Sleep

Issue 32

Summer 2016

Ask the Experts: 'I worry about my son spending too much time doing the same thing again and again’. 

Do You Run A Five Star Hotel?
You've just been given a host of helpful strategies to encourage your child's independence by someone whose enthusiasm demonstrates that they've probably had more sleep than you. Then 8am on Monday morning happens...We all want our kids to gain independence skills. The question is, how do you do it without driving yourself batty?

The Way to the Land of Nod: Chris Hoyle is the Autism Sleep Clinic Co-ordinator at the Together Trust charity. Here we share three families' success stories where parents used simple strategies to help combat their children's sleep difficulties in very different scenarios.

Blogdashina - A Paper Blog by Olga Bogdashina
Expert Olga Bogdashina explains how cross-sensory perception affects her son Alyosha, whilst sharing what she discovered about the condition known as synaesthesia along the way.

How Smart Schools Stop Bullying
We all know that autistic kids are vulnerable to bullying. But what can we all do about it? AuKids looks at some of the best practice and advises parents what else can be done to help prevent it.

Issue 3

Spring 2009: Ask the Panel focuses on sleep problems, with advice from Chartered Psychologist and SEN magazine columnist Dr Paul Holland, Professor of Developmental Psychiatry Jeremy Turk and sleep clinic co-ordinator Chris Hoyle. Debby Elley’s The Last Word discusses keeping autistic kids amused at the weekend.

Reviews:

Genius Genes – How Asperger Talents Changed the World – Michael Fitzgerald and Brendan O’Brien; Autistic Planet – Jennifer Elder; A Real Boy – Christopher Stevens. DVDs – Autism and Me directed by Rory Hoy. CD – Cool Bananas by Genevieve Jereb