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scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
The power of a positive self-image
Today is the start of Anti-Bullying Week, something which we feel strongly about here at NeonDaisy, especially as both I and my daughter...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Keeping organised: Top tips for people with ADHD
October is ADHD Awareness Month. ADHD is another form of neurodivergence, or brain difference, along with autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia,...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
The importance of having peers with similar needs
Next week is Dyspraxia Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of dyspraxia and DCD and how it can affect all aspects of a person’s...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Spooktacular? Or overwhelming and frightening?
How Halloween can be a less than positive experience for autistic children. With the build-up to Halloween beginning now that it is the...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
…But everyone does that, don’t they?
How your girl’s autism diagnosis might have you realising that you may be neurodivergent too. The older my daughter gets, the more I...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Thoughts from the budding Daisies - part 2
Guest blogger, 8 year-old Magic Bunny, tells us about autism from her perspective. Coping with autism at school Over the past few years,...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Thoughts from the budding Daisies - part 1
Guest blogger, 8 year-old Magic Bunny, tells us about autism from her perspective. Hello. My nickname is Magic Bunny, and I am a...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Strategies and helpful work-arounds for everyday living - part 2
Establishing and maintaining a routine, and organisation are things which have a big impact on my ability to function day to day. There...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Strategies and helpful work-arounds for everyday living – part 1
I have mentioned before that sometimes autism comes with additional difficulties that others do not face, or whose solution is taken for...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Positives of having an autistic brain
Sometimes I have seen stickers on cars, or memes on Facebook that say: ‘Autism is my superpower’. This is not strictly true, autism is...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Joyful, peaceful or fulfilled? How our intense and wonderful interests make us feel.
While my daughter was going through the autism diagnostic process, I was saddened to read the type of language that is used by...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Autism seen through the lens of Disney characters
Warning: contains plot spoilers! Sometimes the easiest way to explain autism and neurodivergence is to explain it through depictions in...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Review: The Amazing Autistic Brain Cards: 150 Cards for Positive Autism Discussions
I was given a set of these for Christmas and was so impressed that I thought that I would share a review with you all. This is not a...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
A Happy Autistic Christmas (or why Chicken Nuggets are fine at the Christmas dinner table)
Recently I have seen several articles or workshops advertised on Facebook aimed at managing or correcting ‘difficult’ behaviour shown by...
scribblestick
Nov 15, 2022
Autism from the point of view of our girls
As a parent filling out forms for formal autism diagnosis, Disability Living Allowance, EHCPs and other things which will eventually...
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