by TheRetreatAdmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Autism & ADHD
By sharing her story of her diagnosis as part of World Autism Week, Megan Rhiannon hopes to help others living with autism to manage their lives. Her first book ‘Existing Autistic’ is being shared with others by The Retreat with the aim of helping them deal with their...
by Emma Warren | Jan 2, 2021 | Autism & ADHD, The Retreat York
5 Tips To Manage Sensory Sensitivities Everyone responds to different sensory experiences in different ways, there are some sensations that we enjoy and others that we might dislike or even find unpleasant or distressing. Christmas is a time of year often...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Aug 18, 2020 | Autism & ADHD
The Retreat has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing its own virtual assessment process for adults and children with autism. Autism assessments at The Retreat have traditionally relied on a high level of face to face interaction – something which has...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Aug 3, 2020 | Autism & ADHD, Childrens Services
Charlotte Morris-Clarke, Speech and Language Therapist at The Retreat, outlines the challenges of communicating and socialising with others for children who are on the autism spectrum. And she offers some ways to support children with social communication. Social...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Apr 16, 2020 | Adult Services, Autism & ADHD
The Retreat’s Expert by Experience Rose Anne Evans, explains how, as an autistic person, it’s a real challenge at the moment to keep up with all the changes and guidelines. Growing up I liked, or in-fact relied on, rules. They helped me to understand how...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Apr 16, 2020 | Adult Services, Autism & ADHD
BLOG: The Retreat’s Expert by Experience, Ronnie Pinder, describes how he is coping with the current situation and his family’s safety as an autistic person A week before the UK went into “lockdown” I was in a large supermarket, struggling to...
