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Lockdown gave me time to really appreciate my amazing children with SEND
Guest Posts, parenting

Lockdown gave me time to really appreciate my amazing children with SEND

By Tania Tirraoro June 9, 2020 June 8, 2020

While people are emerging out of lockdown, and some children are returning to school, other families remain carefully shielding. While same families have enjoyed the chance to spend more time …

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My trans-daughter, an unexpected gift
Guest Posts, parenting, special needs, Transgender

My trans-daughter, an unexpected gift

By Tania Tirraoro April 21, 2020 April 20, 2020

with Caroline Watson & Hannah Watson Today we have a subject that we haven’t covered before on SNJ: Having a child or adolescent who is transgender. It’s not a special …

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Calming Coronavirus anxiety in children (and everyone else)
Columnists, Coronavirus, Health, parenting

Calming Coronavirus anxiety in children (and everyone else)

By Angela Kelly March 13, 2020 April 9, 2020

*Click here to go straight to latest information for education, health and social care. The Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is whipping up a storm of uncertainty and needless panic-buying across the …

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Special needs parenting: Love, determination and fury
parenting, special needs

Special needs parenting: Love, determination and fury

By Tania Tirraoro February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020

The first time I held my eldest as a newborn, it hit me that my needs would never come first again. It may sound strange, but it hadn’t quite occurred …

Read more"Special needs parenting: Love, determination and fury"
Racial discrimination and SEND: Why was I accused of harm?
Columnists, parenting, special needs

Racial discrimination and SEND: Why was I accused of harm?

By Marguerite Haye January 31, 2020 January 29, 2020

Every child with SEND has a right to access the best provision to help them reach their potential. Their families must be treated with respect and dignity. Far too often, …

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Children with SEND and the emotional impact on parents
Guest Posts, parenting, SENCo, special needs

Children with SEND and the emotional impact on parents

By Tania Tirraoro March 15, 2019 August 20, 2020

I recently came across a research article in the British Journal of Special Education entitled, Children with SEND and the emotional impact on parents by John Holland with Gabriella Pell, …

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The Deafblind world: The ‘Shoeness’ of a Shoe
deaf, Guest Posts, parenting, Rare Disease, special needs, visual impairment

The Deafblind world: The ‘Shoeness’ of a Shoe

By Tania Tirraoro February 8, 2019 February 7, 2019

Imagine a world you can neither see nor hear, yet you must find a way to grow and thrive within it, feeling your way, using the senses you do have …

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Coming to terms with your child’s hidden Special Educational Needs.
Columnists, parenting, SEND Resources, special needs

Coming to terms with your child’s hidden Special Educational Needs.

By Barbara Follows February 1, 2019 December 29, 2019

Not all Special Educational Needs are immediately obvious. Some are initially hidden, such as dyslexia, autism or ADHD. When parents approach me about their child with SEN of this kind, …

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Why consistency in parenting is vital, especially for children with challenging behaviours
Columnists, parenting, special needs

Why consistency in parenting is vital, especially for children with challenging behaviours

By Barbara Follows December 7, 2018 December 6, 2018

We have adopted a cat, or rather he has adopted us. We’ re no strangers to owning cats, but this is the first time in our renovated home. There is …

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Help! I’m a parent carer and I’m on my VERY last nerve!
Mental Health, parenting

Help! I’m a parent carer and I’m on my VERY last nerve!

By Tania Tirraoro September 14, 2018 September 13, 2018

With contributions from Angel Kelly, SNJ Mental Health Editor It’s not just tough physically being a parent of a disabled child. The toll on mental health can be extreme. It’s …

Read more"Help! I’m a parent carer and I’m on my VERY last nerve!"
Balancing the needs of siblings, when one has ADHD
Columnists, parenting, special needs

Balancing the needs of siblings, when one has ADHD

By Barbara Follows August 3, 2018 August 2, 2018

In a class of 30+ children, a teacher’s prime objective is to make sure that everyone is working to the best of their ability. Their attention is inevitably drawn to …

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How SEND parent support in England is changing, by Christine Lenehan
Independent Supporters, parenting, special needs

How SEND parent support in England is changing, by Christine Lenehan

By Tania Tirraoro July 31, 2018 June 9, 2019

For the first four years of the reformed SEND system in England, families had available to them a free Independent Supporter who would assist them through the process of transferring …

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The secrets and lies of special needs and disability
Guest Posts, parenting, special needs

The secrets and lies of special needs and disability

By Barbara Follows June 5, 2018 June 5, 2018

A secret: Confidential, untold, not to be made public. In other words something to be hidden. A lie: To speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly. Again, to hide something. Why do we …

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How do expectations influence disabled young people’s educational attainment?
Guest Posts, parenting, special needs

How do expectations influence disabled young people’s educational attainment?

By Tania Tirraoro May 21, 2018 May 20, 2018

The statistics speak for themselves:17% of all adults with a learning disability in England are in paid work. There will be many reasons for this figure, but one that’s just …

Read more"How do expectations influence disabled young people’s educational attainment?"
Seeing the view from the other side of the parent-teacher divide
Columnists, parenting, special needs

Seeing the view from the other side of the parent-teacher divide

By Barbara Follows May 4, 2018 May 3, 2018

‘Teachers leave them kids alone’, the line from Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall, must resonate with some parents of children who are different, and who feel their children …

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Struggling for work-life balance as a mum with a disabled child – and  a career I love
Guest Posts, parenting, special needs

Struggling for work-life balance as a mum with a disabled child – and a career I love

By Tania Tirraoro April 18, 2018 April 17, 2018

Working and parenthood is the biggest balancing act for so many families. That goes double when your child has a disability. And if you’re a single parent, the challenge is …

Read more"Struggling for work-life balance as a mum with a disabled child – and a career I love"
Good news to inspire your SEND parenting in 2018
Good News, parenting, special needs

Good news to inspire your SEND parenting in 2018

By Tania Tirraoro January 9, 2018 January 9, 2018

We hear all the time about the bad things that are happening in the world of special educational needs and disabilities. The local authorities who aren’t doing what they’re supposed …

Read more"Good news to inspire your SEND parenting in 2018"
To medicate my anxious child or not. It’s an emotive question
Autism, Mental Health, parenting, special needs

To medicate my anxious child or not. It’s an emotive question

By Angela Kelly April 10, 2017 April 6, 2017

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 …

Read more"To medicate my anxious child or not. It’s an emotive question"
Supporting families to participate in making person-centred decisions
parenting, Person Centred, special needs

Supporting families to participate in making person-centred decisions

By Tania Tirraoro March 21, 2017 May 9, 2017

One of the big things that was supported to be improved for disabled children and families was person-centred planning. De-jargonned, that means making the provision fit the person and not …

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YouGov survey: Teachers blame “parental pressure” for misdiagnosis of SEN
parenting, SENCo, SEND & Health Research, Teacher Training

YouGov survey: Teachers blame “parental pressure” for misdiagnosis of SEN

By Tania Tirraoro February 24, 2017 August 20, 2020

A YouGov poll of more than 800 teachers across the UK, has shockingly revealed what is potentially one of the biggest reasons the SEND reforms are not making as big …

Read more"YouGov survey: Teachers blame “parental pressure” for misdiagnosis of SEN"

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