touch experiences (for example...
Sep 5, 2022 | Monthly Reviews, Podcast of the Month
In this podcast, occupational therapist Kelly Mahler talks about the eighth sensory system – Interoception. This is our ‘inside’ sense that alerts us to sensations such as thirst, hunger, needing to go to the bathroom and feeling hot or cold. It...
Aug 31, 2022 | ADHD, Podcast of the Month, Topics of Interest
This podcast talks about the joys and challenges of parenting an ADHD child. A group of parents and professionals talk about some of the reasons behind behaviours that confuse and overwhelm us as parents, and they also provide strategies we can use to support our...
Jul 13, 2022 | Book of the Month, Monthly Reviews, Parenting support
The Explosive Child by Dr Ross Greene is a must read for parents who have children with complex behaviours. Dr Greene’s well known slogan is “Kids Do Well If They Can” and his Collaborative & Proactive Solutions approach is used extensively to...
