by Beth Baldwin | Jul 22, 2024 | Autism
At Social Living Solutions we pride ourselves on being neurodiversity-affirming and providing consistency of therapeutic relationships, but what does that mean to an autistic brain? And why is it so important? The Autistic brain 10-year-old Ashley* has autism. How is...
by Beth Baldwin | Apr 29, 2024 | Family Life, School, Social Living Solutions
High School friendships are hard for everyone High school reunion. Is there another event in your adult life that induces such a polarising response? For some, High School was the peak of popularity and connection, the beginning of lifelong friendships. For others,...
by Beth Baldwin | Dec 12, 2023 | ADHD symptoms, Women with ADHD
ADHD symptoms are often different in girls. As medical knowledge evolves to understand more about these differences, so does our ability to identify and help our young girls at an earlier age. For decades, ADHD diagnosis was limited by a myth that ADHD only affects...
by Beth Baldwin | Mar 8, 2017 | Social Living Solutions
Empowerment. This is a word that is used a lot. In my work as a Global Ambassador for Taryn Brumfitt’s “Body Image Movement”, we constantly talk about empowering girls and women to love and embrace their bodies. When I look at the parallels of this...
by Beth Baldwin | Mar 8, 2017 | Social Living Solutions
I ended my last blog with: “As a society we care too much about other people’s ideas of what is and what is not appropriate, rather than the effect our actions and behaviour will have on the ones we should love and support the most.” For all my life...