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The image at the top of this post is a mini model I use to help those on the autism spectrum get a picture of what the body can access when it is in different states. For those with anxiety (and more) I find it is very helpful for them to see that this ‘happens …

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Co-Design as a Basic Methodology of ‘Reframing’ Autism

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I recently revised work that I was commissioned to undertake for the Autism Association of Western Australia (AAWA), when invited to address the NDS State Conference in Melbourne, Victoria. It was a reminder of the core principles of my approach to improving the lives of those with autism and their families. My work is based on …

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Organicity, Non-Violence, Unity, Whole-ism & Autism

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I recently listened to a wonderful talk by Pat Ogden on Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and it aligns so well with my approach – which is of course so different from most. I closely relate to Pat Ogden’s 4 principles – organicity; non-violence; unity and whole-ism being ways to embody how you relate to yourself first and then to …

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The Positive Effects of Horses and Dogs on Autism

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Vitamins & Autism

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Vitamins play a vital role in our health and wellbeing. They help us to make skin and teeth and bones and to repair and replenish. We need a regular intake of vitamins to stay healthy and we do this through the food we eat and sometimes with vitamin supplements. People who suffer from autism can …

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Stem Cells & Autism

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A stem cell is a ‘master cell’ in the human body that has the ability to regenerate and to develop itself into many other cells in the human body. A stem cell can take on the form of more than two hundred other cell types in the body and so contributes to the repair and …

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Oxygen Therapy & Autism

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is thought to improve certain traits of autism such as communication, social skills and eye contact. It involves breathing in up to 100% oxygen in a pressurized chamber to boost oxygen in the brain and reduce brain inflammation. An increase in oxygen may promote a parasympathetic state which in turn promotes a …

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Dogs & Autism

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Therapy dogs for autism can assist with emotional and physical support. Having a solid and reassuring companion is meant to help ease sensory overload and help the autistic child focus and learn to filter out sensory input. The child can use the therapy dog to learn to self-soothe through touch and pressure intervention and a …

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