The Autistic
Society describes autism as “a lifelong developmental disability which affects
how people communicate and interact with the world.” As part of this theme, we
wanted to look at how an autistic individual sees the world and what advice we can
offer that goes to the heart of how they are feeling.We are delighted to
be sharing this month’s Hitchhiker’s guide to Autism.Autism Awarenes…
Getting Behind Autistic Pride DayHeld
on June 18th every year, Autistic Pride Day is a worldwide, pride
celebration for autistic people.Autistic
pride day recognises the importance of pride for autistic people and aims to
raise awareness amongst those who are not on the autistic spectrum disorder. Kabie
Brook, the co-founder of Autism Rights Group Highland (ARGH) explains that “the
most imp…
World
Autism Awareness Week is being celebrated this year from March 29th
to April 4th.Created
by the National Autistic Society (NAS), World Autism Awareness Week aims to
draw attention to the 700,000 people living with autism in the UK. The
awareness week raises awareness of the condition helping to make the world
friendlier to those who are affected by it.The
impact of the coronavirus eve…
What ROMBi can do for you!If you think you can or if you think you can't, you're right! (Anonymous)When there is something holding back our ability to function in the way that we would like to, this affects our expectations. It affects how we view our prospects not just for this moment but for our entire future. As we calculate today's difficulties and map them onto our expectations for our…
Q: How can I assist a child in my class
who presents with a learning difficulty?A: ROMBI play is useful in a number of
ways. Here are a couple:
Teacher observation of a learner engaging with a
simple puzzle makes perceptual issues visible. The value of ROMBi play is that as the learner engages with the puzzles,the perceptual issues are also being addressed. A puzzle task easily be simplified…
