Autism Understanding Day – why hasn’t it caught on yet?
Hayley asked an interesting question in her Down’s Syndrome post last Friday – do we need awareness days? The answer is clearly ‘yes’ for all sorts of reasons, especially when …
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Exposing quotes that reinforce Down’s syndrome myths: The Truth
And now for a bit of mutual admiration as we introduce our third new columnist. We love the DownsSideUp blog by Hayley Goleniowski, and when we were thinking about who …
Keep out of the rain this weekend and review the week’s special needs stories instead
Today is the last day of school for my boys, apart from Founder’s Day, tomorrow and we’re all praying for the weather to be kind as teachers, staff, 400 boys …
Fantastic week for awards – and some special needs news you can use too!
So, er, I’ll just mention it one more time – Special Needs Jungle WON the CHANGE award in the BritMums Brilliance in Blogging awards last Friday evening. Wowser! I’ve never …
The lifetime legacy of special needs left by meningitis
I recently met the chief executive of The Meningitis Trust, Sue Davie, and heard her talk about the hidden after-effects that meningitis can leave on children who’ve apparently recovered. The …