Paperback of my Statementing book now available at Amazon
Great news! The paperback of my SEN parents’ book, “Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements” is now available on Amazon. It currently says out of stock but it’s …
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SEN conference, Towards a Positive Future, Review part one.
I attended a very interesting conference on special educational needs on Friday. It was held to mark the launch of a new organisation aimed at providing a ‘one stop shop’ …
The SEN Green Paper
I’ve been wading my way through the Green Paper on SEN and one thing really sticks out – what happens to those children who, like mine, already have a statement? …
A Good Image for Asperger Syndrome
I’m about to blow my own trumpet, so look away now if you’re not into hearing people’s good news… I’ve just published my novel, This Last Summer, on Amazon Kindle …
Don’t Write Me Off – NAS campaign
The National Autistic Society has today released figures showing that only 15% of adults with an autustic spectrum disorder are in full time paid employment.This means that 85% of the …
Daily Mirror Launches Caring For Carers Campaign
The Daily Mirror is today launching a new “Caring For Carer’s” campaign to highlight the disgraceful situation regarding the level of benefits for people who care for disabled relatives and …
Back to school – but is it the right one?
For the first time since my sons started at their special school, this term we have had no fees to pay as they are both now being funded by the …
Journey’s End for our Statement – And a Brighter Future.
Just to update the post about my son getting the statement of Special Needs, we’ve just heard that the LEA has agreed to fund him at his independent special school. …
Mother behind autism advert meets Brown – London Evening Standard
Mother behind autism advert meets Brown – London Evening Standard A mother who wrote a message to Gordon Brown on billboards across the capital to highlight the plight of autism …
UK lacks Adult Autism/Asperger’s Services
The news today that eight out of ten doctors need more help to spot autism shows the huge gap in services available, particularly for adults with ASD in the UK. …
Long ago..when I was somebody
Long, long ago, before I was ‘Special Needs Mum’, I had a great career as a television journalist and news reader. I loved it – the job, the lifestyle, the …
Call for increase in Carer’s Allowance
UK Autism Foundation backs call for an increase in Carer’s Allowance The UK Autism Foundation has backed the call for a substantial increase in the carer’s allowance. There are six …
Sports Day at More House School
We’ve just come home from Sports Day. This always used to be a day of tears, upset and general not wanting to go to school. That is, until they started …
Parents rate local authority Disabilities service at 59%
When I was at school, a score of 59% definitely meant ‘could do better’, if not ‘should do better’. But that’s the score received by 10 local authorities in England …
Autism Assistance Dogs
As you may know, we recently got a puppy because we had read that dogs are good for children on the autistic spectrum. Leo is still a puppy and has …
Great News – A Statement!
Got the news we had been waiting for today – Son1 has got the Statement of Special Educational Needs we had applied for. Don’t have all the details yet and …
ASD child? Are you getting what you’re entitled to?
If you are the parent of a child with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder, you don’t need me to tell you how difficult a ‘normal’ lifestyle can be. Not only will …