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Stories as gifts create meaning – I love stories. Steve Ballantyne, from Story IQ, ran a workshop at the recent conference on Strengthening Through Stories, hosted by Community Waikato. He described stories as gifts, with facts wrapped in emotions that create meaning. Positive stories release oxytocin, according to Steve, which is associated with empathy, compassion and connection. In this edition of our Journal, we are delighted to give you the gift of oxytocin, as we feature Jessica Falconer’s new children’s story, Beth and the Bracelets.
Fathers on a path to autism acceptance – We are delighted to bring you the special stories of “Dads and Autism” included in this edition. We know from previous readership surveys that we have more women than men reading our Journals, so we are especially grateful to the fathers and families who shared their journeys. We hope these powerful stories of fathers and their autistic sons and daughters will inspire and encourage you.
Autism professional development demand grows – As this journal hits subscriber mailboxes, we have started delivering Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities (SELO) programmes for early childhood educators with funding provided by the Ministry of Education. They include one-day workshops and centre visits.
By autistics, for autistics – In our last readership survey, 85 per cent of you told us the articles you most liked to read in our Journal were personal perspectives. In this edition, you will find many such articles, by autistics, for autistics.
Autism-friendly practices theme – We share a range of autism-friendly practices in education, health, research and transport on our website and in this, the first Altogether Autism Journal of 2017. Altogether Autism relies on evidence-based practice when researching and recommending information and strategies.