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  • Autism Early Years Guide

    Autism Early Years Guide

    This Autism Early Years Guide supports respectful, neuroaffirmative conversations, helping families and educators understand Autism through strengths-based, inclusive language from the earliest years.

  • Autism Early Years Communication Passport

    Autism Early Years Passport

    This short guide supports Early Years educators to understand neurodivergent communication, regulation, and belonging, using a child-centred passport to build relational, inclusive practice.

  • Autism Early Years Book Recommendation Guide

    Autism Early Years Book Guide

    This short guide explores neuroaffirmative Autism Early Years Book Recommendations. This curated list of books are identified to support Early Educator Neuroaffirmative Practice.

  • Going to Preschool Autism Social Story

    Going To Preschool Social Visual Guide

    This short Social Visual Guide supports children in the Early Years understand what going to Preschool may mean for them and what they can expect to happen.


  • Understanding Autistic Play

    Understanding Autistic Play

    This short guide explores Autistic play, valuing interests, repetition, and autonomy, supporting adults to understand play as meaningful, communicative, and developmentally appropriate experiences.

  • Autism Early Years Story

    Autism Early Years Story

    This story introduces Autism through Noah, using child-friendly language and visuals to celebrate difference, belonging, and diverse ways of thinking and being together.

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Amanda McGuinness

Director of Autism Advocacy & Professional Practice, Flourish Autism

Amanda McGuinness offers individual consultation sessions for parents and professionals seeking evidence-informed, neuroaffirmative guidance grounded in lived Autistic experience and current best practice.

Each consultation is personalised and parent, or professional nominated, ensuring the focus reflects your unique needs, questions, and priorities. Sessions are collaborative, practical, and founded on respect, understanding, and identity-affirming approaches.

For more information or to book your consultation with Amanda, please use the contact form, email info@flourishautismconsultancyandtraining.com or use our booking form.

At Flourish Autism Consultancy and Training, our vision is a society where Autistic individuals across the lifespan and their families are understood, valued, and supported to flourish.

A society in which Autistic people and their families access affirming, evidence-informed neuroaffirmative support co-designed with lived experience, delivered at the right time, and grounded in dignity, autonomy, and inclusion.

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