Josh’s book aims to help parents of Asperger’s kids
A student with Asperger’s syndrome has written a book to help parents who have children with the disorder. Joshua Muggleton, 22, a student at University of St Andrews, wrote Raising …
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Kosovan special needs parent group appeal
A Kosovan special needs parent group has been in touch with the UK website Netbuddy, looking for help. They are asking for donations of special needs related items, so if …
A new SEN Advice service from Contact-a-Family
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 …
IT teaching overhaul announced – about time too!
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary has today announced an overhaul of the way IT is taught in schools. This is great news and I hope our school, although not a state school …
Report finds government misled MPs and peers of disability benefit reform
A NEW REPORT entitled Responsible Reform, published today by disabled people (9 January 2012), finds that government misled MPs and peers over the hostility to disability benefit reform. It finds that Parliament …
SEN & Special Needs Stories I’ve spotted this week
Here’s my usual round up of the more interesting special needs stories in the UK this week. SEN Magaine: Better Futures group calls for ADHD assessment at second-term exclusion WebTV: …
SEN round up for this week
Below are stories with an SEN angle that caught my eye this week. The Sun: Dance taught autistic Shannon to speak A Boy With Asperger’s Blog: Preparing my child with Aspergers …
SENAC for Special Needs Advice in Northern Ireland
If you’re in Northern Ireland and you’re looking for help with getting your child the special educational needs support they require, there is a service for you. The Special Educational …
What do parents of a newly-diagnosed child need?
I recently attended the launch of Family Voice Surrey, the new local forum for parents and carers of children with SEN and disabilities in Surrey. It’s part of the National Network …
A brilliant review of my SEN book from an award-winning blogger
This review is kindly reproduced with permission from Claire Sarcone, author of the award-winning “A Boy With Asperger’s” Blog I remember all too well what it’s like to come up against the system …
Groundbreaking dance DVD to help kids with autism.
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 …
About SOS!SEN, a fantastic SEN charity
SOS!SEN is a small charity based in Middlesex that offers a fantastic service to parents who are trying to secure the right educational support for their children. It was started by …
SEN conference, Towards a Positive Future, Review part one.
I attended a very interesting conference on special educational needs on Friday. It was held to mark the launch of a new organisation aimed at providing a ‘one stop shop’ …
One Mum’s Statementing Views
Here is a parent’s view of the statementing battle for her son and her advice about the process. I wish I could say this mother’s story was unusual, but other …
Five star review for Getting Started With Statements
My new book, Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements has just had its first Amazon review. Wordswell gave it Five stars. The review is here: “This book is …
Statementing Book
This is my new book, available in paperback (£6.99) and eformat to help parents in the UK draft the best possible application they can for a statutory assessment. It also …
Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements Unique new parent-to-parent ebook launched to help SEN children with ‘hidden disabilities’ get the help they need.
Today my book on is launched as an ebook. Here is the press release FARNHAM, 10th October 2011: A mother of two autistic boys from Farnham, Surrey has published a …
Unofficial Exclusions – we want to hear from you.
Yesterday, I was talking to a friend of mine who is a highly experienced SEN Advocate. I told her of a parent I know who had been asked to collect …
Autism Alert Card Developed by local group.
Autism Rights Group Highlands has developed its own Autism Alert card. The ARGH Autism Alert card is designed and produced by and for autistic people and is a UK wide initiative …
NICE Publishes Guidelines on Autism
New recommendations have been published aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of children and young people with autism. NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence says that local autism …