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Category: <span>TopTips</span>
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Top tips for preparing for medical appointments
Columnists, special needs, speech & language, TopTips, Treatment & Therapy

Top tips for preparing for medical appointments

By Elizabeth Gunner SpeechBlogUK February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014

Elizabeth writes… It can be daunting going to any appointment. I see myself as relatively level-headed and as a speech therapist, have lots of experience talking to different professionals. However, …

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Working with parents as partners – a practitioner’s top tips
SEN Reforms, TopTips

Working with parents as partners – a practitioner’s top tips

By Debs Aspland April 15, 2013 September 29, 2013

Debs writes… The Children and Families Bill, currently working its way through parliament is very big on practitioners in education, health and social care working in partnership with parents – …

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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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Ten tips when your child is newly diagnosed with a special need or disability
SENCo, SEND Resources, special needs, TopTips

Ten tips when your child is newly diagnosed with a special need or disability

By Tania Tirraoro January 24, 2013 August 20, 2020

You may have suspected, even all but known, but the moment when you finally get a confirmed diagnosis for your child is a watershed. You may feel numb, distraught, helpless. …

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The Brain Injury Hub – a brilliant resource
Health, Meningitis, SEND Resources, TopTips, Treatment & Therapy

The Brain Injury Hub – a brilliant resource

By Tania Tirraoro October 31, 2012 June 29, 2015

As part of Family Voice Surrey, I have visited The Children’s Trust in Tadworth a number of times as they kindly lend us a room for our meetings. The Children’s …

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10 Tips for Developing Your Child’s Language Skills
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10 Tips for Developing Your Child’s Language Skills

By Tania Tirraoro October 29, 2012 September 29, 2013

I recently met Vanessa King, when she joined our Women in Business Network group in Farnham. Vanessa is a qualified teacher, parent, toastmaster and an expert in teaching confident speaking …

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When SEN Tribunal looms, seek legal advice
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When SEN Tribunal looms, seek legal advice

By Tania Tirraoro October 17, 2012 November 29, 2013

Many parents find themselves in the position, as they try to secure a statement for their child with special needs, of having to go to Tribunal when they cannot reach …

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Special Needs top tip: Elastic laces
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Special Needs top tip: Elastic laces

By Tania Tirraoro September 20, 2012 May 15, 2020

So, here is Special Needs Jungle’s top tip of the day that I think many of you will find very handy. Lots of our children have difficulty with laces, especially …

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Sensory needs met with a Body Sox
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Sensory needs met with a Body Sox

By Tania Tirraoro April 19, 2012 May 15, 2020

Many children with special needs have sensory issues, including my two. Their school used Body Sox which Youngest absolutely loves. He asked me to source one for him and here …

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Disability Financial Help, Really useful site, SEN & Disability Charities, SEND Resources, special educational needs, TopTips

A new SEN Advice service from Contact-a-Family

By Tania Tirraoro January 12, 2012 September 29, 2013

Contact  a Family, the national charity that helps support parents with disabled children has launched a new SEN National Advice Service. This service will help families whose child may have …

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1-2-3 Magic – the discipline system that saved my sanity
Autism, parenting, Really useful site, special educational needs, TopTips

1-2-3 Magic – the discipline system that saved my sanity

By Tania Tirraoro November 16, 2011 September 29, 2013

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 …

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Autism, SEND Resources, special needs, TopTips

Groundbreaking dance DVD to help kids with autism.

By Tania Tirraoro October 31, 2011 September 29, 2013

Anna Kennedy is an inspirational figure. She is the mother of two sons, one with autism, one with Asperger Syndrome. That’s tough enough on its own but, unable to find …

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special educational needs, special needs, TopTips

GAPS – Early screening test for Specific Language Impairment & Dyslexia

By Tania Tirraoro October 18, 2011 September 29, 2013

Have you heard of GAPS? The chances are, the answer is no. And yet it’s billed as a highly accurate, easy to administer early assessment tool for detecting dyslexia and other language …

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special needs, Statementing, TopTips

SEN Assessment Form Part 2

By Tania Tirraoro November 8, 2008 December 20, 2016

Further to the earlier blog ‘The SEN Assessment Form – Yikes!’ I thought it might be useful for some people to provide a template to help people get their thoughts …

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SEND Resources, special needs, Statementing, TopTips

The SEN Assessment Form – Yipes!

By Tania Tirraoro June 14, 2008 April 10, 2014

A few people have mentioned to me how daunting they find the form that comes for you to fill in to apply for a Statutory Assessment for your child. They’re …

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Statementing, TopTips

Get to Grips with the SEN Code of Practice

By Tania Tirraoro May 1, 2008 September 29, 2013

When you dive into the world of SEN provision, you will undoubtedly come across a document called the SEN Code of Practice. This is the government document that spells out …

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