Julie Gibson, Autism Education Trust Programs and Content Manager Sarah Alix, the writer of The Neurodiversity Handbook for Trainee...

I am so pleased to announce the arrival of my new book within a series that I am writing. This book; The Neurodiversity Handbook for...

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) What is Pathological Demand Avoidance? Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is the avoidance of some...

I was really proud to have been nominated and shortlisted for Brunel UK Alumni of the Year Award. I spent 7 years with Brunel doing my...

It is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) day. Research is limited in relation to PDA, but for further information, see the following...

Autism Acceptance Week This week is Autism Acceptance week, the move from ‘awareness’ to ‘acceptance’ is an important one. Taking a step...

Neurodiversity Week This week is Neurodiversity week. It is a time to celebrate the acceptance of neurodiversity, everyone being...

https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/new-neurodiversity-book-will-support-knowledge-and-development-of-trainee-teachers/

Considerations to a Neurodiversity Approach in Education – a taster of some points from my new book • We could argue that everyone...

The following extract comes from an excellent article published on the link below. Lynch (2019) addresses what the Autistic Spectrum...

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19139157.dr-sarah-alix-programme-director-north-essex-teacher-training/ By Louise Schenk-Cooper Share...

Florence Pullon and Sarah Alix A Practitioner Study: How do pupil responses to peer assessment and feedback impact on their literacy...

Alexander Brown and Sarah Alix How does classical conditioning through use of colour signals impact the classroom management of a...

What is the impact of mindfulness on afternoon behaviour (A Trainee Experience)? Emma Green and Sarah Alix ‘Pupils are potentially losing...

Introduction I had an emerging belief that we do not do enough for our autistic trainees, and consider their barriers to learning in...

Introduction ‘The Autism Education Trust (AET) believes that all children and young people with autism should receive an education which...

Introduction Examples of autism traits and behaviour can be identified as far back as 1747 as seen in the case of Uta Frith’s analysis of...

The Context for Inclusive Education This post examines the local and national context of inclusive education, how legislation, policies...

10 considerations for your own practice 1. Gain access to paperwork when you can – although we work on a ‘need to know’ basis, it is...

How Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools Can Support Children in Care/Looked After Children (LAC) Overview – statistics - what do we...