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Meet the Team: Kirstie

We have so many awesome people on our team at SG who do amazing work, so we wanted a chance to share them all with you! This is SG "Meet...

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'Who Can I Talk To?': Supporting Young People to Access Help and Support

Through our work we have found that sometimes young people can struggle to understand where to go when they are upset and seeking support...

Andy Smith

Reflections on Autistic Burnout

(Note: this post is about “deep burnout” – which is usually a huge, life-altering event which often takes a very long period of time to...

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Resources for Young People: Autism Understood

Often when a young person receives an autism diagnosis, parents are told what autism is, but young people do not get the opportunity to...

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Autism and Sleep

Many autistic young people struggle with sleep, but also find that typical "sleep hygiene strategies" often aren't helpful. So we have...

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Anti-Behaviourism Behaviour Policy

When we say we don't believe in rewards, punishments or behaviourism, people often say "Well, what's the alternative?". We worked with...

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A Note on Autism Acceptance

In most spaces and places autism is seen as a negative thing. If you Google autism, you see websites and articles focused on 'treating'...

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Our CAMHS/ Emotional Wellbeing Report 2024

At Spectrum Gaming, autistic young people frequently share with us their experiences of CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health...

Andy Smith

What if my autistic child just wants to game all day?

I don’t think I have ever met an autistic child who *wants* to game all day. We talk about this topic in our community, as it is a common...