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If you are looking for additional help, there are free services such as IPSEA and SOS!SEN as well as the NAS Advocacy Service is your child has ASD. You may decide, however, that you would prefer to use the services of an SEN Expert Lawyer. Below are the names of some such experts. If you [...]
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All posts for the month November, 2011
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Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 30, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/30/sen-lawyer-links/
SENAC for Special Needs Advice in Northern Ireland
If you’re in Northern Ireland and you’re looking for help with getting your child the special educational needs support they require, there is a service for you. The Special Educational Needs Advice Centre, or SENAC, is a regional charity set up in 2003. They provide FREE independent advice on behalf of children and young people with [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 29, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/29/senac-for-special-needs-advice-in-northern-ireland/
Why I’m backing the call for a revolution in ICT teaching
My younger son (or Son2 as he’s known around here) is a 12 year old computer wizard. He has so much computer equipment, wiring and accessories that I have nicknamed his room, ‘The Technolair’. At school he does ICT where much of the subject matter he could actually teach the class himself. At home he [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 28, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/28/why-im-backing-the-call-for-a-revolution-in-ict-teaching/
Finished at School – Important Campaign by Ambitious about Autism
Today I am delighted to feature a guest blog from Anabel Unity Sale of Ambitious about Autism to highlight their Finished at School campaign: Going to college after school is a rite of passage for many young people. Not if they have autism it isn’t. The latest figures suggest that less than 1 in 4 young [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 28, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/28/finished-at-school-important-campaign-by-ambitious-about-autism/
SEN Stories of interest in the last week
Below are a few of the more interesting stories I’ve seen about SEN in the past week. If you’d like to receive this weekly update in your inbox as well as other Special Needs Jungle posts – subscribe on the left by email or on the right to the RSS feed. Dyslexia may explain my school failure, says Annabel Heseltine - Telegraph Gary McKinnon’s mother [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 25, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/25/sen-stories-of-interest-in-the-last-week-specialneeds/
What do parents of a newly-diagnosed child need?
I recently attended the launch of Family Voice Surrey, the new local forum for parents and carers of children with SEN and disabilities in Surrey. It’s part of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums and aims to give Surrey parents a voice in the policy and decision making process for disability and SEN services. As [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 24, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/24/what-do-parents-of-a-newly-diagnosed-child-need/
My article in SEN Magazine: Can teachers recognise SEN in bright pupils?
I have an article in the current issue of SEN Magazine, entitled Can teachers recognise SEN in bright pupils. Both my sons, Giorgio aged 12 and Luca, 13, have Asperger’s syndrome, and both are extremely intelligent. Luca, however, struggled with understanding the norms of behaviour, was prone to emotional or physical outbursts and was virtually [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 22, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/22/my-article-in-sen-magazine-can-teachers-recognise-sen-in-bright-pupils/
SEN stories that caught my attention this week.
Here are some stories I found interesting that touch on Special Educational Needs in the press this week. To get these and other posts delivered to your inbox, subscribe to this blog on the left. National Autistic Society: This week is Anti-Bullying Week, so we’re sharing our top five tips for parents of children with autism who [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 18, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/18/sen-stories-that-caught-my-attention-this-week/
1-2-3 Magic – the discipline system that saved my sanity
When you have children on the Autistic Spectrum, finding an effective solution to help with discipline is not easy. Out two AS boys are high-functioning but often did not realise that they had reached the limits of what was acceptable behaviour. Our sanity as parents was sorely tried at times until I came across a [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 16, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/16/1-2-3-magic-the-discipline-system-that-saved-my-sanity/
Buddy Brilliant! – NetBuddy – A Great Special Needs Resource
www.netbuddy.org.uk is an award-winning website for parents, carers and learning disability professionals. It is a space to hunt for practical ideas, swap tips and access information on everything from brushing teeth to challenging behaviour. Like all good ideas, it’s so simple it’s hard to believe no-one thought of it before. So what gave Netbuddy’s founder, Deborah [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 10, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/10/buddy-brilliant-netbuddy-a-great-special-needs-resource/
Autism diagnoses are more common in an IT-rich region.
A new study from Cambridge University has for the first time found that autism diagnoses are more common in an IT-rich region. The Medical Research Council (MRC) funded study, published today in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, has important implications for service provision in different regions and for the ‘hyper-systemizing’ theory of autism. Professor [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 8, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/08/autism-diagnoses-are-more-common-in-an-it-rich-region/
A brilliant review of my SEN book from an award-winning blogger
This review is kindly reproduced with permission from Claire Sarcone, author of the award-winning ”A Boy With Asperger’s” Blog I remember all too well what it’s like to come up against the system when you haven’t even got the slightest clue what the words “Statement” and “SEN” mean. I had to wise up fast, and I did! I [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 3, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/03/a-brilliant-review-of-my-sen-book-from-an-award-winning-blogger/
Education and Training (Young People with Autism) Bill introduced.
A private member’s bill has been introduced in parliament to make provision for the education and training of young people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome and to ensure that work opportunities are provided for them. The bill is being sponsored by Conservative MP for Ilford North, Lee Scott. Introducing the bill, Mr Scott said, “One of [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 2, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/02/education-and-training-young-people-with-autism-bill-introduced/
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