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Mindfulness for Autism
Mindful Awareness has always been a guiding principle of our work in autism and neurodiversity dialogue, which is why we have created Mindfulness for Autism (M4A).
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Beyond Mind Fullness, Autism and The Return to What Is
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Common challenges typical in autism, such as stress from sensory overload, share a vast common ground with the ethos, language and practice of mindfulness.
Social disputes and divisions are because of a deep and pervasive defect in the
process of human thought, which leads to stressful and fragmented social and physical environments and traumatised people.
Mindfulness for Autism aims to break this negative cycle, which we bring into all of our work, in our practice and training.
Mindfulness for Autism Teachers
AMINA DRURY
Amina is a child psychotherapist and has been teaching Yoga and Meditation for 7 years and with a special focus on Diversity and Inclusion. She is certified in Mindfulness Meditation Teaching by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, and has practised Mindfulness techniques herself for many years. Amina is neurodivergent and has worked with a wide range of people, enjoying taking a flexible, person-centred approach to teaching. Amina runs M4A for Scottish Autism, a national charity.
JONNY DRURY
Jonny Drury attributes regular practicing of meditation since childhood to heightened awareness and hyper-empathy, now used in coaching and facilitating skills. He prefers to call it ‘mindful awareness’, which is a core element of all of his work and that of the practices and processes at Dialogica.
He offers private mindfulness sessions for individuals and groups, and is writing the book Mindfulness for Autism.
KATE SALINSKY
Kate is a regular meditator and yoga practitioner with a Masters in Autism. With mindful awareness at the heart of her work, she is an Autism Dialogue facilitator, trainer and a specialist study skills tutor/mentor.
Kate is skilled in Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Executive Coaching, Team Building and was a training manager and counsellor in the voluntary sector for 20 years.
We are currently working on a new book and course.
This page will be updated soon.
‘Is Autism a Stress Adaptation? L. Hogenkamp (2018)
https://peripheralmindsofautism.com/2018/04/17/is-autism-a-stress-adaptation/