communication

Research Update| Muting, filtering and transforming space

In this 2022 article; “Muting, filtering and transforming space: Autistic children’s sensory ‘tactics’ for navigating mainstream school space following the…
Calendar 8 Mar, 22
Research Update | Social touch deprivation during COVID-19: effects on psychological wellbeing and craving interpersonal touch

“a particularly effective form of communicating (non-verbal) support, which in addition facilitates the formation and maintenance of social bonds, is…
Calendar 8 Oct, 21
Please don’t say… “She seems fine to me…”

Submitted by guest blogger, Ruth OT. In my time as a special needs parent, I’ve had a variety of responses…
Calendar 29 Jun, 18
Our Special Needs Kids on TV, Something Special and Pablo

Submitted by guest blogger Ruth OT Our daughter recently appeared on a UK Kids TV show called  Something Special. I was ridiculously…
Calendar 30 Apr, 18
Supporting People with Anxiety, Using Sensory Integration and Other Strategies

Submitted by Guest authour Jane OT As I read the recent article “14 Phrases Kids Said That Were Code Words…
Calendar 23 Apr, 18
Research Update: Early alterations of social brain networks in young children with autism

In this study, the researchers were able to suggest that there are “frequency specific alterations in the driving of information flow…
Calendar 6 Mar, 18