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Hello!  Welcome to our new series on 1 Minute Ideas - simple easy to use strategies to help you get on with the rest of the day. I am Ash. Today’s idea is about Dealing with Dressing up! Mornings are hard, the rush is terrible and we…

For nearly every child, the first dental experience is a scary one. With new people, sights, and sounds it can be an overwhelming experience for anyone. For children with autism though, this first dental visit can be even more of a…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a chronic neurobehavioural disorder which is responsible for problems associated with inattentiveness, impulsivity and hyperactivity in many children and adults. Due to its manifestations, these…

Think of the idea of neurodiversity as saying, 'Hey, we have a universe composed of different people who should naturally act differently, by virtue of their different genetic and neurological makeup. And while autistics are another sort of…

If you know anyone who seems to be easily distracted, prone to silly mistakes, and loses their valuables easily. One who can't seem to stick to any task for a long time without quickly losing interest, and oftentimes fails to carry out…

We live many years of our lives trying to understand ourselves as humans. In fact, it seems a lot easier for us to get a peek into the lives of other persons than into our own lives. Whether as toddlers, teenagers or full-grown adults, we…

Vacations, everybody loves one. A chance to let down your hair and relax. An opportunity for shared experiences to bond the family closer. A once in a while avenue for you to walk the trails, see the sights and generally live the life. As…

Anthony T. Hincks' philosophy of technology was that when people start to marry their apps, we will suddenly realize that technology has gone too far. And this is quite the case now in our modern world. A lot of our single people are…

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neuro-developmental disorder characterized by impairment of communication, social interaction and certain repetitive behaviours. It becomes manifest early in childhood between the twelfth and the eighteenth…

Preparation for examinations could wear one out completely. It goes  without saying that scaling series of exam hurdles without getting worked up shows a lot of taking. And this is the worldly fate of many collegians in our country; they…

We live in a world where a person's opinion carries a lot of potentials. The moment a superior or respectable fellow breathes a word, it's only a matter of time before everyone around bore it on their head and ran with it. It may start out…

Creativity entails using one's imagination to produce or conjure up original ideas. People can be creative in different ways and in different areas of life. Think of creativity as the ability to form something new under the sun. More often…

Many people have the wrong idea of autism spectrum disorder. They imagine that when one was diagnosed with autism, their end was certainly near. But, reports have consistently put this hypothesis in the wrong, as many autistic children have…

Some time ago, we used to live on a noisy street. Our house overlooked the express, so it was not an uncommon occurrence to be roused from a deep sleep in the middle of the night by the high honking sound of one of those heavy-duty vehicles…

Handling Meltdowns as an Autistic Adult Meltdowns. For many high functioning autistic adults, they are their worst enemy. Many autistic adults can “pass” as neurotypical when making friends, having a job, and being in a relationship.…

Autism Spectrum Disorder, or autism for short,  is a mental developmental condition that affects how a person behaves and communicates with other people. It is not a disease and cannot be cured. It is rather a disorder characterized by a…

We all have at one time in childhood or other been culprits to skipping meals to afford us ample time to indulge our sense of frivolities. Whether it be in the middle of an interesting movie, a fast and thrilling video game or perhaps…

Certainly, we remember a classmate of ours who used to constitute a helluva nuisance in class back then in school. He couldn't seem to settle in class or maybe she was clumsy to a fault, plus had a habit of bumping into other people or…

What comes to mind when you think of ADHD? A pack of rowdy, impulsively erratic school kids driving their teachers or parents nuts, I suppose. Well, if that's your idea of it, then you've got another think coming. ADHD measures way beyond…