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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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 …
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 …
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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 …
Resources and aids to help your SEN child on a budget!
It’s been a while! After my brief period of being MIA I’m back with a biggie! Finding resources and aids to help your SEN child with a low budget! When it comes to aids for our SEN kids we immediately imagine of all the wonderful things that we can have to support out little ones. …
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Tackling your childs EHCP
When you have a child that is in need of extra support, it can be daunting knowing where to go, who to turn to and what you need to do to help support your child in any situation they face. “What are EHC Plans?” EHC plans (or EHCP’s) have replaced what were more commonly known …
Sorting your Summer Holidays!
So, the countdown has begun and the summer holidays are nearly here! I’m sure I’m not the only person who woke up this morning questioning where the first half of the year has gone in amazement! For me, June and July mean only one thing….planning! I don’t know about you, but I find that my …
An Introduction….
I’m fairly new to the ‘modern day blogging’ and I would be the first to say that I have absolutely NO experience in computers. Whether it’s working with graphics or simply using software I am utterly clueless. Nada….Zilch! However, I have a passion for writing and all things Autism…put them together and you ended up …
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