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.