Special needs stories this week
Some interesting stories this week… Special Needs Jungle: Read the views of a woman at the coalface of SEN: Empowering parents is her goal Reuters: Talking things through in your …
Category: Parenting
2012 brings a School Run SEN Qn’A and a win for Pat! #specialneeds
It’s January 6th and my boys are still off school; they finally go back on Monday. It’s been an interesting Christmas break with my eldest having a party for 12 …
Resilient Parenting – A Guest post by Lesley McCall, NLP & Hypnotherapy Practitioner
Happy New Year! At this time of the year, we’re often thinking about how we can change our lives, and those of our children, for the better. I’m delighted to …
SEN stories that caught my eye this week (w/e2nd Dec)
Here are some stories I liked this week as well as some of my own SEN posts from the week that you may have missed (how very dare you!) On …
My article in SEN Magazine: Can teachers recognise SEN in bright pupils?
I have an article in the current issue of SEN Magazine, entitled Can teachers recognise SEN in bright pupils. Both my children, aged 12 and 13, have Asperger’s syndrome, and …
SEN stories that caught my attention this week.
Here are some stories I found interesting that touch on Special Educational Needs in the press this week. To get these and other posts delivered to your inbox, subscribe to …
1-2-3 Magic – the discipline system that saved my sanity
When you have children on the Autistic Spectrum, finding an effective solution to help with discipline is not easy. Out two AS boys are high-functioning but often did not realise …
The sidelong glances that can cause anguish
One of the most difficult things to cope with when your child has a ‘hidden’ disability that affects their behaviour or social communication ability, is the attitude of other people, …
Books I recommend for Special Needs
I have quite a collection of books about special needs and parenting and thought I would share some recommendations with you. I usually buy mine from amazon.co.uk, so I’ll link …
An Actor’s Life For Him.
My 11 year old has just had his first co-starring role in a school play. He’s currently playing Ratty in a production of ‘Wind in the Willows’ at More House …
Child-Free.. as free as the wind blows..
This morning, without so much as a backwards glance, both our autistic children climbed on board a coach with their classmates and set off for their annual trip to PGL. …
See my other blog – Not As Advertised
I’ve decided to start a second blog. I know, that’s just greedy but there are plenty of them to go round if you want your own. It’s called “Not As …
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 …
The dog, the hand-washing and the ASD child.
As you may have read, we’ve just got a puppy, a labradoodle. He’s very cute and has transformed our elder ASD son’s life. The dog is the first thing he …
The new arrival
I am not a doggie person. My husband is not a doggie person. And yet, yesterday, we brought home a puppy. Leo the Labradoodle. We have read that dogs are …