Tag: autism
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Next Week: Events on Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People
Next Monday I will be joining Laura Hellfeld to participate in two free events to discuss creating safe spaces for Autistic people. In the morning, we will have a discussion with Helen Edgar as part of Neurokindred’s Thriving Autistically event. That same evening, myself and Laura have an interview with Autangel. It is great to…
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Podcast Episode with SEND, LOUD & PROUD
Last week I was invited onto the SEND, LOUD & PROUD podcast to discuss some aspects of my work, as well as misconceptions around Neurodivergence. Thank you to Adam for having me on! You can listen to the episode below. ID: Blue background featuring images of Scott and Adam, as well as text and some…
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Minding Autistic Minds Conference Next Week!
Next week is the second Minding Autistic Minds conference, held at the Osprey Hotel in Ireland. I am very privileged to be one of the presenters this year, joining an incredible lineup of Autistic professionals and advocates. This powerful video sums up why conferences like this are vital and the true change that they can…
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Situational Mutism
The content and graphics in this blog were made alongside Laura Hellfeld Neurodivergent Nurse Consulting You can find their work and webpage here. The term Situational Mutism is much preferred to Selective Mutism. The word ‘selective’ implies choice, but in reality, someone experiencing situational mutism does not choose when it happens. It is entirely out of their control. It’s…
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A week of In-Service Day Training
It has certainly been an eventful week of training! On Monday in West Lothian to deliver a session to the teachers at Kirknewton Primary School on ways of supporting Autistic people in school. On Wednesday I had two sessions during Glasgow City Council’s in-service day. I started the morning with a training session on creating…
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Cothú Train the Trainer Cohort
I finished a Train the Trainer cohort of Cothú yesterday. Part of my role at AUsome Training involves delivering excellent courses such as this, which is an absolute joy. Now the 5 professionals who completed this training will go on to deliver the course to parents of Autistic children. My next cohort will be held…
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Training Feedback this Week
This is some feedback that I received from a session earlier this week with Smart Cookies, an after-school club based in Edinburgh. It was a great morning with the staff discussing ways of supporting the young people in their service. If you are interested in bespoke training sessions for your organisation, feel free to contact…
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Training I delivered in 2024
It’s been a great year of delivering training to so many fantastic groups and organisations. I feel so grateful for all of these opportunities! These are some of the groups I delivered sessions to this year (couldn’t fit all of them into the graphic!). If you are interested in my training sessions, feel free to…
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New Book: Gabby’s Glimmers!
New book coming soon! Alice McSweeney, Laura Hellfeld, Abby Lastowski and I are excited to introduce you to Gabby and their bestest rat friend, Meeple. Gabby’s Glimmers is a rhyming children’s book about a creative, board game playing and spooky-loving kiddo who adores a jam sandwich. Readers are invited to follow Gabby and Meeple to…
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In-Service Days Training
With some schools in Scotland reopening this week, I was fortunate to be asked to deliver some staff training during their in-service days at the beginning of the week. It has been an invigorating start to the new term! On Monday, I ran a session on Autistic people’s sensory experiences to the teaching staff at…
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