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See my other blog – Not As Advertised
parenting, Personal Posts

See my other blog – Not As Advertised

By Tania Tirraoro June 6, 2009 September 29, 2013

I’ve decided to start a second blog. I know, that’s just greedy but there are plenty of them to go round if you want your own. It’s called “Not As …

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Autism, Disability Financial Help, Health, It's about the school, special needs

UK lacks Adult Autism/Asperger’s Services

By Tania Tirraoro June 5, 2009 June 29, 2015

The news today that eight out of ten doctors need more help to spot autism shows the huge gap in services available, particularly for adults with ASD in the UK. …

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Autism, Disability Financial Help, Meridian Television, Personal Posts, special needs, Statements of SEN

Long ago..when I was somebody

By Tania Tirraoro June 1, 2009 September 29, 2013

Long, long ago, before I was ‘Special Needs Mum’, I had a great career as a television journalist and news reader. I loved it – the job, the lifestyle, the …

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Autism, It's about the school, special needs, Statements of SEN

Many autism cases ‘undiagnosed’ – BBC News

By Tania Tirraoro May 29, 2009 September 29, 2013

A significant number of children with autism and related disorders could be undiagnosed, a study has suggested.  (Reports BBC News Online) A Cambridge University team looked at existing diagnoses – …

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Autism, Campaigns, Disability Financial Help

Call for increase in Carer’s Allowance

By Tania Tirraoro May 28, 2009 September 29, 2013

UK Autism Foundation backs call for an increase in Carer’s Allowance The UK Autism Foundation has backed the call for a substantial increase in the carer’s allowance. There are six …

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Disability Financial Help, MHS, Personal Posts, special needs

Sports Day at More House School

By Tania Tirraoro May 22, 2009 May 15, 2020

We’ve just come home from Sports Day. This always used to be a day of tears, upset and general not wanting to go to school. That is, until they started …

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Autism, special needs, Statementing, Statements of SEN

Well said, Mr Bercow!

By Tania Tirraoro May 17, 2009 September 29, 2013

I’ve just read in full the House of Commons debate on the second reading of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) bill last Friday. I must highlight one particular …

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Autism, It's about the school, SEN Reforms

Update on Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) Bill

By Tania Tirraoro May 17, 2009 September 29, 2013

Source: Epolitix: Conservative MP John Bercow makes the case for his Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) Bill, which has its second reading in the Commons. Through my work conducting …

Read more"Update on Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) Bill"
Autism, It's about the school, special needs, Statementing, Statements of SEN

Mother Needs Help For Self-Harming Son

By Tania Tirraoro May 17, 2009 September 29, 2013

I have just been contacted through this site by Sharon, a mother from Kent, whose son has been excluded from school following incidents of self-harming. She writes, “My ADHD, ASD, …

Read more"Mother Needs Help For Self-Harming Son"
Autism, SEND Politics, special needs

Government Supports Autism Bill (UK)

By Tania Tirraoro May 15, 2009 September 29, 2013

The Government has, for the first time, declared its support for what could be England’s first Autism Bill. The National Autistic Society (NAS) celebrated the move as a vital development …

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Autism, Disability Financial Help

Parents rate local authority Disabilities service at 59%

By Tania Tirraoro May 15, 2009 May 15, 2009

When I was at school, a score of 59% definitely meant ‘could do better’, if not ‘should do better’. But that’s the score received by 10 local authorities in England …

Read more"Parents rate local authority Disabilities service at 59%"
Autism, Disability Financial Help, Puppy

Autism Assistance Dogs

By Tania Tirraoro May 14, 2009 September 29, 2013

As you may know, we recently got a puppy because we had read that dogs are good for children on the autistic spectrum. Leo is still a puppy and has …

Read more"Autism Assistance Dogs"
Autism, Disability Financial Help, It's about the school, Personal Posts, special needs, Statementing, Statements of SEN, Surrey special needs

Great News – A Statement!

By Tania Tirraoro May 7, 2009 September 29, 2013

Got the news we had been waiting for today – Son1 has got the Statement of Special Educational Needs we had applied for. Don’t have all the details yet and …

Read more"Great News – A Statement!"
Personal Posts, special needs

My hero – Geoff Adams-Spink

By Tania Tirraoro May 5, 2009 May 5, 2009

This is an item about a hero of mine, Geoff Adams-Spink. Geoff is a BBC correspondent whom I met when we were both training to be journalists on a Post-Grad …

Read more"My hero – Geoff Adams-Spink"
ASD child? Are you getting what you’re entitled to?
Autism, Disability Financial Help, SEND Resources, special needs, Statements of SEN

ASD child? Are you getting what you’re entitled to?

By Tania Tirraoro May 5, 2009 September 29, 2013

If you are the parent of a child with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder, you don’t need me to tell you how difficult a ‘normal’ lifestyle can be. Not only will …

Read more"ASD child? Are you getting what you’re entitled to?"
Autism, special needs

Celebrate Calm – well worth signing up for.

By Tania Tirraoro May 1, 2009 September 29, 2013

I am taking the liberty of quoting from an email newsletter I subscribe to ‘Celebrate Calm, written by Kirk Martin. It is about his son who, like many of our …

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The dog, the hand-washing and the ASD child.
Autism, Personal Posts, Puppy

The dog, the hand-washing and the ASD child.

By Tania Tirraoro April 30, 2009 May 15, 2020

As you may have read, we’ve just got a puppy, a labradoodle. He’s very cute and has transformed our elder ASD son’s life. The dog is the first thing he …

Read more"The dog, the hand-washing and the ASD child."
Autism, Health

Genetic breakthough in autism

By Tania Tirraoro April 29, 2009 June 29, 2015

Genes ‘have key role in autism’ – BBC News Scientists have produced the most compelling evidence to date that genetics play a key role in autism. They highlighted tiny genetic …

Read more"Genetic breakthough in autism"
Autism, Health

I knew it was my fault…

By Tania Tirraoro April 26, 2009 June 29, 2015

Of course it’s our fault.. Mother’s antibodies may contribute to autism Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:18pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While a mother of an autistic child is …

Read more"I knew it was my fault…"
The new arrival
Personal Posts, Puppy, special needs

The new arrival

By Tania Tirraoro April 17, 2009 May 15, 2020

I am not a doggie person. My husband is not a doggie person. And yet, yesterday, we brought home a puppy. Leo the Labradoodle. We have read that dogs are …

Read more"The new arrival"

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