Tania’s note: My ASD youngest often complains to me about hearing only the parent voice and not the young person (I’m still waiting for their own contribution ;) ). However, …
Last week, I attended the first meeting for a new Reference Group “Right from the Start” established by the charity, Ambitious About Autism, the national charity for children and young people …
with Rona Epstein, University of Coventry, Coventry Law School University researchers have discovered that most of the children of parents who’ve been fined or threatened with a fine over school …
Earlier this week the NHS’s Long Term Plan was published. It’s a pretty big document and, as I’ve been away, I’ve not had much chance to investigate in depth about …
Tania’s note: We recently featured a post from autistic teenager, Siena Castellon, about her fabulous anti-bullying work. Siena is now pulling in schools and organisations across the country to support …
If you’ve been following the horrific stories of young people with autism who are locked away or who have died while “resident” in Assessment and Treatment Units or ATUs, you …
Tania’s note: I really value being able to feature the voice of young people with SEND on SNJ, as we recently did with Lucy, from Ambitious About Autism. Today we’re …
Recently, I took part in an Ambitious About Autism panel debate about the difficulties faced by young autistic people to get the right educational support to reach their potential. It …
Thousands of children with disabilities will now be properly protected from discrimination in schools after a landmark ruling found the government’s equality laws are unlawful. Just over a month ago, …
We’re not usually mocked for something we’re particularly talented at. Yet today’s guest post, from SEND blogger, itmustbemum, is about just that. Why, she asks, do some people think it’s …
We’ve seen for some time the rise in children with special educational needs and disabilities, particularly autism, who end up being excluded – often illegally – from school because there …
We’ve written before about girls on the autistic spectrum a few times before and, of course, I am one myself (an old girl!), so it’s a subject close to my …
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a profile of the autistic spectrum, has been increasingly recognised in the medical profession in recent years. However, the same can’t be said for how it …
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 …
A couple of months ago, accompanied by my younger child, I attended the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism in Westminster, as a witness. We were reassured that the evidence …
Over the years Special Needs Jungle has frequently highlighted the unacceptable practice of illegally excluding children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) from school. You can see just how …
If your child has been diagnosed with autism and you’re wondering what could have caused it, I would strongly recommend that you do not go searching for the answer on …
Tania’s note: Difficult or challenging behaviour can be one of toughest things you can face as a parent of a child with ASD or ADHD (and other conditions that can …
I bet many, many parents of children on the autism spectrum can relate to the hideousness of having your child meltdown in the middle of a large store or shopping …
Would you want your autistic child (or yourself if you’re autistic) to be on a national autism register? The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says that autistic …
