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Relaxation is Foreign

Relaxation is Foreign

September 2nd 2025 There are moments in life when some people can drop everything and just be. A walk through the park. A night out with friends. A long bath. For many parents, especially those raising autistic Read more

Mentoring Autistic Youth

June 9th 2025 Mentoring autistic youth is not the same as mentoring neurotypical youth. Mentoring autistic youth requires a different kind of effort to build relationships. In this work, relationship always Read more

Tonight I lay on the floor

Tonight I lay on the floor

April 21st 2025 Tonight, I lay on the floor. I had worked a normal day, a day of working from home while I also try and support my autistic son through another un-schooling day. He doesn’t go to school. He Read more

School Can’t to School engagement – A potential approach to supporting school participation for neurodivergent children

School Can’t to School engagement – A potential approach to supporting school participation for neurodivergent children

April 21st 2025 Definition of “School Can’t” Living on the Spectrum defines School Can’t as: “School Can’t (School refusal) is when a child is so overwhelmed and stressed by school that they find it Read more

As Well As, Not Instead Of: Parental Engagement with Screen Time for Neurodivergent Youth

April 11th 2025 Traditionally, screen time has been viewed as a distraction that takes away from more "productive" or "wholesome" activities. Parents worry that their children are spending too much time in front of Read more

Electronic gaming isn’t the devil some make it out to be. A blog post by a gamer and a parent of an autistic PDA child

Electronic gaming isn’t the devil some make it out to be. A blog post by a gamer and a parent of an autistic PDA child

April 6th 2025 Introduction As a gamer and a parent, I often hear negative opinions and myths about electronic gaming, or video gaming, from other parents, teachers, and media. They think that electronic gaming is Read more

"Connecting and interacting with a child with autism can sometimes be like tuning into a radio, but once you get through the whirring fuzz you are there, clear as can be".

-Arabella Carter-Johnson - book author & mother to Iris Grace

Phone: 027-355-6652

Email: iain@autsupport.co.nz

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