Category: SEND
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Free Autism Awareness Conference in Nuneaton: Register Now!
A workshop at the Together with Autism Conference in Nuneaton next week invites local residents to engage with talks and activities on autism, organized by Act for Autism. The free event offers workshops, information stalls, and refreshments. Participants can choose sessions, including one focused on supporting children with extreme anxiety.
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Upcoming SEND Law Webinar: Expert Insights from Eleanor Dyde
The recent PDA Parenting webinar was a success, with positive feedback and high attendance. Collaborators shared valuable insights, leading to plans for a repeat session due to demand. Next month’s webinar will focus on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities law, featuring expert Eleanor Dyde, who will provide essential information and a Q&A session.
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Back to School
Going back to school is not always the joyous occasion we witness others experiencing. For some of us we desperately want to be a part of it and to enjoy the euphoria we expect it should be.
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PDA Parenting Webinar
We are pleased to announce details of the first (which will be the start hopefully) of a series of webinars themed around PDA Parenting. In this first session we will discuss what Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is and how it is an autistic profile which is rarely known or understood.
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Giveaway!
It’s GIVEAWAY time!!!!! Our new novel launched just over a week ago and we are pleased to announce that we are running a free giveaway this weekend for our followers on Facebook and Instagram!
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Good news amongst the silence!
I have been vacant on this page for quite some time (what with the current situation of having three children out of school) finding the time to achieve personal goals seems to have gone out of the window. So, in a nutshell, my eldest child (who I started this page mostly about) is currently on…
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SEND Tips for Parents at Christmas
What tips would you give to other parents to help them survive over Christmas? I know personally that we have had many difficult experiences in the past as it leads up to the festive period. Often, the best learning can be done when parents haven’t got it right the first time, but have learnt how…
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Being the Goldfish
🌟Explaining the anxiety block🌟 Last week I had prepared for a weekend away with my children and some of our closest friends. It was going to be fun and full of treats. And yet still my middle child refused to go. At first it started with a no, eventually leading to a week of crying,…
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Multiplex Social Care Plan
I wonder what percentage of professionals are fully aware that there can often be genetical links for autism (and/or related issues with neurodivergent conditions) in families? It is a serious question and one that holds complicated repercussions for families. I found a study online (from 2011), in which it cited a figure for the ‘reoccurrence…
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The Writing on the Wall
One of the biggest issues that I’ve come across from our SEND journey is that some professionals working with families are unable to read the signs. In fact, I could go so far to say that some of these experts have so much tunnel vision that they become unable to be objective when looking at…