Exploring Autism Part 3: Autism Plus by Professor Tony Attwood
In the third part of our four-part series on Exploring Autism, Professor Tony Attwood describes some conditions that commonly co-occur with autism. In the first part of our series, Tony…
Exploring Autism Part 1: The Historical Context by Professor Tony Attwood
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…
The Anxious Autistic Child at School Part 3: Triggers for Anxiety by Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
Autistic children appear to be vulnerable to feeling anxious for much of their school day, often experiencing extreme anxiety in anticipation of, or in response to, specific events, such as…
The Anxious Autistic Child at School Part 2: Underlying Reasons By Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
Anxiety is one of the most common reasons for the referral of an autistic child for assistance. The high levels of anxiety experienced are more challenging than the diagnostic characteristics…
The Anxious Autistic Child at School Part 1: Signs of anxiety in the classroom by Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
One of the challenges an autistic child or adolescent can face at school is for their behaviour to be interpreted as being ‘naughty’ or oppositional and defiant. Whilst autistic children,…
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 Latest Research on Camouflaging
By Professor Tony Attwood Autistic children will know at quite a young age that they are different to their peers with regard to the ability to read facial expressions, body…
How to Cope with ‘Meltdowns’
By Professor Tony Attwood Those who have an ASD are prone to have a catastrophic reaction or meltdown when overly stressed, anxious or frustrated. The meltdown may be externalised, with…
What “I’m Bored” Really Means for Autistic Kids
By Professor Tony Attwood The comment “I’m bored” is often said by teenagers at high school, but those students who have autism may use this phrase to express a range…
Sexuality Education for Teenagers with Asperger’s Syndrome
Typical teenagers are usually very enthusiastic about lessons at school on sexuality, due to their own and their peers, developing sexual awareness. Any perceived deficits in formal sexuality education are…