We’ve all heard reports that owning a pet can do wonders for your mental health, however pets also mean time and responsibility. Here, MFON columnist Aoife Casson shares what her
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This week, the news was announced that 12 to 15 year olds in England will be invited to have one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. MFON columnist Carly Jones MBE shares her views on vaccination for young people with SEND and
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As society begins to emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, MFON columnist, Carly Jones MBE, shares insights into her life and what ‘getting back to normal’ looks like for a
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In what ways does art, crafting, and creativity help young people with autism? MFON columnist, Aoife Casson invites us into her space by sharing a video of her crafting at
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This week marks World Autism Awareness Week (29th March-4th April) and MFON columnist, Aoife Casson, who shares her open and honest accounts of living with Asperger’s, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Dysgraphia,
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Happy New Year fellow parents and carers. How was your Christmas? How are you feeling entering 2021? Are you relieved that 2020 is over and excited for what a new
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The 10th of October sees the celebration of World Mental Health Day.  This aims to raise awareness and help erode the stigma that sadly still exists around mental health issues.
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Happy September all! I can’t quite get my head around the fact we are this far through the year? I don’t know about you, but to me it still feels
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As an autistic mum, feelings take me about a year to process. In real time, I may come across preoccupied, restless or simply aloof to the bigger matters at hand. 
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Happy June, all. I truly do mean happy because, although we are living in such odd times, I feel and hope that June marks a month where we gently tiptoe
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Some might think it’s odd to train your own assistance dog. I mean, surely the point of having an assistance dog is to make an already difficult life easier? And
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Hello all! As we head towards the end of April, I’ve had some time to think about how I would usually have spent it. Normally, we would be banging the
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I normally start my monthly column with a ‘so, how’s your month going?’ I don’t think that really applies this month because we all know how it’s going. The coronavirus
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So, have we all survived what felt like the longest January ever? I wasn’t sure it would ever end. But February is here at last. And it feels that perhaps
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Time and time again one of the most common questions parents ask me is ‘Why should I seek an autism diagnosis for my child?’ The concerns parents have are often
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Happy October! It’s personally one of my favourite months of the year; the weather turns crisp but not freezing, the onesies and fluffy socks are now appropriate to wear in
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How is everyone’s September going? Kids’ back to school, college or home ed duties ramping up again? I hear you. I am writing to you after taking a break from
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