Radio 4: Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
Episode 1 of 5 Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of 15-year-old Dara McAnulty’s world. Beginning in spring, …
Article: I’m autistic. Trust me, being introverted isn’t a shield against the loneliness of social distancing
Extroverts aren’t the only ones struggling. Even people like me need to run their experiences by someone from time to …
Article: What lockdown with my autistic son has taught me about life
He is dealing with our new circumstances with courage and humour – and I’ve learned some important lessons along the …
10 Sensory Activities for Children with Autism
Engaging children with autism in sensory activities is beneficial in several ways, as it can help with: Stimulating the brain, creating neural …
Headspace and Sesame Street launch series of mindfulness videos for children
Headspace has partnered with Sesame Street to encourage children to practice meditation and mindfulness as a way to combat stress and anxiety during these challenging times. The …
Resource: SCOPE – Homeschooling during lockdown
With schools closing, many parents are homeschooling their children. This may be more challenging if your child has Special Educational …
Social Story: Pandemics and Coronavirus
Click to access Pandemics-and-the-Coronavirus.pdf
Resource: Education Support – Parents’ Toolkit SEND
SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) resources, activities and support to help you and your family during lockdown. Topics: Supporting …
Free Webinar: Caring and Coronavirus – everything you need to know Mon 11 May, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
This webinar supplies information on services and support available to carers, including how VOCAL can help you and the person …
Scottish Government fast tracks funding for charity to support autistic people and families online
National Autistic Society Scotland has today been awarded £45,000 in emergency funding from the Scottish Government to provide important support …
Kindness Midlothian
Are you self-isolating due to COVID 19 and don’t have family, friends or neighbours you can call on and don’t know …
The World After Coronavirus
Amid the uncertainty we face, we must think about any lessons we can learn from what is happening now to …
Listen Now – BBC Sounds 1800 Seconds on Autism coronavirus extra podcast: Now, next and later
In this short episode, the first of several coronavirus extra podcasts during this series, they share their experiences with their …
Free downloadable coronavirus book for children, with Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler
The publishers at Nosy Crow have made this book available to download for FREE to help children to understand more …
Catch up on iplayer – The A Word – Series 3 coming soon
Family drama with a boy with autism at its heart. Watch now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09flzps/the-a-word
CBBC’s Newsround: 11-year-old Elliott gives us his lockdown tips
11-year-old Elliott has autism, which means he sees the world a little differently. He doesn’t like loud noises and he doesn’t …
VOCAL Resources for Carers during the Pandemic
Continually updated resources for carers during this time. Click the link for more information: https://www.vocal.org.uk/news/coronavirus/
New App: Edinburgh firm launches app to help people with autism and other disabilities at the supermarket
The app is called Welcome and aims to help supermarkets and people with disabilities communicate to make the situation less …
NHS Resource: Supporting the Learning Disability Community During Covid-19
Guidance document from NHS Scotland – Caring for someone with a learning disability who is self-isolating or social distancing due …
UK coronavirus rules relaxed for people with autism and learning disabilities
Policy updated after lawyers challenge ‘discriminatory’ lockdown measures People with learning disabilities or autism can leave the house for exercise …
