How growing up with disability can lead to a life of compassion
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 …
Category: Columnists
Children in Care, “ignored, abandoned & abused”, SNJ’s new columnist Charlie Mead
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 …
Learning to spot speech & language problems from our newest SNJ Columnists
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 …
The Uniqueness of the SEN Parent
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 …
School Refusal: won’t go or can’t go?
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 …
Exposing quotes that reinforce Down’s syndrome myths: The Truth
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 …
Why online help is vital for people living with a rare disease you can only smell
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 …
A Parenting Course? How dare you!
Today marks the first column from Angela Kelly one of our four new columnists. The parent of two special needs sons and a trainee psychologist as well, Angela is Tania’s ‘co’ …
Carer’s Week: My son is a young carer
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 …
Volunteering: The best way to spend your summer
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 …
The vulnerable children in Care in a #carelesssociety
Tania’s Note: Today I’m bringing you a post about what I think is the most important issue in our society today – children in care, or “Looked After Children”. The …
