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Rare Disease Day 2014: the largest awareness campaign ever, what’s next?
Campaigns, Columnists, Health, Rare Disease, special needs

Rare Disease Day 2014: the largest awareness campaign ever, what’s next?

By Robert Pleticha: RareConnect February 28, 2014 February 9, 2015

I’ve been involved in the recognition and celebration of Rare Disease Day, which is today, for the past five years. The main objective of the day is to raise awareness …

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Top tips for preparing for medical appointments
Columnists, special needs, speech & language, TopTips, Treatment & Therapy

Top tips for preparing for medical appointments

By Elizabeth Gunner SpeechBlogUK February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014

Elizabeth writes… It can be daunting going to any appointment. I see myself as relatively level-headed and as a speech therapist, have lots of experience talking to different professionals. However, …

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The child inside: Do we need to label disability?
Columnists, Disability, special needs, Statementing

The child inside: Do we need to label disability?

By Hayley Goleniowska February 14, 2014 February 14, 2014

As this Valentine’s Day approached, I began thinking about how much we all love all our children equally. How we wouldn’t change a single hair on the heads of those …

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My son has autism! Is anyone listening?
Columnists, special needs, Treatment & Therapy

My son has autism! Is anyone listening?

By Angela Kelly February 7, 2014 February 6, 2014

Hello…can you hear me? Are you listening? I mean really listening? How often do we really listen to each other? I don’t mean just hearing someone speak and then waiting …

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The parents working to find a cure for deadly Sanfilippo syndrome
Columnists, Health, Rare Disease, SEND & Health Research, special needs

The parents working to find a cure for deadly Sanfilippo syndrome

By Robert Pleticha: RareConnect January 31, 2014 February 9, 2015

Jonah was born in 2008 to excited parents in New York City. But at his first year check up, his pediatrician noticed his head circumference was large for his age. …

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The Disability Abortion Lie – when choice seems like no choice
Campaigns, Columnists, Disability, Downs Syndrome, Health

The Disability Abortion Lie – when choice seems like no choice

By Hayley Goleniowska January 24, 2014 April 8, 2016

It’s easy to assume that the moral dilemma of whether to abort your unborn baby that you’ve learned has a disability, is confined to a shouty debate between pro-choicers on …

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How to communicate successfully with children with unclear speech
Columnists, speech & language

How to communicate successfully with children with unclear speech

By Elizabeth Gunner SpeechBlogUK January 17, 2014 January 17, 2014

Both Helen and I specialise in working with children with phonological or speech sound production difficulties.  According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 8-9% of …

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Celebrate the small smile when working with vulnerable children
Columnists, Looked after children, special needs

Celebrate the small smile when working with vulnerable children

By Charlie Mead January 10, 2014 July 15, 2014

In his daily work our columnist, Child Psychologist Charlie Mead, counsels children who find themselves in Care or “Looked-After”. He is passionate about ensuring these already disadvantaged youngsters are not forgotten …

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SNJ’s #Blogchat with Hayley from DownsSideUp!
Columnists, Downs Syndrome, special needs

SNJ’s #Blogchat with Hayley from DownsSideUp!

By Tania Tirraoro January 2, 2014 January 2, 2014

Ain’t technology grand? Just before Christmas Hayley from DownsSideUp and, as you know, a Special Needs Jungle columnist, “got together” over Skype for a chat about SEN, parenting and why …

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Lessons in Love at Christmas
Christmas, Columnists, special needs

Lessons in Love at Christmas

By Hayley Goleniowska December 20, 2013 December 22, 2013

Many of us find Christmas an emotional season for all sorts of reasons. Gathering with distant family, catching up with old friends, watching our children perform with their peers in …

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How growing up with disability can lead to a life of compassion
Columnists, Rare Disease, special needs

How growing up with disability can lead to a life of compassion

By Robert Pleticha: RareConnect December 13, 2013 May 26, 2015

We often wonder at SNJ, as we all must, how our children with chronic illness, rare conditions or additional needs will cope when they are adults. How will their difficulties …

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Children in Care, “ignored, abandoned & abused”, SNJ’s new columnist  Charlie Mead
Child exploitation, Columnists, Looked after children

Children in Care, “ignored, abandoned & abused”, SNJ’s new columnist Charlie Mead

By Charlie Mead December 6, 2013 April 8, 2016

Hold on to your hats today, because Charlie’s here! We are honoured to introduce you to our new columnist, highly experienced child psychologist, Charlie Mead. Charlie was one of the youngest …

Read more"Children in Care, “ignored, abandoned & abused”, SNJ’s new columnist Charlie Mead"
Learning to spot speech & language problems from our newest SNJ Columnists
Columnists, special needs, speech & language

Learning to spot speech & language problems from our newest SNJ Columnists

By Special Needs Jungle November 22, 2013 November 22, 2013

Today it’s our pleasure to welcome the two lovely ladies, Helen & Elizabeth from SpeechBlogUK as our latest columnists. As the blog name implies, they are both that endangered species, the …

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The Uniqueness of the SEN Parent
Columnists, Disability, parenting, special needs

The Uniqueness of the SEN Parent

By Hayley Goleniowska November 15, 2013 November 15, 2013

Columnist Hayley Goleniowska writes: Last month, in my first column for Special Needs Jungle we explored the preconceptions that strangers have about our children, how their swift judgements make us …

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School Refusal: won’t go or can’t go?
Columnists, Mental Health, school refusal, special needs

School Refusal: won’t go or can’t go?

By Angela Kelly November 8, 2013 April 2, 2018

My second column for Special Needs Jungle and I am very excited! I suggested to Tania that I write my next column on school refusal.  It is a subject that …

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Exposing quotes that reinforce Down’s syndrome myths: The Truth
Columnists, Disability, Health, parenting

Exposing quotes that reinforce Down’s syndrome myths: The Truth

By Hayley Goleniowska October 9, 2013 June 29, 2015

And now for a bit of mutual admiration as we introduce our third new columnist. We love the DownsSideUp blog by Hayley Goleniowski, and when we were thinking about who …

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Why online help is vital for people living with a rare disease you can only smell
Columnists, Rare Disease, Really useful site, SEND Resources, special needs

Why online help is vital for people living with a rare disease you can only smell

By Robert Pleticha: RareConnect September 27, 2013 June 26, 2016

We hear a lot about “invisible illness” and how young people with autism are judged or stared at because of their behavior. But what if your teenager’s illness meant they …

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A Parenting Course? How dare you!
Columnists, parenting, special needs

A Parenting Course? How dare you!

By Angela Kelly September 20, 2013 August 20, 2020

‘There are parenting courses available’…The words slipping from the lips of a well-meaning practitioner may fill you with anger, shock, surprise or even outrage. Why on earth would they suggest …

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carers, Columnists, Guest Posts, Health

Carer’s Week: My son is a young carer

By Tania Tirraoro June 12, 2013 June 29, 2015

It’s Carer’s Week, organised and supported by quite a few charities in the UK Carers provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or …

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Volunteering: The best way to spend your summer
Columnists, Personal Posts, Rare Disease, SEN & Disability Charities, SEND Resources, special needs, Top Picks, Treatment & Therapy

Volunteering: The best way to spend your summer

By Robert Pleticha: RareConnect August 1, 2012 February 27, 2015

Tania says: We’re heading off for Italy this weekend and because both boys have special needs, we’ve always rented a villa with a pool and taken their Grandma and Nonno …

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