Issue 39

Spring 2018

Ask the Experts: One reader's son is terrified of cats and dogs and she asks us for help.

Top Tip for Tablets: Jenny Laycock of Family Fund gives key advice on getting the most out of a tablet device.

The Inside Angle: Shutdowns - The Invisible Enemy. Tim Tuff talks about shutdowns, less talked about than meltdowns but just as distressing.

Time fo the Big Move: AuKids and the Wraparound Partnership give top tips for preparing for secondary school.

Living By the Rule of Thumb: Here's one technique to help children learn social skills without getting overload and anxiety.

Celebrating Super Siblings! Five siblings of different ages share their experiences of living with an autistic brother or sister.

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Winter 2008: Advice from an NAS leaflet on Christmas, our experts on fussy eating, a small guide to toilet training autistic youngsters and a Top 20 Christmas Stocking Fillers for Kids with Autism sponsored by the Novelty Warehouse (now The Sensory Toy Warehouse – www.thesensorytoywarehouse.com. Book reviews include one of the best books we’ve ever read on sensory integration – Olga Bogdashina’s Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Reviews

Books: Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome – Olga Bogdashina; Send In The Idiots – Kamran Nazeer, A Will of his Own – Kelly Harland. DVDs: Makaton Nursery Rhymes and Snow Cake starring Sigourney Weaver

Issue 18

Winter 2013

The most adorable cover of Jude and his dog Claude was the prequel to a double page feature, Puppy Love, featuring case studies from Dogs for the Disabled, focusing on the benefits that autistic children have experienced by having a pet dog.

The AuKids editors had recently been bowled over by Dr Luke Beardon’s myth busting talk at a conference, and so we were delighted when he allowed us to reproduce his down to earth, funny, whirlwind tour through the rubbish that’s spouted about autism. He joined us again on the expert panel for our regular slot – this time a reader asked for advice on her son’s repetitive questioning. There’s also a rave review in Speaker of the Year 2012 – voted by the AuKids team as Jennifer Cook O’Toole.