Grey-haired but not old-fashioned. Passionate about autistic thinking. Love to interpret things out of context...
Happiness is something that individuals — both those with and those without autism spectrum disorder — strive to obtain. It is innate for all human beings to want joy and meaning in their lives. Happiness does not mean a life without problems since no life is exempt from challenges and difficulties. Happiness comes from accepting … More Autism and happiness: a new article
The main task of the human brain is to predict what will happen to us, so it can tell the rest of our body what to do to survive. Therefore, our brains crave predictability. The brain hates uncertainty because in moments of uncertainty the brain cannot do its job properly: protecting us and taking care … More Coping with uncertainty in times of Corona
Staycation ended. Strange holiday this year: have to wear a face mask when cycling next to the beach, stayed in my bubble of 5 people, no restaurant visits or BBQ’s with friends, having to fill in a form before I could have a scoop of ice with my grandson or a beer with my wife, … More Staycation ended. Back to work!
Although many countries are now relaxing the lockdown measures and rolling out a COVID-19 exit strategy, life will not completely go back to normal. Certain measures will remain in place, especially the social distancing measure (I prefer the term physical distancing). Although measures are now more relaxed and less difficult to follow, when we go … More How to Cope with People not Following the COVID-19 Guidelines
I received a questions from one of the Flemisch umbrella organisations for education: why are so many autistic children afraid when they see people wearing a mouth mask? In this short video I explain where the fear comes from and what we can do to help children who are getting anxious when seeing people wearing … More Autistic children afraid of people wearing mouth masks
Three weeks ago I launched the Corona LEGO challenge. Based on a Lego challenge I have been doing since a couple of months with colleague Kobe Vanroy and his son Lowie, I introduced the LEGO challenge to keep autistic (and other) children busy and stay connected in Corona times. Challenging their creativity (and their sense … More The Corona LEGO challenge
Today, April 15th, I was supposed to fly to Canada. I was going to do a series of presentations and workshops in Canada (Halifax) and in the US (Florida and South Carolina). A small thing, actuall a very, very, very small but potentially dangerous thing interfered, a virus that is now crowned (pun intended) as … More Webinars in the coming weeks
Tradotto da Philippe Mattelaer COVID-19 è una nuova malattia causata dal Coronavirus. Perchè la malattia è nuova e molto contagiosa per l’essere umano, molti governi al mondo prendono delle misure per limitare al Massimo la dispersione della malattia. Queste stesse misure colpiscono milioni di persone alla volta. E, di conseguenza, anche molte persone con Autismo … More Il Coronavirus e Autismo: 20 suggerimenti
COVID‑19 este o boală nouă provocată de Coronavirus. Cum boala este nouă pentru omenire și extrem de contagioasă, guvernele din întreaga lume iau măsuri pentru limitarea răspândirii bolii. Aceste măsuri afectează milioane de oameni. Printre ei sunt și persoane cu autism și familii care au copii cu autism. Viața de zi cu zi, oricum destul … More Autismul în contextul pandemiei COVID: 20 de sfaturi
Tradução feita por Katrien Van Heurck Eu preparei 20 dicas importantes para sobreviver de maneira suave desta vez com o Coronavírus. 20 dicas que quero compartilhar com você! Evitar que as crianças e jovens com autismo ficam sobrecarregados de informações sobre a Pandemia. O dia todo as informações chegam em casa. Maioria das vezes notícias … More Autismo e o Coronavírus: 20 dicas
