Tag: autism
Autism is a difference, not a deficit
Clare Caccavone on supporting more autistic young people into the workplace.
Employment rates for autistic people are bleak. Only 29% of autistic people are in...
Energy accounting
It's a game changer for Leigh East's family.
The single most important technique my family and I implemented following various neurodiversity diagnoses (including autism, ADHD...
Point of view: home educator
Do it yourself. Rachel Hawkins is home-educating her autistic daughter.
I have only been home educating my eleven-year-old daughter Isabelle since September, as she needed...
School exclusion and its implications
The disproportionate exclusion of pupils with SEND is unacceptable, write Qaisar Sheikh and Richard Oldershaw.
According to recent DfE figures, pupils with SEND account for...
Asperger’s versus neurodiversity
Dr Freya Spicer-White discusses the changing perceptions surrounding discrete diagnosis.
In the early 2000s as an Assistant Psychologist, and part of multi-disciplinary teams, I joined...
Nurturing a child with ASD
As a mother of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and a specialist SEN teacher, Krista Dadford understands the joys and challenges of...
SEN128 : January/February 2024
Read SEN Magazine SEN128 : Jan/Feb here
It's definitely a three-brew issue this time, so if you're sitting comfortably, we can begin.If you, like me,...
It’s not just the audience that needs relaxed performances
The Stencil Pencils explain how being neurodiverse affects them as performers.
Hello everybody, I'm Kale aged 13, one of the founders of TSP—The Stencil Pencils....
Aspergers: what you need to know
Elaine Nicholson offers some words of encouragement for the less experienced teacher in a mainstream classroom.
Education should be inclusive for all, and If you...
Autism: early intervention
Will the English SEND reforms improve early intervention for children with autism? By Danae Leaman-Hill.
The early years of any child's life are of vital...