With the average waiting time for a neurodevelopmental assessment being 69 weeks across Warwickshire, Purple House Clinic Rugby is helping to reduce this growing demand. In 2023, the Clinic saw an 11% rise in enquiries from both adults and children compared to the...
Sensory processing Sensory processing is the way our nervous system receives messages from our senses, turning them into motor or behavioural responses. The ability to receive and process sensory information from our environment can impact attachment, speech and...
Book recommendation: “Can I tell you about Sensory Processing Difficulties?” by Sue Allen This illustrated book is part of the educational,”can i tell you about,” series, aimed at children, parents and teachers. The author, Sue Allen is an experienced clinician,...
Unique Strengths and Challenges Like all children, children with autism1 have their own unique experiences of being in the school environment. They will have personal strengths, and they will experience challenges too. Whilst autistic children do not have a unilateral...
It was that one moment: poetry and reflections on a life making relationships with children and young people by Dan Hughes Dan Hughes is the revered clinical psychologist and founder of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)- developed to treat children and young...
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd (2007) At Purple House Clinic, we love reading and sharing children’s books, especially ones that offer positive, neurodiverse role-models. We know that through reading, children can explore identities, learn about different...