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Sharing EP Practice: EBSA and Autism - What Can Schools Do? autism ebsa educational psychologist emotional based school avoidance sharing ep practice Apr 19, 2023

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...

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Research Project | Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations at School anxiety autism educational psychologist research project teachers May 30, 2022

By Priyanka Rob, Research Assistant, Newcastle University

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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...

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Research Project | Exploring the Constructs of Autistic Young People Experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance anxiety autism mental health parent/carer research project wellbeing Nov 22, 2021

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...

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Spoon Theory & Autism anxiety asperger syndrome autism neurodiversity spoon theory Apr 06, 2021

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...

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World Autism Awareness Week 2021 asperger syndrome autism neurodiversity Mar 26, 2021

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...

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