I’ve noticed there is a lot of information on social media about Pathological Demand Avoidance, now recognised as part of the Autism Spectrum (by The National Autistic Society). It’s a …
Today is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) Day and I wanted to do a quick post to promote awareness and provide reassurance to all those families who are supporting children and …
Puberty with any teenager can be a tricky business and a time of immense change for everyone in the family. If your child has special needs on top of that, …
Today we have a lovely guest post from a mum, Michelle Myers, who writes a blog called A Slice of Autism. As the title suggests, Michelle has a son with …
So here we are again, Autism Awareness Week. Every year people go to great lengths to fundraise, stage events, write posts and generally try to raise the profile of what …
In my first SNJ post I gave a brief overview of Bright Futures School and how we use ‘guiding’ (derived from the autism intervention Relationship Development Intervention or RDI) to …
Last week, the National Autistic Society and Ambitious about Autism sent an open letter to the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, calling on her to make sure that all teachers receive …
Tania writes: Today I’m so pleased to bring you a guest article from a highly respected head teacher of a school for children with complex autism in Surrey. Justin Price …
A story on the BBC website caught my eye the other day about the boy who was the first child to be diagnosed with autism. Donald Grey Triplett, was diagnosed …
Last year, the National Autistic Society launched a campaign aimed at ending the often seemingly endless wait for a diagnosis for an autism spectrum disorder. It’s a problem faced by …
Tania: Today we start a new series of articles from Zoe Thompson, who has been a regular contributor to our SNJ LinkedIn group Zoe is the Head of Development at …
I post a lot of information on the SNJ social media accounts; it’s part of my role as one of SNJ’s Directors. However, there are always going to be posts …
SNJ note: We’ve been looking at a few more books for families with SEND – or should I say our reviewer, Nicky Goode has. This time she’s looking at: Autism …
What happens now… A while back I wrote a piece about school refusal and gave some ideas that were hopefully helpful for other people experiencing a similar situation. Our story …
Today we have a guest post from Dr Cathy Manning who is conducting research into the way children with autism see the world around them and how sensory processing can …
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) has long been recognised as being a condition related to autism. In fact, until recently, it was listed on the National Autistic Society (NAS) website as …
The other day we posted an article link on to our Facebook page from The Guardian, featuring a letter from a Dad to his child who has autism. It was a …
It’s annual UN World Autism Day, April 2nd today, although the National Autistic Society have stretched it into a whole week this year. As Tania has done the awareness day …
I was wondering what to write the other day when I got my weekly digest email from one of my favourite sites, the fascinating question and answer site, Quora. It’s …
With the new SEND system giving help to young people, in some cases, as far as age 25, more attention is being focused on what happens to young adults with …
