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Speech difficulties are more common in children with Autism, we
discuss whether speech therapy is useful in combating communication issues in
children with Autism.

Socialising with other children and adults can be difficult for children with autism, we discuss some strategies and techniques you can you to develop your child's social skills. Lots of children with autism struggle when it comes to engaging and socialising with other children and adults.

If a person with autism becomes so overwhelmed that they cannot control their behaviour, this response is known as a meltdown. A meltdown can be presented in different ways – verbally or physically. For example, a person might shout and cry or they might lash out, kicking or biting. It’s important to recognise that an autism meltdown is not intentional bad behaviour.

There is a well-known saying, ‘you meet one person with autism, you meet one person with autism’. Like neurotypicals, children and adults with autism can be very different. However, a lot of autistic people share similar traits. Yesteryear, it was often thought that predominantly males were autistic, however, we now know that this isn’t necessarily the case as studies show that autistic females often ‘mask’ their autistic behaviours and traits.