Issue 21

Autumn 2013

Reviews:

A Lifetime of Laughing and Loving with Autism by Wayne Gilpin; The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida and app review – Pronouns with Splingo from the Speech and Language Store.

Labelled with Love: The TEACCH method explained, and how to use it in every day life

Ask the Experts: On Rituals

Science Fiction and Fact: How to tell the rumours from the sound science of autism research.

The Safety Net: Masses of practical Internet safety advice from a UK advisor, Fayaz Malik who works as an ambassador for CEOP Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.

Debby Elley’s The Last Word: ‘Nice Toy, Shame About the Age Range’

Issue 16

Summer 2012

Absolutely nothing on the Olympics! our covers boasts, partly because everything else you looked at during this summer was about London 2012. We had another worldly challenge on our hands – making the world a more autism friendly place. Inside, in Who Wants to Push the First Domino?

We talk about how you – yes you! – can make the world more autism friendly. Enough wishing, we thought, let’s each do our own bit.

We invented (with graphic designer Jo’s help) this nice little chap called Mr Dom-in-the-Know. He shared a guide to autism friendly outings for you and your family and - drumroll – and a tear-off guide to share with public places on how to make their environment more autism friendly. Okay so you don’t get the fun of perforations online.

Also…

Looking After the Unsung Heroes (that’d be you, then): Helping parents of special needs children to look after themselves.

Five Step Guide to Making A Passport For Your Child: The ‘passport’ is a quick guide to show other carers, which stops you endlessly repeating yourself and getting bored

Ask the Experts on clothing sensitivity: My child gets really irritated by his clothes and dressing him is a real trial. Why is this and what can I do?

Issue 15

Spring 2012

This issue we spoke to sleep counsellor Chris Hoyle of the Together Trust, who took us through a detailed and down to earth explanation of why sleep can be a problem with autistic kids. More importantly, she had some easy ideas on what to do about it. An absolute must read for anyone whose child wakes up in the night! Our colourful Maps of the Social World feature explains all about Social Stories, what they are, how to write one and when to use them.

Ask the Experts:  Smearing - My little girl makes a mess with her poo and gets it on the walls. I am too embarrassed about it to seek help. Is this a common problem with autism?

Issue 14

Winter 2012

Tori is immersed in autism in her professional life, and Debby through her personal life. Often we chat over coffee about every day challenges facing parents– and this prevents AuKids from looking like something written in an ivory tower. Time and again we’d talk about the importance of staying calm. No matter how good your intervention strategies are, if you can’t stay calm then it’s all gone to waste. We thought it so important that we focused on it for our first four-page special in our ‘calm’ feature.

Visual support and autism: Why is visual support important? What do we mean by it and how does it work?

How to Keep Your Head…(when all around are losing theirs): Incorporating top tips on keeping calm from a life coach and an airline pilot, plus some pointers from The House of Tiny Tearaways advisor Professor Tanya Byron

Ask the Experts - teeth cleaning and autism: My little boy detests having his teeth cleaned.