Category: PDA
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Tactical Play
Five years into our journey with the failing SEND system and I would have thought things would have improved by now. Scarily so, I feel even more victimised by those working in it, despite my developed knowledge on how it operates. In 2016, I entered it naively, apologetically and ready to be made a scapegoat…
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Happiness is an inside job
It’s been a while since I’ve written an update on this blog, I needed to take some time away just to regather my thoughts. It’s probably similar for other families too, when we try to keep up with the daily challenges that are thrown at us, it’s almost impossible to juggle everything, To say the…
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School Rejection and Trauma
Coping with school rejection is sadly an experience that many SEND families find themselves in – and as a parent, of a child, whose had numerous placement failures, I feel confident enough to have some thoughts on the subject. I can reflect on how those moments have been handled and the differences they have on…
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EHCP – The Golden Ticket?
Five years ago, I was told by my daughter’s school, that I would never get her an EHCP. I was fed false information that it was nevery going to happen because my local authority (LA) rarely ever issue them and it was unlikely she would meet the high threshold. I ploughed on regardless because her…
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Broken hopes and shattered dreams
Right now, I can’t see any of the positives that the education system has brought to my family. The system, with it’s dictatorial regime, has little patience in it for an overtly sensitive and inquisitive child. As a parent I passed over my trust and it was to be my biggest mistake. I lost control…
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Pretty Darn Awesome: Book Review
Last year, a wonderful new children’s book, was added to the growing collection of PDA resources. This month I was passed a copy to see what I thought about it and I can’t begin to say how charming and sweet this story is. The book is titled Pretty Darn Awesome: Divergent not Deficient and is…
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Rats desert a sinking ship
Rats desert a sinking ship. I love this French proverb, they are such wise words, but in our case it should go a little more like this: Rats PDA’ers desert a sinking ship. It’s interesting when you look at rats – they are very intelligent creatures and can make for loving and loyal pets. They…
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Dreams can come true
Last year I wrote about an experience we had when an educational psychologist and an autism advisory teacher came to our home to do a joint assessment. The post was aptly titled I want to bring my pet to school and here is a quick link to the full details. To sum up the post…
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How to find the right school
I have been asked by numerous followers on our social media handles how did we find the right school and if I could give more details on this part of our journey. Speaking to parents online and as a keynote speaker, the conversation always reverts back to school, and whether there is actually a possibility…
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The Next Chapter
This weekend I finally had news that has been a catalyst to move us on to the next chapter of our story. But before I explain about that, I kind of need to take you back to what has happened so far along our journey, particularly as we have so many new followers that have…