Dr Mollie Higgins, Educational Psychologist, shares the key themes and outcomes of her doctoral research around Autistic Young People experiencing Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Mollie has been working alongside Dr Jerricah Holder to create a new chapter for the EBSA...
By Priyanka Rob, Research Assistant, Newcastle University
Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations at School
Around 40% of autistic children experience high anxiety (van Steensel et al., 2011), which significantly impacts everyday life for them and their families. Anxiety also...
By Mollie Higgins, Trainee Educational Psychologist, at Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, currently undertaking research into Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
Hello, my name is Mollie and I am a Year 3 Trainee Child, Community and Educational Psychologist completing my Doctorate at the...
Written by Lynn McCann on Reachout ASC
My friend @AnnMemmott who blogs at Ann's Autism Blog first introduced me to the Spoon Theory in relation to autism. It was originally created by Christine Miserandino when asked about her chronic illness, (you can read the original post here...
Written by Claire Cooper, 2021
*This blog has been written by a neurotypical professional working closely with autistic children and young people. Throughout this blog, the term ‘autistic people’ has been used, as an abundance of research suggests this is preferred by autistic...
