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As I attempt to add my advice to the other good advice that is out there – I was thinking about how ministry for people with additional...

Pentecost by Chinese artist He Qi Before anything is begun we pray.  Then, guided by God we act. I love the way Jesus showed himself as...

I put the five names in a hat (yes, it really was a hat) and drew out the name of the person who I will give the book ‘Making Church...

I’m GIVING AWAY a copy of this book to someone serious about inclusion in church This book was recently published and written by a number...

I am not autistic.  I am not a parent of an autistic person.  I am only a person who has a job and ministry in autism.  It has been...

It has been a super, mad, busy, crazy week.  Work has been busy (not helped by having to catch up on some work I missed when I was off...

Today I was enraged.…I don’t often feel angry, furious, cross, mad, outraged, annoyed, irritated, infuriated, incensed, indignant, irate,...

photo corteousy of the Brick Bible Our Good News Group members are ADULTS with learning disabilities.  They are individually and...

This is what our weekly group for adults with learning disabilities is called. This week the other two leaders and I had a planning...

It’s my turn again to speak at our group for adults with learning disabilities.  I’ve tried to tell God that it’s not my thing, that I’m...

A close friend confessed to me this week that she had read my blog and really liked it. Then she said “It’s so admirable what you do…I...

Everyone thinks about the future at this time of year. Maybe for you it feels full of dread, or worry. Maybe it feels full of hope, or...

Most people who have ever come across someone (particularly a child) with ASD will have heard of a visual timetable. Indeed the web is...

Can you help me with some research?  I would like to know about whether as parents of a child with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome you have...

Just the other day I had coffee with three lovely ladies who were all mums of children with disabilities. We were brainstorming ideas to...

Many of the advice and strategies for people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome seem to advocate using visual pictures or symbols to...

Let’s take the example of  – it’s normal for 18-20 year olds to go out at the weekend and drink copious amounts of alcohol until they are...

What do I blog about?  Much of the advice I have read says pick one thing…and I did try.  But I found myself feeling put in a box – I’m...

Thought this was worth another look! To communicate effectively with an autistic person – don’t use too many words. I am a great waffler!...