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Back to School!
Published: 03 September 2020
As we return to school after lockdown we have thought very hard at Newfield about how to prepare the children to return and how to ease the transition. We know that they have experienced a lot of changes in recent times and routines have been disrupted like never before! We want to help our children in the School for Autism feel prepared…
COVID-19: how does the coronavirus pandemic affect autistic people?
Published: 28 April 2020
One of the features of Autism is that people with Autism struggle with change. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has thrown everything in our routines and daily lives into turmoil and this is a challenge for everyone, but for people with autism this sudden, unexpected change and disruption to everyday life is particularly difficult..
PECS and Communication
Published: 27 September 2019
Communication is a core difficulty for children with autism. Some children may be non-verbal and some may develop spoken language that is idiosyncratic or not be very useful in functional ways e.g. they may recite episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine perfectly but not ask for a drink if they are thirsty…