No such thing as ‘normal’: How to encourage children to value diversity
We’re looking at how parents can help their children to value and appreciate diversity through everyday experiences
September 17, 2018
Tag Archive: Autism
Five Autism-Friendly Days Out to Enjoy
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is much more common than you might think. In fact, around 700,000 people in the UK are on the autism spectrum. Together with their families, this means autism is a part of daily life for over three million people. Everyday life can become a real challenge and family activities that many of us take for…
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April 1, 2018
Inviting your child’s friend with ASD round to play
We have come on leaps and bounds as a society in our awareness of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and what it means to be inclusive. We still have a way to go however in making play inclusive to all, and a lack of understanding of children with ASD…
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April 1, 2018
What is Paediatric Occupational Therapy?
The primary goal of paediatric occupational therapy is to enable children to participate as fully as possible in everyday activities.
January 16, 2018
Is it okay to use the “Autism card”?
As it is World Autism Week, we want to talk about the awareness of invisible needs and disabilities. Some of us might be familiar with this term, but not sure what it means. Well to put it simply, an invisible disability is a physical, mental or neurological condition that is not visible from the outside,…
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September 12, 2017
Children’s Autism: Can early intervention improve symptoms?
Expert Psychologist, Dr Amanda Gummer, comments on recent findings that early parental intervention can help to reduce the long-term symptoms of autism.
October 26, 2016
World Autism Awareness Day
Today is World Autism Awareness Day and we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate our individuality. Here at Good Toy Guide we believe that society would be much better and happier if we celebrated what children can do rather than trying to ‘fix’ them when they don’t conform to our definition of ‘normal’….
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April 2, 2014