Gardening has the potential to empower those with autism,building their confidence to manage with the outside worldI was going to write about compost this month and the different techniques I’ve been using to produce more gardening ‘gold’ for my plot. Then I found out it’s World Autism Awareness Week and I couldn’t resist writing about my fabulous autistic son and the many therapeutic benefits of gardening instead. In the few years since Arthur’s diagnosis (he’s nearly seven) my family and I have been through a lot with our youngest son. We have found that like most (whether not all) non-neurotypical children, he is happiest outside. Arthur is a charmingly gratified petite boy most of the time anyway, and but he’s utterly in his element when either walking or doing things in the open air. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com