The ghost of a son imagined is one I have fought hard to lose. For a long time, I have not been able to bring myself to look at photographs…
Autism Visual Supports are an intrinsic cornerstone of progressive learning and communication for children and adults with communication difficulties. In this weeks Autism 101 post, Little Puddins welcomes Jessie from…
Recently I was contacted by a parent of an autistic child about to start in Secondary School for the first time. She asked had I any advice on what to…
Communication between school and home is so vital when you have a child with additional needs. I first learned about Communication Journals when my oldest son Conor started in Knockrooskey…
A Social Story is descriptive, short; situation-event or activity focused. It will provide specific information on what to expect during a particular situation, event or activity and why. Social Story…
Starting School Checklist Whether it is your child’s first day starting in a new school or your child is about to return to school following the holidays; transitioning to school…
A huge thank you to Occupational Therapist Linda Keogh for her Guest Post as part of the Little Puddins’ “Autism 101” series; where essentially Parents of children with Autism, get…
With Summer Holidays just around the corner, I have prepared a Summer Count Down for my sons Conor and Jack to use at home. I created the Count Down to…
Personal Pronouns & Autism Many children, like my son Jack who are Autistic, struggle to understand what may be considered “abstract” parts of speech & language such as personal pronouns.…
