By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Autistic children and adults may have a limited range of emotion repair mechanisms and are less likely to use effective strategies used…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Introduction to the Emotional Toolbox Part 1Autistic children and adults may have a limited range of emotion repair mechanisms and are less likely…
Fortunately, society is becoming more aware of the different thinking style that comes along with autism, and the many strengths and abilities that autistic employees bring to all industries and…
By Dr Michelle Garnett & Prof Tony Attwood. A lot of people still use the term high functioning autism (HFA), which is problematic because it is misleading. In this blog…
This series of three blogs are from a chapter in the book Life After Lockdown edited by Rebecca Silva, Ruth Prytash, Rene De Loss and Carol Burmeister, published in 2021,…
In this four-part series Professor Tony Attwood reflects on a 50-year career in autism. In the first part of our series last week, Tony discussed autism in an historical context.…
In this four-part series Professor Tony Attwood reflects on a 50-year career in autism. In the first part of our series, he discusses autism in an historical context. In the…
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 spectrum…
Why do meltdowns occur? Autistic people often have a different way of: sensing internal and external stimuli problem-solving learning and organizing information understanding and relating to others. The daily challenges…
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…