Teaching children about Neurodiversity through drama
Teaching children about neurodiversity through drama provides a wonderful way to explore differences and develop empathy.
What is Challenging Behaviour?
Challenging behaviour is a phrase we hear quite a lot, [...]
Autism and social skills
Many social skills courses are still working within the deficit model of autism which is completely outdated and oppressive, damaging ..
What you need to know before you start training with AUsome Training Courses…
Firstly, thank you for joining our AUsome community. We're so [...]
Melissa Murphy: The importance of listening to Autistic voices
AUsome Training places Autistic voices at the centre of our [...]
What is othering?
Othering basically means putting people in a category that is [...]
AUsome Training: Are you ready to be challenged?
if you are brave, open minded, and ready to listen to the Autistic experience without speaking over us; if you are the type of person who acknowledges that society as it is now does not accept or understand Autism and Autistics and that the experts on the Autistic experience are Autistic people living Autistic lives, then AUsome Training is absolutely for you.
Why do you believe in autism?
Learning about "autism" means that you have already made the assumption that Autistic people are defective versions of a perceived "normal".
Busting myths around Autistic play
Evaleen refers back to her article on Autistic play and lining things up and humorously tells us Lining things up is contagious, schools line up in single file, the army, aisles and shelves in supermarkets. Order makes us feel safe as humans, if we know where they’re going to be and how they’re going to be
Diversity in my child’s Irish school book (or lack thereof)
Lack of disability representation is a big issue as is [...]
