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 …
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 …
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 …
Posters and leaflets dispelling common myths and setting out facts about Down’s syndrome are often created wonderfully by charities to distribute to new families. So rather than reinventing the wheel, …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
Tania says: We’re heading off for Italy this weekend and because both kids are autistic, we’ve always rented a villa with a pool and taken their Grandma and Nonno along …
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 …
