What is Autism? By Dr Michelle Garnett and Prof Tony Attwood

What is Autism? There are so many words out there for ASD, including autism, high functioning autism, Asperger’s Disorder, PDD-NOS just for a start. The most commonly used is autism…

Managing an Autistic Meltdown by Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett

Why do meltdowns occur?Autistic people often have a different way of:sensing internal and external stimuliproblem-solvinglearning and organizing informationunderstanding and relating to others.The daily challenges inherent in these differences can lead…

Understanding Challenging Behaviour in Classic Autism by Tony Attwood & Michelle Garnett

Classic autism describes child or adult who has significant and conspicuous social, language, learning and behavioural impairments. Classic autism is a term we use to describe our original conception of…

Suppression of emotions in autism can lead to increased depression by Dr Michelle Garnett & Prof. Tony Attwood

Research and clinical experience have found that autistic adults are most likely to utilise the coping mechanisms of suppression and avoidance for anxiety and depression, rather than other coping strategies…

Exploding Myths: The Use of the ADOS and Diagnosis of Autism by Dr Michelle Garnett & Prof Tony Attwood

In the lead up to our next Event, Masterclass: Diagnostic Assessment and Intervention with Adults with Autism we have often been asked: Will the full day training on diagnostic assessment…

Couples, Autism and Physical Intimacy by Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett

In our recent webcast about couples where one or both partners are on the autism spectrum, we discussed verbal, emotional and physical intimacy. We explained the challenges an autistic person…

Autism in Couples by Prof Tony Attwood Clinical Psychologist

There are many qualities associated with autism that are appealing to a prospective partner. The person can be attentive, knowledgeable, creative, kind, endearingly immature, physically attractive, quiet, and inexperienced in…

The Social Space Community: A New Resource for Families by Radhika Tanksale

The Social Space Community was established as a social and recreational hub for young individuals on the autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental conditions. The inspiration came from the children I…

Pragmatics: More than just words!

by Ms Naomi Francis, Speech Therapist You may have heard of the term “pragmatics” before, but never thought much of it. In its simplest form, pragmatics, or “social communication” is…

Thinking You May Have Autism Yourself

By Dr Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett When a child is diagnosed with autism, the parents will be asked detailed questions about how their son or daughter is different…

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