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,…