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Is being able to talk enough?
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(SEN articles)
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... – those with Asperger’s syndrome or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), some stammerers and children with mental health problems. I have been told that the same behaviour is found in some ...
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Created on 17 May 2013
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2.
ADHD: looking beyond medication
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(SEN articles)
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Powerful medications are not a quick fix for ADHD, and we should use a more collaborative approach to treatment, says Kate Fallon
Two years ago, I stood in front of the TUC at its annual conference ...
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Created on 17 April 2013
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3.
Music of note
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(SEN articles)
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... with behavioural difficulties or those with conditions such as autism and ADHD. Well-managed programmes can help these children to express themselves without fear of failure.
The power of performance ...
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Created on 12 April 2013
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4.
How to support those with ADHD
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(SEN articles)
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Susan Yarney looks at how to provide the right support at home and school for children and young people with ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex condition characterised ...
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Created on 09 April 2013
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5.
Train parents to manage conduct disorder
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(SEN news)
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... disorders often coexist with other mental health conditions, most commonly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
The new NICE guideline includes a number of recommendations to support healthcare ...
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Created on 09 April 2013
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6.
On the tic
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(SEN articles)
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... people with TS have more than just tics. Additional comorbidities include obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). People living with TS may also suffer ...
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Created on 25 March 2013
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Down syndrome: where there's a will...
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(SEN articles)
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... and by eleven he had been diagnosed with ADHD. Although he thrived at mainstream school, his secondary placement failed and he attended a local special school for children with moderate learning difficulties ...
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Created on 15 February 2013
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8.
Why do I bother?
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(SEN articles)
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... and I heard nothing from my LA. In February 2012, I was informed that the LA’s applications panel required more information on why my son needed to attend a special school. Dan has ADHD, learning difficulties, ...
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Created on 15 January 2013
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9.
A brief history of autism
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(SEN articles)
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... of conditions which are associated with autism – such as ADD/ADHD, OCD and dyspraxia – point to a much more complex aetiology and presentation (Seroussi, 2002). Given our advancing understanding of these ...
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Created on 17 December 2012
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Alternative approaches to dyslexia
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(SEN articles)
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... to help those with Parkinson’s and stroke patients. Work has also been carried out to use metronomes with those with dyslexia and ADHD (Schaffer et al., 2001).
Quite simply, a metronome works by keeping ...
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Created on 28 November 2012
