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Tony Attwood

Hi there!

Tony Attwood spoke on ‘All About Aspergers’ at a conference in Glasgow last week. He said that he had posed this questions to adults:

‘What was the most difficult thing you had to deal with as a child?’

The most common answer was ‘Sensory issues’.

When asked ‘If offered a chance to get rid of your autism or your sensory issues, which would you choose?’  He found that the vast majority chose ;sensory issues’.

Food for thought!

Luke’s Haircut

Hiya, Bernadette here.

I found a way to help my eleven year old nephew Luke who gets really distressed with haircuts.  I didn’t realise how traumatising this was until he spent a weekend with me last year.  His mum asked me if I’d take him for a haircut.  It wasn’t only Luke who was traumatised! It took me a few days to recover - I’m sure it took the hairdresser longer.  My lovely, gentle nephew had transformed into the child from hell - hitting, kicking and shouting at the hairdresser.

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