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Sources of support during Coronavirus
Top tips
7 May 2020
Useful resources for support to help children and young people and their families during the Coronavirus crisis.
Uncertainty, anxiety and the Coronavirus pandemic
Top tips
18 March 2020
Anxiety can be difficult to manage at the best of times but when faced with much more uncertainty than normal our anxiety can often skyrocket and feel out of control.
Making the most of a visit to a psychiatrist
Stories
5 December 2019
Psychiatrists are doctors with specialist training in mental health conditions that need secondary care inputs.
Getting an autism diagnosis
Top tips
24 January 2019
Author of ‘Autism, How to raise a happy autistic child’ explains how to prepare for the diagnosis process.
The public transport survival guide
Top tips
28 February 2019
Ambitious about Autism's Marketing and Communications intern Solmaz gives her ultimate guide on surviving public transport.
Guide to making youth groups inclusive
Education
23 April 2019
Many autistic young people are missing out on the benefits of youth groups, as they find it very hard to access them.
Top tips for an autism-friendly Bonfire Night
Youth participation
5 November 2019
Autumn brings shorter days, piles of leaves and the tradition that is celebrated across the UK - Bonfire Night.
Include autism everywhere
Top tips
4 April 2019
As World Autism Awareness Month begins, we explain how small changes can make difference to autistic young people.
10 misconceptions about autism
Youth participation
6 May 2016
With over 1 in 100 people in the UK on the autistic spectrum, of course we won’t all be the same.
Other blogs
Why are young people with autism getting excluded?
Youth participation
Wednesday 27 September 2017
Debate on mental health and suicide in the autism community
Youth participation, Stories
Thursday 05 December 2019
What I have learned from my autistic brother
TreeHouse School, Stories
Friday 15 March 2019
Our new guide for supporting autistic children in the early years
Early years
Monday 13 January 2020
Autistic burnout during the pandemic
Youth participation
Tuesday 08 September 2020
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