We all experience stress at certain times in our lives whether this is work-related or moving house, a relationship breakdown or financial problems. Whatever the cause, stress can make everything …
If, like me, you were a bit ‘different’ at school, you’ll know the loneliness of being the last one picked, the shame of people talking about you unkindly or the …
It’s Children’s Mental Health Week, and the charity, Place2Be, have themed 2018 for children, young people and adults to celebrate their uniqueness. It’s all about #BeingOurselves. Place2Be provides emotional and …
Mental Health is one of the most challenging areas of the NHS, especially when it comes to providing effective, compassionate help for our children. In December 2017, the government launched …
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from the World Health Organisation, more than 300 million …
Tania writes: A leading advocate for inclusive education, Richard Reiser, says he is increasingly concerned about the direction of inclusion in the Children and Families Act. For many parents, special …
My son, Monty, has autism as well as many other, co-morbid conditions. Co-morbidities are conditions which overlap with the ASD diagnosis; for example he has chronic anxiety, ADHD, Tics, Dyslexia …
The interweb is a big and scary place, and that’s just for the grown-ups. While we think our kids may have it licked because they know all the memes and …
At Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), where I’m Executive Director for SEND and Inclusion, we’ve been thinking about Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH) in our schools for some time. …
A shocker of a report was published yesterday into the progress on the funding boost to mental health services for young people that we talked about in this post 18 months …
The Anti Bullying Alliances’ theme this year for anti-bullying week is ‘Power for Good’. What I understand this to mean is that we ALL have the power to help make …
One of the things that can cause big conflicts in a relationship, particularly where there is a child with special needs, is differing styles of parenting. We’ve had our own issues …
We’ve run a couple of posts on SNJ from Lorraine Senior about Reflexology for children with special needs. They were really appreciated by readers so I’m delighted to be able to bring …
Over 50% of Mental Health problems start in childhood and we are all well aware of the difficulties many children have in accessing appropriate treatment from their local Children and …
The theme of last week’s Children’s Mental Health week was Resilience and, although I’ve written about this subject on SNJ before, I thought it was worth revisiting because, in my …
Every child in England designated as having a special educational need (SEN) will have a primary need falling under one of four main types: Cognition and learning, Communication and Interaction, …
Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will ALWAYS hurt me…possibly for a very long time! It’s anti-bullying week 2015 – a year since I wrote the last …
In the past, our youngest has struggled with selective mutism, as part of their autism. Anxiety and sensory overload can cause “freeze” from the fight, flight or freeze response. However, …
Earlier this week I attended the SEND seminar of the law firm, Boyes Turner who represent families having difficulties getting the SEN or disability support they need. The firm is …
I post quite frequently on the SNJ Facebook and Twitter accounts, articles about mental health difficulties faced by young people today. The posts come from a wide variety of sources …
