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Category: <span>TopTips</span>
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I think my child has a special educational need. What can I do?
SENCo, special needs, TopTips

I think my child has a special educational need. What can I do?

By Tania Tirraoro January 3, 2019 August 20, 2020

So often on SNJ we talk about the difficulties faced when getting SEND help. But if you’re new to the area and you’ve only just discovered that your child might …

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Parents’ top tips for summer serendipity with your disabled child
special needs, TopTips

Parents’ top tips for summer serendipity with your disabled child

By Tania Tirraoro July 24, 2018 July 15, 2020

Ah, the school summer holidays, don’t you just love them? Six, long, glorious weeks of unstructured days stretching out before you… But just how glorious are those weeks when you …

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Top tips for working on your child’s speech and language targets
Columnists, special needs, speech & language, TopTips

Top tips for working on your child’s speech and language targets

By Helen Coleman SpeechBlogUK February 2, 2018 February 2, 2018

The speech therapy process is very much a collaborative one.  Even if your child is lucky enough to get regular speech therapy sessions, that’s still only half-an-hour or an hour …

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Hayley’s EHCP Save-Our-Sanity SOS plan
Columnists, Education Health and Care Plan, TopTips

Hayley’s EHCP Save-Our-Sanity SOS plan

By Hayley Goleniowska July 12, 2017 June 30, 2017

It seems that at every milestone and crossroads in your child’s life, your pride, relief and excitement at their achievements is met with an equal measure of stress and worry. …

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Tips for keeping up your child’s literacy over the holidays
Dyslexia, Guest Posts, special needs, TopTips

Tips for keeping up your child’s literacy over the holidays

By Tania Tirraoro December 21, 2016 December 17, 2020

It’s always a tricky one, especially if your son or daughter has made good progress with literacy during the preceding term: how can you make sure they don’t just forget …

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Draft Plans and Working Documents in an EHCP
Columnists, Education Health and Care Plan, SENCo, special needs, TopTips

Draft Plans and Working Documents in an EHCP

By Bren Prendergast November 11, 2016 August 20, 2020

Working Documents (WD) and draft EHC plans are quite similar, although with a draft plan you can negotiate on all of it whereas a WD only (currently) relates to sections …

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Top tips for keeping your cool when parenting styles conflict
Columnists, Mental Health, parenting, special needs, TopTips

Top tips for keeping your cool when parenting styles conflict

By Angela Kelly September 30, 2016 October 29, 2016

One of the things that can cause big conflicts in a relationship, particularly where there is a child with special needs, is differing styles of parenting. We’ve had our own issues …

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Top Tips for finding your way through the speech therapy process
Columnists, special needs, speech & language, TopTips

Top Tips for finding your way through the speech therapy process

By Helen Coleman SpeechBlogUK July 15, 2016 July 14, 2016

If you are concerned about any aspect of your child’s development, it can be difficult to know where to turn for advice.  How can you know whether you are right …

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Learning to cope with your child’s Pathological Demand Avoidance
Autism, Pathological Demand Avoidance, special needs, TopTips

Learning to cope with your child’s Pathological Demand Avoidance

By Angela Kelly June 8, 2016 July 4, 2017

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 …

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Top tips for mindful parents in developing your children’s resilience
Health, Mental Health, special needs, TopTips

Top tips for mindful parents in developing your children’s resilience

By Angela Kelly February 15, 2016 April 25, 2016

The theme of last week’s Children’s Mental Health week was Resilience and, although I’ve written about this subject on SNJ before, I thought it was worth revisiting because, in my …

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What DO you buy for a child with a visual impairment at Christmas
Christmas, special needs, TopTips, visual impairment

What DO you buy for a child with a visual impairment at Christmas

By Debs Aspland November 23, 2015 November 19, 2015

I love Christmas – I really am one of those annoying people who gets into the festive spirit with huge gusto.  Sorry. However, the one thing that gets to me …

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Mindfulness: How can it help with mental health difficulties?
Health, Mental Health, special needs, Therapy, TopTips

Mindfulness: How can it help with mental health difficulties?

By Angela Kelly May 13, 2015 March 18, 2016

It is Mental Health awareness week this week and the theme for this year is Mindfulness. Earlier this year, Special Needs Jungle ran a post in conjunction with the first …

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On conversation, sensory issues and being different: Some SNJ book reviews!
Columnists, Reviews, TopTips

On conversation, sensory issues and being different: Some SNJ book reviews!

By Nicky Goode April 13, 2015 March 17, 2017

I am sometimes sent books for possible review but find it difficult to fit it all in. Luckily, I know some parents who are very good at reading and reviewing …

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Stress-free Holiday Tips: Planning travel with special needs children
accessibility, Disability, learning disability, special needs, TopTips

Stress-free Holiday Tips: Planning travel with special needs children

By Hayley Goleniowska January 23, 2015 January 26, 2015

It’s that time of year when Christmas seems a distant expensive memory and the days are temptingly beginning to draw out. Yet we still have months of damp and cold …

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The 12 “Dos” of Christmas for parents of disabled children
Accountability, Columnists, Mental Health, special needs, TopTips

The 12 “Dos” of Christmas for parents of disabled children

By Angela Kelly December 15, 2014 December 17, 2020

Christmas is almost upon us and it seems like it’s been a long time coming. The retail hype seems to start earlier each year so it’s no wonder many parents …

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Top tips for a successful One Page Profile
Person Centred, TopTips

Top tips for a successful One Page Profile

By Debs Aspland November 20, 2014 November 21, 2014

The new Children and Families Act is supposedly person (and family) centred, i.e. the child (and family) should be at the centre of all decisions made about them. The services …

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Back to school with your special needs child: Some top tips for a smooth ride
Columnists, special needs, TopTips

Back to school with your special needs child: Some top tips for a smooth ride

By Hayley Goleniowska August 26, 2014 August 20, 2020

The Summer is almost over and as parents we are either reluctantly or desperately looking to the start of the new term, depending on how the last few weeks have …

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6 Tips for Special Needs Summer Survival
special needs, TopTips

6 Tips for Special Needs Summer Survival

By Hayley Goleniowska August 13, 2014 August 9, 2014

Well, here we all are, knee-deep in the long summer school break. It can be a time of stress for many parents of children with additional needs, children who thrive on …

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Top tips & simple, effective resources for supporting children with Visual Impairment
Guest Posts, Rare Disease, SEND Resources, TopTips, visual impairment

Top tips & simple, effective resources for supporting children with Visual Impairment

By Debs Aspland May 28, 2014 June 30, 2016

As you may know, my son J has a visual impairment. During the first few years of his life, I spent so many hours trying to find activities to do with …

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A mother’s top tips for parenting your ADHD child
ADD/ADHD, Columnists, special needs, TopTips

A mother’s top tips for parenting your ADHD child

By Angela Kelly March 28, 2014 April 13, 2017

I recently read an article written by professionals concerning Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  The article focused on diagnosis and treatment and it was apparent from the article that it …

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