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Helping children with ASD develop social skills at home

Friendships are an important and fulfilling part of life but children and teenagers on the autism spectrum (ASD) find social situations and interactions difficult so can struggle to make friends. It’s not that children and teenagers with ASD (and particularly those at the milder end of the... Read more

ASD and the challenges of feelings and emotions

ASD and the challenges of feelings and emotions ‘Theory of mind’ describes the ability to understand the feelings, beliefs, desires and intentions of others including understanding that other people will not necessarily share the same feelings, beliefs, desires and intentions as oneself. It’s a... Read more

Autism and making friends

In general, children and teenagers on the autism spectrum find social situations and interactions more difficult so can struggle to make friends. The social development of autistic children can lag 2-3 years behind their peers. Where others somehow manage to understand the signals and unspoken... Read more

ADHD and coexisting conditions

Around two thirds of children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will have at least one other condition, either mental, behavioural or emotional. Clinicians/doctors refer to these as ‘comorbid conditions’. ‘Comorbid’ means that the condition exists alongside another one or more at... Read more