Guest Blogger | Kay Louise Aldred

Transitions, whether they are daily routines or significant life changes, can be challenging for families.
Understanding and implementing strategies that promote wellbeing during these times can help
everyone in the family manage change more effectively.

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Guest Blogger | Nanny Aut

Top 10 Tips for Happy Holidays

Summer holidays are rapidly approaching, with promises of outings and fun activities. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way, especially if you are autistic AND PDA.

I recall multiple occasions with my young person that...

 Guest Blogger | Helen Edgar

Tourette's Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are two distinct types of neurodivergence, each with its own set of challenges. However, OCD and Tourettes often co-occur, leading to a complex presentation that requires a neurodiversity affirming...

Guest Blogger | Helen Edgar

This blog has been inspired by the webinar hosted by Nicola Reekie from The PDA Space and delivered by Jess Garner from GROVE Neurodivergent Mentoring and Education. It has been written by Helen Edgar, Autistic Realms (March 2024)

What is Neurodiversity...

Neurodivergent Families: Top Tips for Low-Demand Family Celebrations

Guest Blogger | Helen Edgar

Family celebrations and holiday events can be a stressful time for anyone, but when your family includes neurodivergent individuals, the challenges can be unique and sometimes overwhelming. This blog...

The Embodied Sensory System and Our Nine Sensory Systems
Guest Blogger | Helen Edgar

We will look at our NINE Sensory Systems (although some research says we may have up to 33 sensory systems!). We will explore why this information is important for understanding how we interact with the...

What are Reasonable Adjustments & What is Reasonable? Let’s look at equality vs. equity!

Sept 2023 Webinar with Amanda Hinds for The PDA Space | Blog by Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms)

Everyone wants their child to be happy and to succeed in school. However, for many children,...

Guest Blogger: Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms)

Nicola Reekie recently presented a webinar, 'Beginnings, Endings and The Elephant in the Room' for The PDA Space which is available here. Nicola discussed how it is often not just the child in the family that may be Autistic/PDA/ADHD (or any other...

Guest Blog: Helen Edgar, Autistic Realms

Tigger Pritchard delivered a great workshop with The PDA Space where they discussed 'The Sensory Impact of School Holidays', which is available to watch here in The PDA Space Portal.

Sensory Systems

Everyone has a sensory system; autistic and otherwise...

Guest Blog: Helen Edgar, Autistic Realms.

Corrina Wood (specialist autism practitioner and advisor) has created a great webinar about recognising and reducing the impact of demands to help make transitions more manageable for our children and young people. This webinar is available in The PDA...

Guest blog: Helen Edgar, Autistic Realms 

Family holidays and days out are a great way to spend time together and can create lasting memories. However, our expectations of how we think holidays ‘should be’ and what we think we ‘should do’ as parents/carers...

Family life can be busy and chaotic, you may feel like you are constantly juggling to try and keep some kind of balance just to get through the day and avoid a crisis. Changes to everyday routines such as celebration days and events can be difficult for neurodivergent people to manage and get...