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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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