Transition to secondary school

Transitioning to secondary school from primary school for Autistic children is a Blogpost from Dr Judy Eaton's website that offers guidance for families with children on the autism spectrum including PDA.

Dr Judy Eaton is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Norwich who runs a private practice and her own website here: https://www.help4psychology.co.uk

All views on the blog are her own based upon her clinical experience.

Blogpost: Transitioning to secondary school from primary school for Autistic children

Published: Wednesday, 21 August 2019

See: https://help4psychology.blogspot.com/2019/08/transitioning-to-secondary-school-from.html

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