He did it! Son1, 15, made the summit of Kilimanjaro!
Tania writes… For those of you who have been interested in Aspie Son1’s expedition to Africa, a quick update. He made it to the summit of Kilimanjaro! He wasn’t alone, …
Tania writes… For those of you who have been interested in Aspie Son1’s expedition to Africa, a quick update. He made it to the summit of Kilimanjaro! He wasn’t alone, …
Tania writes… A quick update on the 17 boys, all with some form of special needs, including my eldest, who’ve headed off from More House School in Frensham to climb …
Tania writes: Eighteen months ago, Asperger’s Son1 signed up for the trip of a lifetime. His special(ist) school had joined up with World Challenge to organise a month-long expedition to …
Tania writes: Yesterday it was my birthday and I was very pleased to receive some wave-making hair tongs to bring a spot of variety to my poker-straight locks. I gave …
Tania writes: “Catch them being good” is the oft-repeated advice to help encourage positive behaviour in children. And it’s good advice. But when your child has a behavioural disorder such …
Deb writes.. Some of you may have read a report this week about the use of echolocation in blind children. In the article, it states “New research from the University …
Deb writes… Are labels a help or hindrance? Do you love them or loathe them? Do they change the way you or your child are seen? Do they change the …
Tania writes It’s Depression Awareness Week, although with the state of the economy and the weather, it wouldn’t surprise me if most of the country was painfully aware of feeling …
Debs writes…. My eldest son, K lives in a very literal world and we spend half of our day trying to watch what we say, and the other half paying …
It’s Autism Awareness/Acceptance Day, Month, whatever… lots will be written today about what autism is and what it isn’t. No one expects to have a child with an ASD/ASC, whatever …
Today, 28th February is Rare Disease Day. It’s an awareness raising day for the millions of people around the world who are affected by rare conditions. Most suffer from lack …
Debs writes…. As we go through the Special Needs Jungle, we pick up tips, we gain confidence and we often think “I wish I’d known …….. at the beginning” I …
Wowzer! Special Needs Jungle has been named in the The Times (yes the UK national newspaper) as one of its “Top 50 Websites To Make You Smarter”. How amazing is that? …
I have some exciting news for Special Needs Jungle for 2013! In 2012, the site really took off and now covers a much wider range of issues about special needs …
Yesterday, I took the boys shopping to Basingstoke. As I’m not currently able to walk far, I sat in Starbucks armed with my iPad to do some work, while they …
BBC News today is running a story about Vitamin D deficiency in children. A lack of Vitamin D is linked to a higher incidence of diabetes, tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis as …
Today I’m feeling a little sad. Youngest is off school again with joint pains in his legs. We’ve just been for a blood test and he is awaiting an appointment …
So, here I am, back from Sweden after what was an amazing meeting for people with limb disabilities from 12 different countries. It’s not easy to travel with a disability …
Many of our children have to be referred to CAMHS – The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service – to help manage their behavioural difficulties or perhaps if they are …
As you know, I’m co-chair of Surrey’s parent-carer forum, Family Voice Surrey. I joined at the beginning of the year and realised just how much there was about SEND provision …