Results and Analysis of the Autistic Not Weird 2022 Autism SurveyIs it ‘autistic person’ or ‘person with autism’? How many autistic people are also LGBT+? Has ABA improved in recent...
So, you want to teach autistic students? Here are 12 tips from an autistic teacher.Ever since adolescence, I’ve wanted to spend my life building people. Whether in terms of confidence, intellect, life skills, or...
Five tips for autistic students starting college or universityOn paper, I’m an amazing student. I have a Bachelors degree in Mathematics with Education (with honours), a postgraduate primary...
Autism and exam stress: 10 tips from personal experienceWhen I was sixteen, I took fourteen exams in three weeks. In the next two years, I took another sixteen...
The balance between helping autistic people and doing it for them (and how to get it right)During my work in special education, one story that really stuck with me involved a sixteen-year-old girl who came to...
A survival guide for Year Sixes preparing for their SATs (from an autistic teacher)There are so many advice articles out there for parents. This one’s for children. In particular, this is for...
Ten reasons your autistic child needs to learn chess right nowAh, chess. The game of kings… and Aspies. Now, before I begin, I expect a few readers will come...
How hard can it be to fund a school for disabled children?I’ve often heard that you can judge a whole society on how it treats its most vulnerable. And I’m not...
Story of an Autistic Teacher: encouraging autistic children beyond their ‘natural limits’I usually make my posts very personal. I think the human element is extremely important. This may be one of the...