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A Good Life
Many parents spend years trying to help their child fit into the world. We can encourage children to try harder. To cope better. To manage school, friendships, noise, change and the thousand small expectations of everyday life.
We do this out of love.
School Distress
If you are reading this article, you have probably seen children in distress at school drop-off. Or perhaps you have left your own child in tears and gone home in turmoil.
World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is a global moment to increase understanding, and reduce stigma.
Meaning, Autonomy, and Autism
Exploring the idea that autistic children often organise meaning, attention and motivation differently — and that autonomy may be central to how they learn and grow. It suggests that what looks like “behaviour” from the outside is often the visible expression of a much deeper search for meaning and agency.
Allegory and Myth
Stories allow children to encounter life without being forced to explain themselves…
Neurodivergence as Culture
Each culture needs its own language, symbols, values, beliefs, social norms, rituals and artefacts. Culture here refers to shared patterns of meaning-making and is not limited to genetic inheritance.
Autism
Seeing the whole picture – We believe that there is a need to shift from a superficial behaviour based view to a broader view; one that includes understanding how a child feels inside.
This can transform how we support children.
Anxiety
Many autistic people live in a heightened state of alertness. They often describe anxiety not as a separate problem but as an inseparable part of daily life. It’s not just worry, and it’s not just a reaction to stress – it’s a state of being.
ADHD
Hello and welcome! If you’re a parent or carer of a child with ADHD, take a deep breath. Parenting can be a rollercoaster, and ADHD is a big one. This resource is here to let you know that there’s nothing wrong with your child.
PDA
You might have heard of PDA – the acronym formerly known as “Pathological Demand Avoidance”…