By Tim Hunter, BSc Physiotherapy, MCSP, HCPC, Ergoadaptive Go (*sponsored) Finding and funding the right mobility equipment can be a maze for families, especially when a child needs a specialist …
With Nicola Brookes, SENCO, SEND parent It’s probably a fair bet that, if you have a child with SEND, you’ve felt, at least once, like “that parent”. The one that …
Our SEND parent community is wise and knowledgeable, and we like to tap them for their views now and again. A while ago, I set the following topic: What are …
Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 is supporting the theme of ‘Growing Together’. The aim is to help and support children to understand and learn from previous experiences that they …
Ah, the school summer holidays, don’t you just love them? Six, long, glorious weeks of unstructured days stretching out before you… But just how glorious are those weeks when you …
We have another useful post for you today. Many parents find it difficult to navigate the SEND system and we hope that this site can help. One parent, Fiona Jones, …
Tania’s note: Difficult or challenging behaviour can be one of toughest things you can face as a parent of a child with ASD or ADHD (and other conditions that can …
I always like to try and talk to my son about what he has done at school that day. His normal response is “things and stuff”, unless something very specific …
Working Documents (WD) and draft EHC plans are quite similar, although with a draft plan you can negotiate on all of it whereas a WD only (currently) relates to sections …
One of the things that can cause big conflicts in a relationship, particularly where there is a child with special needs, is differing styles of parenting. We’ve had our own issues …
Believe me I know about a lack of sleep! Neither of our children slept well for years. Anxious parenting, light sleep patterns, apnoea and SEN all seemed to conspire against …
Where were you when you you were told that your child had a medical diagnosis? Like many major events in the world and in our own lives, that point in …
The theme of last week’s Children’s Mental Health week was Resilience and, although I’ve written about this subject on SNJ before, I thought it was worth revisiting because, in my …
I post a lot of information on the SNJ social media accounts; it’s part of my role as one of SNJ’s Directors. However, there are always going to be posts …
I started this blog back in 2008 to record the method I used to apply and gain a statement of SEN for one and then both of my sons. Now, …
Christmas is almost upon us and it seems like it’s been a long time coming. The retail hype seems to start earlier each year so it’s no wonder many parents …
The new Children and Families Act is supposedly person (and family) centred, i.e. the child (and family) should be at the centre of all decisions made about them. The services …
I recently read an article written by professionals concerning Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The article focused on diagnosis and treatment and it was apparent from the article that it …
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, …
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 …
