Understanding Menopause in Autistic Women: Navigating a Unique Experience
This guide on understanding menopause in autistic women will validate, affirm, empower and enlighten readers.
Autism or the Effects of Covid?
This blog overviews the early signs of autism, and the impact of the Covid pandemic.
Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace
This blog post will explore supporting neurodiversity in the workplace; how can employers embrace neurodiversity and how can neurodivergent workers thrive?
Understanding the Popularity & Benefits of Gaming in the Neurodivergent Community
This blog by Sunshine Support summarises the popularity and benefits of gaming for neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD etc) people. Neurodivergent gamers may enjoy!
School Avoidance Week 2024
How can we recognise and properly support children who are struggling to attend school? School avoidance – sometimes referred to as school ‘refusal’, which we’ll address further on – is a very complex and multifaceted issue where a child experiences intense difficulty attending school.
How Trauma Impacts the Nervous System and Our Health
A guide on trauma and the somatic approach, aimed at supporting parents and professionals.
On The Double Rainbow – Ausome Charlie
Intersectional Diversity: The ‘Double Rainbow’ of Autism and LGBTQIA+ Charlie Hart, also known as ‘Ausome Charlie’ (she/they), is a popular keynote speaker, an experienced Human Resources Analyst, and an influential neurodiversity advocate. Charlie is multiple neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, Complex PTSD), bisexual/pansexual, and gender non-conforming. The ‘double rainbow’ Studies show that autistic people are far more […]
Managing Back To School Anxiety
Helping Children Manage Back-to-School Anxiety Here at Sunshine Support, anxiety is one of the topics that we come across the most, especially as we approach the start of the new school term. As the days of summer start to fade, the prospect of going back to school in the Autumn term can stir up an […]
Managing Different Needs Within the Family
The task of meeting the needs of your entire family is demanding enough without mixed needs to consider; how do we manage different needs within a family effectively? In this post, we’ll be sharing some valuable insight from families whose children have mixed needs, as well as signposting you to our own resources in order […]
What is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)?
If you’re a parent or professional in the world of SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities), you may have come across the term ‘Pathological Demand Avoidance’, often abbreviated as ‘PDA’. What is Pathological Demand Avoidance and why are we really only just starting to hear more about it? A long unrecognised and poorly understood presentation, […]
