Issue 37

Autumn 2017

Ask the Experts: Why Doesn't My Daughter Make Eye Contact with People?

Have Yourself An Autism Friendly Christmas

The Inside Angle: The Confusing World of Metaphors, by Michael Barton: Author of It's Raining Cats and Dogs and A Different Kettle of Fish, Michael Barton explains how others can make the world an easier place for literal thinkers.

Lads and Dads: WHEN your son is autistic, life isn’t quite what you thought it would be. But the dads we know have found plenty of ways to bond in a blokey way, even if it’s not playing keepy uppies in the park!

Autism's Mystery Ingredient: When we learn the definition of autism, three key elements are mentioned, but only two of them are generally well explained. Problems with communication and social interaction are relatively easy to understand, but what exactly does ‘imagination’ refer to? Is it the same as Flexibility of Thought?

Issue 33

Autumn 2016

Cast Your Own Spell for An Autism-Friendly Hallowe'en
Top tips on a Hallowe'en with no nasty surprises, from autism expert Elizabeth Sautter

When the World Shares Your Special Interest: Autistic teenager Adam Barkworth's life has been transformed by Pokemon Go.

Don't Go Crackers At Christmas! Our supplement kicks off with top tips for Christmas Day.

Pull Out Shopping Guide for Friends and Family Ten ideas and tips for buying gifts for youngsters who have autism.

Blogdashina: Incoming Sensory Missiles: Renowned autism expert Olga Bogdashina talks about hypersensitivity

From a Black & White World to Thinking in Colour - How to improve flexibilty of thought: Lauren Kerstein, author of A Week of Switching, Shifting and Stretching: How to make my thinking more flexible, shares some great practical advice for improving flexibility of thought. 

The Sixth Sense: Proprioception is no longer a mystery!

Ask the Experts: Removing clothes in public

Issue 29

Autumn 2015

Ask the Experts - 'Why does my son watch the same DVD episode again and again...and again?' 

Santa's Gone Autism Friendly
Our Top 20 ideas for great presents for autistic kids, all tested by our team.

The Language Layer Cake: When speech doesn't happen, what does it take to get there?

Mission Improbable?
Many of our readers are parents who also run an autism related business or service. We wanted to know how they manage to juggle their home lives with a very personal, but professional undertaking. See how far six of our readers went with just a good idea and a lot of passion!

Keywords Issue 29: Repetition; watching same episode again; repeat; repetition; USA; Christmas shopping; speech; Olga Bogdashina; parents running companies.

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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 13

Autumn 2011

AuKids is thoroughly in its stride by now and its editors, three years into publication, have been steeped in the autism world long enough to write some guidelines of their own. Reviews of Apps appear on the menu as their popularity among the special needs community rises. Our graffiti-style Jargon Buster, explaining all the weird and wonderful terminology used by experts, has since been made into a poster.

Ask the Experts tackles chewing with some great recommended products. In The School Run, we talk about finding a suitable setting for your child and how to communicate their needs to their primary school. We round off with a lovely colourful Christmas feature with some great present ideas as well as general hints to get you through the festive season.