Toileting
11/10/2021
This week the Centre’s Interoceptive focus turns to Toileting.
Pocket Money
09/08/2021
Encouraging young people to take responsibility for household chores is an important life skill.
Personal Care Strategies
18/06/2021
The webinar clip posted yesterday examined why personal care tasks can be challenging for autistic children and young people with sensory sensitivities.
Sensory Sensitivities in Personal Care activities
17/06/2021
In this webinar clip recorded last year, Jill McCanney explains why personal care activities can create challenges for those with sensory sensitivities.
Sleep social narrative
16/05/2021
Sleep is an important part of mental health and wellbeing. This social narrative clearly explains the importance of sleep, and would be particularly suitable for a younger child.
Sleep routines for teenagers
27/03/2021
To complete this week’s focus on sleep, the Centre is sharing a final clip from Tara Vernon’s podcast on sleep.
Bedtime Routines
26/03/2021
Sleep begins with a consistent and calming bedtime routine.
Sleep Hygiene
26/03/2021
This week the Centre has shared information on why sleep can be disrupted in autistic children and young people and its impact on physical and emotional wellbeing.
Personal Care Routines
20/03/2021
In this short clip from a podcast recorded last year, Jill McCanney explains how personal care activities can be built into daily routines by using social narratives to increase mo...
Hand Washing Routine
20/03/2021
Hand washing has always been an important part of a healthy routine, but of course it has become even more essential in the last year.
Music video: Morning routine
18/03/2021
Music is a fun and motivating way to encourage participation in daily activities.
Healthy Routines: Exercise
08/03/2021
Physical exercise is a vital part of any healthy routine.
Healthy Routines
01/03/2021
Today is the first day of Spring and the first day of the Centre’s new topic: ‘Healthy Routines’, so let’s combine them and get outside for a Spring walk.
Interoception and Eating
26/02/2021
This is the final day of February’s topic ‘All Things Food’.
Social Narratives: Keeping Healthy
18/02/2021
Today, the Centre is giving you TWO social narratives, explaining the importance of keeping healthy.
The Food Pyramid Sorting Activity
15/02/2021
Last week The Centre shared resources to explain the Food Pyramid to children and young people.
Drama Podcast- Week 3
09/02/2021
Friday will bring you Session 3 of the Centre’s Drama Therapy podcast series.
Eating a Balanced Diet
08/02/2021
Some autistic children and young people may have a restricted diet in which they eat the same meals very day, or eat a very limited range of food.