Do you try to play with your child but often find that they either continues to play their own game while ignoring you, or maybe they just get up and leave as soon as you show up. This can be frustrating for any parent (or professional). Children with a diagnosis of autism or those awaiting
Parental Involvement in Early Intervention Programmes
Parental Involvement Involvement in your child's early intervention can feel like an overwhelming task. For many parents, it may be very appealing to step back and leave it to 'the professionals.' Parents might worry about doing the wrong thing. Or maybe they feel that their role should be that
A Playful Approach to Preparing Children to Return to School During COVID: Part 3
When to seek extra support Hopefully by now you have plenty of ideas to support your child in their return to school, but you may still be wondering if it’s enough. So let’s consider when it might be most appropriate to seek extra support. It is important to remember that anxiety is a normal
A Playful Approach to Preparing Children for Returning to School During COVID 19 – Part 2
The Preparation Toolbox In the first blog entry of this series, we learned how helpful play can be in preparing for school. But there are so many ways that parents and teachers can support children during this time. Here are some simple tools which parents and teachers have in their tool-box
A Playful Approach to Preparing Children for Returning to School During COVID 19
Entry 1 of a 3-week series by Eleanor Glennon Play to Prepare Schools across Ireland are preparing to open the doors in just a few short weeks. Teachers, SNA’s and other staff members in these schools are doing their best to figure out how they can provide the children of Ireland with an
Importance of Visual Supports
Do you use visual supports in the classroom or in your home? Visual supports are an excellent learning tool to help students to understand auditory input through visual images. Often, when people think of visual supports the imagine picture-based supports. While this is a format we often
Avoid Arguments while Getting your Child off Videos and Online Games
If you’re like me, with an adolescent or teen boy in the house, I’d say there’s a good chance you have similar battles over videos and online games. These COVID times have been tough, with activities cancelled and the isolation. So, online game play has been one of their only opportunities for
Considering Readiness and Toilet Training in Autism
What are the prerequisites? Anyone who has done a bit of reading about toilet training, or discussed same with a GP or other professional will likely be aware of the list of readiness signs. Most books or professionals will reference a set of readiness behaviours outlined by Brazelton et. al
Control, Rigidity, & Insistence on Same, Part 2
Insistence on same or behaviorual rigidity might include things like difficulty coping with changes in routines, things out of place, or in general things not being just the way they ‘need’ to be. The reality is that this is a very complex issue, but we hope to offer just a few insights here about