By Tim Hunter, BSc Physiotherapy, MCSP, HCPC, Ergoadaptive Go (*sponsored) Finding and funding the right mobility equipment can be a maze for families, especially when a child needs a specialist …
Last week, Wes Streeting announced a review into rising diagnoses of autism, ADHD, and mental health conditions. “Wes Streeting orders inquiry into mental health ‘overdiagnosis’” yelled a Times headline, atop …
For many of the people languishing on years-long NHS waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments, a pathway called Right to Choose (RTC) has been a vital lifeline. Funded by …
At Special Needs Jungle, we believe families should be active partners in every aspect of their child’s learning and support. That’s why we’re spotlighting this research taking place at the …
Guest Post By Dr Andy Bilson, Emeritus Professor at the University of Central Lancashire We’ve written a number of times about Fabricated or Induced Illness, where parents of children with …
With Andy Smith, Spectrum Gaming We recently came across a report from Spectrum Gaming, a charity based in Greater Manchester, about the experiences of some of their neurodivergent members who …
We (Zoe and Philip) are a Mum and son team who’ve been around the block a few times in terms of fighting our corner to get Philip the health, education …
With Adam Millichip, Tettenhall Wood School, Wolverhampton Podcasts are having a moment right now — even we have one. We talk about SEND of course, but if you wanted to …
With Paula McGowan OBE Few of us will be unaware of the scandal of young disabled people abused, mistreated, or neglected in residential health and education settings One of the …
with Jolanta Lasota, CEO, Ambitious About Autism There is an information vacuum from the Department for Education about what’s going on with its SEND Improvement Plan. And, as nature abhors …
With Kyle Thapar Kyle Thapar is a young teen who attends a mainstream provision. As he is neurodivergent, Kyle recently chose the topic of neurodiversity and ableism for a presentation …
with Fiona Castle, Assess for Autism, Bristol The below quote from a new NHS autism Framework document illustrates everything about the “NHS Utopia” described in today’s article. “For an undiagnosed …
with Cathy Wassell, The Autistic Girls Network It’s time for another book giveaway! We have TWO copies of SEND parent, Cathy Wassell’s new book, Nurturing Autistic Young People, illustrated by …
with Sarah London, mother to a 17-year-old, severely autistic young man We are all painfully aware of the lack of special school places and the impact that this has on …
with Alice Running and Danielle Jata-Hall Research of more than a thousand families of autistic children who also have Pathological Demand Avoidance profiles (PDA), has revealed what the authors say …
by Dr Felicity Sedgewick and Hannah McLinden, University of Bristol It has always been the case that the number of boys being diagnosed with autism far outnumbers the number of …
With Megan Horan, Ambitious About Autism A new campaign to stop autistic children and young people being ‘written off’ at school is being launched today by charity, Ambitious about Autism. …
with Eliza Fricker, SEND parent and illustrator Eliza Fricker is an illustrator and designer, who is also the parent to her daughter who has a type of autism known as …
After a prolonged blogging dry spell brought on by the torture of lockdown, I am back in business with my writing. This time around I will recount what EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) has done for me. What is …
with @Cherrylkd, Special school assistant headteacher Twitter seems to be a popular hangout for teachers, and I’m pleased to see many proudly specialising in SEND. @Cherrylkd is a popular SEND …
