Elisa Ferriggi
School Based Trauma
Over the past year, I’ve been working with more autistic children that are experiencing school based trauma. There are multiple reasons...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Jan 62 min
Social Masking
Masking or social camouflaging is something that autistic people do subconsciously and sometimes consciously with the main purpose of...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Jun 30, 20222 min
Two things to stop doing and Two things to start doing if you want to develop Dynamic Intelligence
Making decisions every day is part of what we do quickly but have you given much thought to what goes on and is behind that final...
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Elisa Ferriggi
May 1, 20222 min
4 Tips to Developing Growth Mind set
When something feels good, we want more of it. Likewise, when we feel that we are good at something we want to do it more. This helps...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Mar 7, 20221 min
Why does my child script?
Sometimes children will script (repeat accounts from TV, radio or previous conversations) when they do it can be an indication of the...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Feb 7, 20221 min
6 Simple and Important Tips when Explaining Autism to Individuals
If your child is autistic they may know already, some may not have any idea and some may suspect something is ‘different’. Here are some...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Jan 3, 20223 min
4 Ideas for Long-term Goal Setting
We do it every year. Every January we set ourselves a new goal, new year’s resolution, we make plans of where we want to be this time...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Dec 1, 20212 min
The Purpose of Echolalia
Echolalia is a form of communication where a person repeats back what has been said. This can be in two ways either immediate echolalia...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Sep 8, 20212 min
Parents are the best guides a child can have
My belief is that parents are the best people to guide their children. Parents know their children better than anyone else, their...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Apr 8, 20213 min
Information Processing: two different types of intelligence
We have to remember that autism can be seen and understood and used as an ‘information processing difference’, when we understand this, it
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Elisa Ferriggi
Mar 3, 20213 min
The Cycle of Prompt Dependence
I often hear parents say that their child is will only do things when prompted to do so or that they need lots of prompts for each step...
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Elisa Ferriggi
Jan 29, 20213 min
The Problem with Rewards
I invite you to reflect on the use of rewards in your relationship/ household with children, decide what the outcome is achieving.
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Elisa Ferriggi
Jan 6, 20212 min
Breaking the Static Pattern and Accelerating Learning
Accelerating learning for autism through parent child relationship
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Elisa Ferriggi
Nov 17, 20202 min
Have you got a Guiding Mind-Set?
Developing a guiding mind-set to support autistic children
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Elisa Ferriggi
Oct 21, 20202 min
Letting go of the Guilt that Does NOT Serve you!
I hear all sorts of guilt that parents unnecessarily carry around with them every day. The sad thing is that the guilt that you feel, holds
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Elisa Ferriggi
Oct 19, 20204 min
From Getting a Response to Giving Opportunities
Using communication to give opportunities.
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Elisa Ferriggi
Oct 19, 20204 min
Tips to Banish your Deepest Fears
Addressing fears related to parenting, autism, child development or personal growth can be the key to improving your progress
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Elisa Ferriggi
Oct 19, 20203 min
A Guide to Facilitating Sibling Interaction
Tips on structuring sibling interactions to be successful!
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