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with Louise Bull from the Autism Education Trust Today is the start of Autism Awareness Week 2021, with the focus for many on recovery from the pandemic (although whether we …
Welcome to Coronavirus Lockdown 2.0. I don’t know about you, but 2020 has seemed like a nightmare you can’t quite wake up from. Just when you think you have, you’re …
With Jane Harris, Director of External Affairs at National Autistic Society Last year we covered a landmark legal ruling that was supposed to mean thousands of children with disabilities would …
A couple of months ago, accompanied by my younger child, I attended the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism in Westminster, as a witness. We were reassured that the evidence …
I bet many, many parents of children on the autism spectrum can relate to the hideousness of having your child meltdown in the middle of a large store or shopping …
Last week, I said Autism Awareness had graduated from a day to a week. Dear reader, I was wrong. It’s a month. Look, if Ehlers Danlos syndrome, a rare disease …
I’m always on the look out for best practice examples to bring to you on SNJ, whether you are a parent or a practitioner. I believe that the more knowledge …
The SEND reforms are failing to meet the needs of autistic children, according to a new report from the National Autistic Society. The report, written by Catriona Moore, says far …
Some good news to report, at last: Earlier this year, we told you about The Carter Review of Initial Teacher Training and the government has this week published its response to …
So here we are again, Autism Awareness Week. Every year people go to great lengths to fundraise, stage events, write posts and generally try to raise the profile of what …
Last week, the National Autistic Society and Ambitious about Autism sent an open letter to the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, calling on her to make sure that all teachers receive …
Last year, the National Autistic Society launched a campaign aimed at ending the often seemingly endless wait for a diagnosis for an autism spectrum disorder. It’s a problem faced by …
The National Autistic Society has published a fairly damning report saying that less than a quarter of parents surveyed are satisfied with new special educational needs system. The NAS is calling …
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 …
Last night we had the privilege of going to see Dr Temple Grandin, the autistic woman famous for inventing humane animal handling systems. Dr Grandin is also a renowned expert …
The National Autistic Society is today celebrating the passing into law of the Autism Act. The following is from their website: The Autism Bill has made it through its final …
