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Stamina for socialising

Anyone who has been following the girl with the curly hair for a while will know my stance on social energy. Basically, I believe that people with ASD have reduced capacity for social interactions in comparison to NTs. I want to write about, what I call, the ‘stamina’ for socialising that people with ASD have…. Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to r…

Lego® to improve social skills

I wish my parents had played this with me or I wish that I had played this with other children when I was younger. We sometimes plan to demo a Lego® communication game in our workshops but, so far, we haven’t had the time to do it! I’m writing this blog article to explain it,… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to read this article, along with receiving ac…

Social Energy Theory

This idea suggests that every person has ‘social energy’. Social energy is the energy required for socialising. Social energy is contained within a tank. Watch our amazing animated film to see what this all looks like in action:

‘High functioning’ autism

It is internationally recognised that the description ‘high functioning’ refers to a person with autism who has an IQ above or equal to 70. I am fine with this description but I also have another way of looking at it. I would say this: there is a process that every autistic person has to go through before… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to read th…

Object permanence

I was at an autism conference last week and, whilst listening to Dr. Wenn Lawson, I realised there was a proper name for a challenge I’ve had since I was a young child. The thing I am referring to is officially called ‘object permanence.’ This is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to r…

Motivating people with ASD

This blog article is about helping and encouraging your autistic loved one to fulfill their potential and being aware that some things you do may be unintentionally hindering. The first thing to understand is that social recognition is rarely the main motivator for us to be doing something. If it appears that way, it is… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to rea…

Minimising the glass jar during socialising

Glass Jar Theory states that, people with ASD live inside glass jars. They can see everyone around them but when they try to ‘touch’ any of them, there is a glass wall preventing this from happening. We have decided that it is the triad of impairments that cause the formation of the glass jar around… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to read this article, along wit…

The challenges of autism in the workplace

In the news last week, “Microsoft seeks to recruit autistic workers.” This is excellent news because, unbelievably, only 15% of adults with autism in the UK are in full time employment, according to the National Autistic Society. I too, add to this statistic. I have been unable to sustain full time employment and, now it’s… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you wou…

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I am 26 years old and even with all the life experience I’ve had (school, university, being employed, being an employer, etc.), I still have trouble understanding the relationships between people. It seems a lot easier for neurotypical people to draw lines between strangers, acquaintances, friends and colleagues, but, for me, the lines are very blurred or squiggly.With… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available o…

Saying “no” – advice for people with ASD

“No” is such a simple word and yet it is often so difficult to say. But “no” is so important because it defines boundaries; it lets others know what we are and are not comfortable with; it lets others know what we like and what we don’t. There are certain groups of people in particular,… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to read thi…