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...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Apr 16, 2020 | Autism & ADHD
Life has certainly changed for everyone over the last few weeks, as we deal with all the changes to our routine and way of life, due to the coronavirus pandemic. For some people, however, any changes present additional problems. For autistic people and their loved...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Apr 16, 2020 | Autism & ADHD, Childrens Services
Delving into a diagnostic dilemma: The effect of gender on autism identification in children Evidence is building which suggests girls could be just as likely to be on the Autism spectrum, as boys. Yet their symptoms may present differently. Dr Katja Osswald is...
