Tag: autism
Flexibility: your access friend
Debbie Morley on why flexible support is essential for autistic young people to access education.
For many autistic young people, accessing education is not simply...
PoV: Binman to businessman
Gavin Simpson asks why we condemn fish for their failure in climbing trees, when what we need is people who can breathe underwater.
I never...
PoV: What does autistic look like?
By Dhekelia Matthew-Smith
Apparently I don't look autistic. But what does this mean?
There's a trend on social media based on this misconception of what an...
How AI supports Special Education
AI offers transformative possibilities that align perfectly with special education's core principles of individualised instruction and evidence-based practice. Zac Amos explains how this technology...
Issue 141 ● March April 2026
In this issue: Down syndrome, Music and SEN, Social skills, Framing dyslexia, Pathological demand avoidance, Auditory Processing Disorder, SEND reform, Circadian rhythms, Autism, Dyslexia,...
‘Absolute disaster’: Support for kids with special needs to change under...
Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) will be reserved only for children with the most severe needs under radical new SEND reforms, ITV News understands.
The government...
Dysregulation: ten warning signs
Charlotte Mountford identifies some early-warning signs which can help prevent explosive dysregulation moments.
I regularly hear teachers say that an autistic student ‘went from 0...
In case you missed it
ICYMI—a selection of stories from the press and social media.
Scotland: 43% ASN 'unsustainable'
England: PINS evaluation continues until March
England: "Classrooms a Victorian would recognise"
England: Free...
Autism and ADHD referral halts ‘gobsmacking’
A mum with ADHD has described a decision to pause autism and ADHD diagnoses for some children and young people as "gobsmacking".
Lancashire and South...
