Speaking about the LASER Approach, Gareth gave an overview of the core tenants of the approach, including personalisation not normalisation.

Article by Professor Andy McDonnell The recent HIQA report about the social care organisation Sunbeam House makes for very sobering reading. As a practitioner who has worked with both large and small organisations supporting people with intellectual disabilities and distressed behaviour for over 30 years, at times I experience déjà vu. Many who read the February 2025 report from HIQA may be reminded of the RTE documentary of 2014, Inside Bungalow 3, which exposed similar coer

Why is it essential to understand the transaction of stress between children with autism and other diagnoses, parents, and school staff?

This article will look briefly at the long history of abusive practices at the Judge Rotenberg Center and electric shock treatment.

In this article, we will explain what the Saturation Model is, and how it operates in conjunction with the Low Arousal Approach.

In this article, Studio 3 reviews Pete Wharmby’s 2022 publication, 'Untypical.'

Review of 'Speechless' by Fiacre Ryan, a collection of non-fiction writing and poetry from his perspective as a non-verbal autistic man.

In this article, we would like to highlight some recent research and their findings in the area of education. Firstly, we look at the...

Below are a series of events occurring in the next few months which we would like to highlight for families and professionals interested...

This article discusses the SEMH Handbook by BDSIP for mainstream school settings to support inclusion and provide SEND provision

Book review of 'Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School' by Debby Elley and Gareth D Morewood (2022)

The following extract from a recent practitioner article from key Studio 3 practitioners highlights the growing issue of restrictive practices in school settings. Restraint and seclusion in schools is a growing issue The use of restraint and seclusion in school settings is an international problem. It has been the impression of the authors that there has been an alarming increase in the acceptance of these practices in school environments, particularly in the last five to ten

Online and bespoke LASER training for settings that require a tailored approach.

This extract describes how the LASER Programme approaches the difficult topic of reducing physical interventions in schools.

An excerpt from the upcoming book on Restraint and Seclusion Elimination: The Studio 3 Approach by Professor Andrew McDonnell, coming soon!