Surviving the summer: a guide for families of children with speech, language and communication needs
Unstructured school holiday time can be particularly difficult for children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The impending six weeks of summer ‘holiday’ can...
Read moreSupporting Generalisation of Skills
In this final blog of our three-part series in which we have been considering key barriers to effective interventions for children who have Autism Spectrum...
Read moreSupporting Rigidity
Do you sit at the same desk every time you go into the office? At a training session, would you head for the same chair on...
Read moreFactors Affecting the Success of Interventions for Children with ASD – Attention
In this three-part series, we will be focusing on key areas that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are likely to struggle with, that may...
Read morePrimary teachers – do you need some sensory inspiration?
Kim Griffin's first book with Bloomsbury, ‘100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Sensory Processing Difficulties’ is now available. The 100 ideas series is designed to give teachers a...
Read moreSpotlight on Autism around the world: Oasis School in Pakistan
In just 10 years, Oasis School has changed the landscape of Autism Education in Pakistan. They have forged a unique combination of relationships with Facebook,...
Read more7 Things to Learn from Social Thinking®
Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking® is a series of concepts, treatment frameworks and strategies for supporting and teaching children with social learning difficulties, including those...
Read moreWhat’s all the fuss about Lego® Therapy?
Lego® Therapy has risen in popularity over the last few years as an intervention for children with social communication difficulties. The therapy was devised by...
Read moreAutism and me
An interview with a teen-aged girl with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). What does Autism mean to you? It’s something you’re born with and it affects your ability...
Read moreBehaviour problem? Or is it a language issue?
All children (and adults) will have their ‘off’ days where their behaviour may be slightly out of character, fractious or downright obnoxious! This is normal,...
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