Attention autism

Other websites

Attention autism has a following around the country.     Google lists several websites that feature it.      They offer their own guides to using the approach.      Click icon to browse.      For example, see this Norfolk NHS outline.^new      It offers three downloads.      See bottom of their page about authors.

Here is an introduction to using Attention autism to help to improve communication.      It is by a UK mum on her website about visual aids.      Click icon to browse.

One of the core ideas is to arouse curiosity about what is in the attention bucket.      Here is a video clip about using it.      Click icon to watch.     Quite a few people have shared their videos about the approach on Youtube.

Paying attention is a key skill for learning but children with ASD typically have shorter attention spans than other children.      See article from Autism parenting magazine.

  Gina Davies

Attention autism is an approach to getting autistic children to join in with adult led activities.      Gina Davies is a speech and language therapist.      She developed the approach.       Click icon for her website.       It has several video clips.

Also, the blog offers step by step guides for some specific issues.

Centres

There is an Attention Autism centre in Peterborough.

Families -> Education -> Speech & language

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