By Dr. Michelle Garnett and Prof Tony Attwood Autistic children tend to need explicit assistance to help develop their understanding of friendship and even how to cope with being with…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Prof Tony Attwood Autistic individuals generally experience more health issues than non-autistic individuals (Weir, Allison & Baron-Cohen, 2022). Autistic women face a range of health concerns…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Prof Tony AttwoodResearchers and clinicians in the autism area have known about the association between hypermobility and autism for a long time (Tantam, Evered & Hersov,…
By Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Last week we discussed the friendship challenges that autistic children can commonly encounter, and programmes that can help. In our blog this…
By Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett The diagnostic criteria for autism include criterion A3, …difficulties in making friends…(APA 2022). We would add from our clinical experience that when…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Prof Tony Attwood The list of conditions that can co-occur with when a person is autistic is long and can initially appear daunting. In our…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Prof Tony Attwood Both autism and ADHD are characterised by difficulties with executive function, and they tend to co- occur. Research has shown over several…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Why are autistic students so frequently the victims of bullying? From our extensive clinical experience, we have found that there are usually…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michell Garnett In this second part of our two-part article we discuss executive function, what it is and how to help your child with…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett In this two-part article we discuss the prevalence of ADHD in autistic children and adolescents, the effect of being autistic and having…