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November 19, 2019
The Dissociation Effect
The Dissociation* Effect is a way to describe what autistic people might experience during a group social situation. It also describes what neurotypical people might experience in comparison. *Note that ‘Dissociation’ is a recognised psychological experience with trauma. It is not the same as what I am talking about in this article. Watch our awesome animation to see The Dissociation Effect explained:
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November 11, 2019
What is Executive Function?
Executive function is the set of mental skills that helps people get things done, such as planning, working memory, organisation and how to manage the steps of a task. Autistic people tend to have weak executive function and struggle with these mental skills.
Watch our amazing animation to understand a fantastic explanation of this complicated idea:
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November 9, 2019
New film – episode 5 now available
We have just released episode 5, ‘A Day in the University Placement Year for The Girl With The Curly Hair‘, in our short film series! This film showcases The Girl With The Curly Hair’s first experience of work. She is working in a science measurement and testing company for a year, as part of her university degree.
You can watch it on the website here.
We’ll be using the film in our training to help employers and colleagues better understand and work with autistic people. Don’t forget, even if you never know for sure whether someone is on the autism spectrum, if you do recognise some ASD traits, you can still support them.
Thank you so much to those who pay a monthly or annual fee to access our website. Thanks to you, we can continue to make amazing resources such as our films.
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The mystery surrounding anxiety
When I was younger I used to feel anxious most of the time. The point is, I didn’t realise that it was anxiety. I knew I was “quiet”, but the word “anxious” was never really brought up. Everyone called me “quiet”. Quiet is a very common word and even children know what the word quiet means.
What no one explained however, and what I did not realise at the time, was that “anxiety” can sometimes cause someone to be “quiet”. And “anxious” can be much more of a problem than “quiet” is. “Anxiety” was a complete mystery to me.
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November 3, 2019
The Glass Jar Theory
The glass jar represents the difficulties that an autistic person has, which makes them feel that they are living inside a glass jar. Watch our amazing video to see how being inside a glass jar might make a person feel:
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October 30, 2019
Do you control life or does life control you? The Locus
The question of whether or not you can control your life, or how much degree of control you have, is very interesting. Some people think that no matter what they do, that their fate has already largely been determined. Others believe that they can change or direct their future. You could think of these beliefs as two extremes 1) that outside factors influence what happens to an individual, and 2) that an individual can influence the outcome for themselves.
I discovered that this idea is well documented in psychology and is known as the Locus of Control. Understanding of the concept was developed by Julian B. Rotter in 1954. I thought I’d write about it:
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October 26, 2019
Marketing Assistant
Would you like to work from home for a few hours a week during the daytime?
Want to work for a fun but worthwhile cause helping raise awareness of autism across the UK?
Are you happy to phone schools and other public and private sector organisations to promote our autism training and generate genuine interest?
Events would be set up by a Trainer, they would tell you about their event and you would then be required to promote it. You would be trained in how to do this if you have no experience and there would be a named person to liaise with from our company.
In generating sales for an event, you would receive a percentage of net sales taken per event. If you generate a private booking, you would also a % of that sale.
This is a self employed role, and no salary is payable.
Application process
Please send your CV, together with a statement outlining how you meet the needs of this role to Sam Ramsay, Manager at sam@thegirlwiththecurlyhair.co.uk
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October 23, 2019
Alis featured in Journey Skills podcast
I was interviewed by Debra, who runs Journey Skills. Journey Skills is a podcast series full of helpful information on becoming independent, for people with additional needs and their families.
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October 19, 2019
Difficulty doing tasks that are ‘desirable but not essential’
Some autistic people are prone to avoiding or procrastinating when it comes to doing tasks. Here is an excellent example of someone who struggles with getting some things done, yet excels at getting other things complete:
Leo (ASD) has trouble with certain tasks. He is very good at doing tasks that are compulsory such as work projects and paying bills, but anything that is sort of ‘desirable but not essential’, either never gets done or is left until the very last minute. An example might be the washing up – he won’t do it until there are no clean plates to hand. Or the housework. It just gets left.
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October 11, 2019
The Sensory Buckets
The Sensory Buckets is an idea I came up with to describe how autistic people and neurotypical people manage sensory input (such as smell, sound and light). It is a good way to see how different people compare.
Watch our amazing video to see an example of what exactly this means when applied to a real life situation:
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