One of the increasingly known conditions that can come hand-in-hand with Autism and related SEN is pathological demand avoidance (or PDA for short!) PDA is becoming more and more of a hot topic amongst many health professionals but, still, very few understand it deeply. PDA describes the way that a person may struggle with everyday …
Author Archives: AutisMum
Welcome back! (again!)
Just a quick message, Yes, we are still here! We’ve been super quiet of late and we’re really grateful to those who stuck around! It’s been a busy few months between, Christmas….new year…and all the bits inbetween! Back to school and everything that comes with it meant that i kept putting writing off and the …
Tips and tricks to support a child with ADHD
Children and adults can be wrongly assumed to be ‘misbehaving’ due to how their ADHD presents, it is vital to remember that this is not the case. Punishing a child for the behaviors they exhume because of their ADHD will only lower their self-confidence. Something they may already struggle with. It can be hard sometimes …
Continue reading “Tips and tricks to support a child with ADHD”
ADHD Awareness Month!
October is ADHD awareness month. ADHD is a shortened way of describing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADHD is a life-long condition that affects the brain. The altered brain acitvity that ADHD causes means that the person can experience these symptoms: Difficulty concentrating on a task Unable to sit still Feeling constantly ‘busy’ (be it physically …
10 things to do this Autumn with the kids!
Autumn is well and truly here. I must admit, I absolutely love waking up in the morning to the cotton candy coloured clouds as the sun begins to peek through. Pulling out all my winter jumpers and throwing on something super cosy before settling myself down (eventually) to a warm bowl of steamy porridge. However, …
Continue reading “10 things to do this Autumn with the kids!”
5 Top Tips for helping a child with PDA
What is PDA? PDA, or pathological demand avoidance, is a condition that can leave a child feeling very anxious. PDA can mean that even the simplest of requests feel like an ‘attack’ to a person which can result in a fight or slight response and/or withdrawn and seemingly defiant. PDA is not a condition that …
PDA and ‘conforming’
Todays society has so many unspoken and assumed ‘rules’. Be it in shops where you will find an array of pink in the ‘girls’ section and blue ‘for boys’, or how a child is expected to kiss their family member goodbye despite saying “No, thankyou”. When did these silent expectations begin to dictate how we …
Autismum best SEN blog 2019 Award!
For many years now, I have been using Twinkl as my main site of searching for fab resources and inspiration for lots of home teaching….it certainly has saved me a lot of time over the summer holidays! I absolutely love the fact that i can edit resources to suit our needs too! Twinkl is an …
10 Top Tips for making ‘back to school’ easy!
That moment when it’s time to start the uniform shopping and start getting back into your ‘normal routine’ of alarm clocks and pre-making lunches can be daunting for parents and children alike, so here are my 10 top tips to making the transition from ‘holiday mode’ to ‘back to school’ super easy! Make a transition …
Continue reading “10 Top Tips for making ‘back to school’ easy!”
It’s been a while…
Wow! Where on earth did those 6 weeks go? It feels like I only blinked and the summer holidays were over! We had an amazing 6 weeks filled with sun, fun, games and days out but it’s time for our little pickles to go back to school. I have to say it sure hit me …
AutisMum 