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Category: <span>Personal Posts</span>
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He did it! Son1, 15, made the summit of Kilimanjaro!
Autism, Personal Posts

He did it! Son1, 15, made the summit of Kilimanjaro!

By Tania Tirraoro July 27, 2013 October 2, 2013

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, …

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Kilimanjaro Update – no casualties so far!
It's about the school, MHS, Personal Posts, special educational needs

Kilimanjaro Update – no casualties so far!

By Tania Tirraoro July 10, 2013 November 27, 2014

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 …

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Asperger’s, anxiety, Angels and an African adventure
Autism, MHS, Personal Posts

Asperger’s, anxiety, Angels and an African adventure

By Tania Tirraoro July 2, 2013 May 15, 2020

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 …

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No change please! ASD Youngest and the hair tong dilemma: Can you decide?
parenting, Personal Posts

No change please! ASD Youngest and the hair tong dilemma: Can you decide?

By Tania Tirraoro June 7, 2013 May 15, 2020

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 …

Read more"No change please! ASD Youngest and the hair tong dilemma: Can you decide?"
Catch your kids being good with help from Maya Angelou
parenting, Personal Posts

Catch your kids being good with help from Maya Angelou

By Tania Tirraoro June 3, 2013 May 28, 2014

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 …

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Echolocation (aka Dolphin Boy)
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Echolocation (aka Dolphin Boy)

By Debs Aspland May 23, 2013 September 29, 2013

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 …

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Labels: Love or Loathe them?
Personal Posts, special educational needs

Labels: Love or Loathe them?

By Debs Aspland May 20, 2013 October 2, 2013

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 …

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A personal take on depression: Would you recognise it in your child?
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A personal take on depression: Would you recognise it in your child?

By Tania Tirraoro April 18, 2013 May 15, 2020

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 …

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My son and his literal world
Autism, Personal Posts, special needs

My son and his literal world

By Debs Aspland April 12, 2013 September 29, 2013

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 …

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Autism Acceptance? It’s so much more than that…
Autism, Personal Posts

Autism Acceptance? It’s so much more than that…

By Tania Tirraoro April 2, 2013 April 2, 2020

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 …

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Rare Disease Day: My son has Retinopathy of Prematurity
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Rare Disease Day: My son has Retinopathy of Prematurity

By Debs Aspland February 28, 2013 May 9, 2014

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 …

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Ten things I wish, with hindsight, I had known
Personal Posts, special educational needs, special needs, TopTips

Ten things I wish, with hindsight, I had known

By Debs Aspland February 9, 2013 September 29, 2013

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 …

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Special Needs Jungle named in The Times “Top 50 Sites To Make You Smarter”
parenting, Personal Posts

Special Needs Jungle named in The Times “Top 50 Sites To Make You Smarter”

By Tania Tirraoro February 1, 2013 September 29, 2013

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? …

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Exciting news from Special Needs Jungle-bringing in a fresh perspective for 2013!
Personal Posts

Exciting news from Special Needs Jungle-bringing in a fresh perspective for 2013!

By Tania Tirraoro January 11, 2013 September 29, 2013

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 …

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Ordering at Starbucks, Asperger’s style
Autism, parenting, Personal Posts

Ordering at Starbucks, Asperger’s style

By Tania Tirraoro January 4, 2013 May 15, 2020

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 …

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Vitamin D deficiency – ASD Youngest  suffers, your child might too.
Health, Personal Posts

Vitamin D deficiency – ASD Youngest suffers, your child might too.

By Tania Tirraoro December 14, 2012 May 15, 2020

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 …

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Doing your best is all you can do
parenting, Personal Posts, Rare Disease, special needs

Doing your best is all you can do

By Tania Tirraoro October 9, 2012 May 15, 2020

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 …

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SNJ on MumsNet – The Paralympic legacy debate
Campaigns, Disability, mumsnet, Personal Posts

SNJ on MumsNet – The Paralympic legacy debate

By Tania Tirraoro October 1, 2012 April 8, 2016

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 …

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What’s your experience of CAMHS?
CAMHS, Mental Health, Personal Posts, special needs

What’s your experience of CAMHS?

By Tania Tirraoro August 28, 2012 May 15, 2020

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 …

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Parent-carer forums – why not get involved?
Personal Posts, SEN & Disability Charities, Surrey special needs

Parent-carer forums – why not get involved?

By Tania Tirraoro August 10, 2012 September 29, 2013

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 …

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