Final thoughts on National Autism Awareness Month

Throughout April we have been sharing our foster carers experiences of fostering autistic children for National Autism Awareness Month. To sum it all up we wanted to do one final blog post that pulls it all together.

Challenges, achievements and lessons learnt

National Autism Awareness Month is coming to an end and we have one more foster carer story that we want to share with you. Our latest post is from Connie, who recently blogged about taking her foster child abroad. She is talking about what she’s learnt about autism and the achievements they’ve made.

Bedtime routines and getting enough sleep

In this blog post Cythia shares how she got her foster child from having only three to four hours sleep a night to a full 10 hours. This is an achievement she is understandably proud of.

Overcoming bathroom fears

When Cynthia’s foster child first came to live with her he had lots of bathroom fears that he had to overcome. In this instalment of her blog posts she will discuss how she helped him to overcome them.

Making a routine for my Autistic foster child

One of the strategies St Christopher’s foster carer Cynthia used to help her foster child improve his behaviour was having a routine where he knew what was coming.

Giving rewards for the right reason

When Cynthia started looking after her foster child, she had to learn a lot about autism and his other needs. In this week’s blog post she is talking about how she went back to basics to start from scratch, diagnosing, pinpointing and un-picking the issues and to change them, introduce strategies and promote positive behaviours. A part of this was giving rewards for the right reason.

Settling-in and turning things around

In Cynthia’s second blog post she talks about how she started to make her foster child with autism feel at home and help him reach his potential.

Working with young people to tackle homelessness

St Christopher’s welcomes Homeless Link latest blog post about what concerns homeless charities the most. In the top six were preventing homelessness, increasing the supply and quality of accommodation something that St Christopher’s is actively involved with.

The first time I met my foster child

It is National Autism Awareness Month and throughout April, St Christopher’s Foster Carer Cynthia will tell how she fostered a child with autism, hyperactivity disorder, eurensis, oppositional defiance disorder, ADHD and more.