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Principles of Good Transitions 3
Essential reading from the Scottish Transitions Forum for anyone supporting a young person with additional needs preparing to leave school. Free to download at www.scottishtransitions.org.uk
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Latest update on our transitions project - we're delighted that well over 200 parents have taken part in the consultation shaping our new online resource for Scotland. Thank you to all of you who came to the workshops, shared your stories and are still sending us your thoughts and ideas! Over the summer 40 parents are helping us develop and test the resource before it goes live later this year.
Really good to see this important report now published and shining a spotlight on the real issues impacting people’s lives. Providing the right support won’t break the bank - but not providing it could, through squandered potential and pressure on overstretched services. It’s avoidable. No brainer, surely.
A lifetime lost, or a lifetime gained published
scottishadhdcoalition.org
The ADHD Foundation, supported by a group of ADHD charities including the Scottish ADHD Coalition, has today published 'A lifetime gained, or a lifetime lost', (...)I'd love to see more employment projects like this here - run on business lines and offering real opportunities, both for long term employment and as a stepping stone to integration into other, mainstream work environments for people with the right skills. People start small businesses all the time, so it shouldn't be impossible if the vision and the will are there.
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This amazing coffee shop only hires people with disabilities.
Understanding your reactions and having strategies that work for you are key to managing independently in the adult world. This is clear, structured and helpful.What is Autistic Burnout?
a guide from Autism Women's Network
Signs:
• Lack of motivation (hard to care about goals when everyday life is overwhelming)
• Loss of executive functioning abilities (decision-making, organization, etc.)
• Difficulty with self-care
• Easier to reach overload or meltdown
• Loss of speech, selective mutism
• Lethargy, exhaustion
• Illness, digestive issues
• Memory loss
• Inability to maintain masks or use social skills
• Overall seeming “more autistic” or stereotypical
• May have period of high energy before collapse
Causes:
• Passing as neurotypical / suppressing autistic traits
• Doing ‘too much’, too much stress
• Aging: needing more downtime, having less energy
• Changes, good or bad (relationships, jobs, living arrangements, belongings, environment, routines…)
• Sleep deprivation, poor nutrition, dehydration
• Illness
• Sensory or emotional overload
Strategies:
• Time
• Scheduling breaks, managing spoons
• Leave of absence
• Stimming, sensory diet
• Exercise
• Massage
• Reminders and supports
• Routines
• Better environment/job/etc.
• Boundaries, saying ‘no’
• Dropping the mask/façade
• Solitude
• Absolute quiet
• Creative projects, passions, special interests
• Paying attention to reactions and your body
Sources:
“Autistic Burnout – Are You Going Through Burnout?” Anonymously Autistic.
Endow, Judy. “Autistic Burnout and Aging.” Ollibean.
“Help! I seem to be getting more autistic!” Mel Baggs.
Kim, Cynthia. “Autistic Regression and Fluid Adaptation.” Musings of an Aspie.
Schaber, Amythest. “Ask an Autistic #3 – What is Autistic Burnout?”
Thanks to Lindsey Allen, AWN Nebraska, for compiling this guide ©Autism Women's Network 2017
**Please note: it was brought to AWN's attention that the source credit for “Help! I seem to be getting more autistic!” belongs to Mel Baggs and not the American Asperger's Association. We made the text correction on this status, and we will be updating the graphic as well. Thank you.
I love this. Honest, loving, supportive, real. Helpful in so many ways.
A letter to … my husband, who has a mind all of his own
theguardian.com
The letter you always wanted to write
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