My Name Change
From Smitten to Clarke (but the same Jodie!)
During 2024 you'll gradually start to see my name change on my website, courses, academic work and book.
Nothing is changing in terms
The Secret Life Of Rose – revised edition coming Summer 2024
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The Secret Life of Rose is 3 years old today!!
7305 copies sold to date, and even after 3 years I still receive so many messages &
Masking in Autistic Children: The Childs Voice
For ease of accessibility the paper is here in two formats;
Downable/readable PDF directly below
WordPress version further below
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Masking in Autistic Children: The Childs Voice
A Masters in Autism
Dissertation
By
Jodie Smitten
Supervisor Dr Luke Beardon
June
I’m not a neglectful parent – Autistic sensory differences
Public service announcement!!!!
If you see a child or adult āinappropriately dressedā please use a level of curiosity around why!
Winter is hard! The cold, the dark.
Winter is particularly hard when you
Having a Happy Authentic, Low Demand Autistic Christmas
I orginally wrote this on my Facebook page for Christmas 2021. Now, a year later. I feel exactly the same...
A different year, the same sentiment!
If someone cannot respect or accept
The Wrong Environment For A Child
Hold on to your seatsā¦. This may get a bit ranty!!!
I absolutely love my job, the autistic children I get the privilege to meet and get to know are incredible.
Autistic Hyper Empathy
Part of the autistic experience is sensory differences- in that some sensory experiences are felt more or less intensely than a non-autistic person.
The way others feelings are sensed is no
Should guidelines on identifying masking in autistic children be incorporated into the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)Ā guidelines*?
An assignment written as part submission to my MA Autism
*Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: recognition, referral and diagnosis. Clinical guideline [CG128]
Language
During this article I will use the word āprofessionalsā
Curiosity Killed The Cat, But It May Just Save OurĀ Children!
Some years back I attended some training on using Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) in supporting children who have experienced developmental trauma, during which I was introduced to the concept of
Autistic Masking – Children’s Hidden Distress
Trigger warning- brief mention of suicide and trauma.
I have recently submitted a 5000 word assignment on this subject (available in another post), so I will be attempting to avoid going