A practical, ready-to-use break-time support plan for autistic pupils, written by child psychotherapist Zara Kadir. Covers pre-break regulation, visual supports, emotion check-ins, a designated safe adult and structured play, plus guidance on reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act. Designed to be shared between parents and school staff, so break times feel safer, more predictable and consistently supported.

Autism assessments are usually written in the language of deficits. This free guide by Zara, child psychotherapist, reframes 17 common clinical descriptions through a strengths-based lens, showing what each one can look like when read as difference rather than disorder. A quick, practical reframe for parents, teachers and professionals who want a fuller picture of the autistic children in their care.