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I have exciting news – I am to be a keynote speaker at the forthcoming SEN Conference, Towards a Positive Future that is to take place in Newbury in June. I will be talking about being a parent of two sons with autism and how parents-carer forums such as Family Voice Surrey, of which I [...]
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All posts for the month February, 2012
Exciting news – a conference speaking invitation
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 29, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/29/exciting-news-a-conference-speaking-invitation/
Labour SEN Policy Review – want to get involved?
This is taken from the website of Sharon Hodgson MP, but I thought it might be useful to post it here too, in case anyone hasn’t seen it and wants to get involved. I am already involved in a meeting on Monday for the Surrey Pathfinder trials for the proposed EHCP but this looks like [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 24, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/24/labour-sen-policy-review-want-to-get-involved/
Roaming the Special Needs web this week…
Another busy week in the news and blogs – here’s some of my favourites as well as a round up of posts on Special Needs Jungle in the past seven days. Add yours in the blog comments below Contact A Family: If you are the parent or carer of a disabled child, remember to take [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 24, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/24/roaming-the-special-needs-web-this-week/
Games shops with a difference – mixing wargaming with sensory toys!
Earlier in the week I posted an article about Son2 and his love of Games Workshop. Today, I’m very happy to host a guest spot from Hilary Knight, herself the mother of a son with special needs. Hilary runs The Games Shop at Aldershot in Hampshire and the newly opened Little Games Shop, in Farnham, Surrey. [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 23, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/23/games-shops-with-a-difference-mixing-wargaming-with-sensory-toys/
Conference for parents of children with special educational needs and professionals
National Autistic Society president, Jane Asher, will be speaking at a conference in Newbury, Berkshire, in June for parents of children with SEN and associated professionals. The agenda will be published soon but the flyer is below and a downloadable pdf version is at the bottom. Towards_a_Positive_Future_Conference_2012_flyer - Download as PDF
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 21, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/21/conference-for-parents-of-children-with-special-educational-needs-and-professionals/
Games Workshop – the perfect hobby for Son2
Until recently, Asperger’s Son2 had no interests that didn’t involve a computer or a games console. He used to love Lego, but that faded into the background the older he became. He used to spend hours reading and memorising Horrible Science magazines, but that too, petered out. He spends far too much time playing Xbox but at least [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 20, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/20/games-workshop-the-perfect-hobby-for-son2/
Special needs stories you’ll want to read this week
Some great stories and blog posts about special needs that I spotted this week. If you have one of your own, add it in the blog comments below! Science Codex: Brain-imaging differences evident at 6 months in infants who develop autism, New study Medscape: Mystery of Psychostimulant Paradox od ADHD drugs Solved Jessica Kingsley Publishers [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 17, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/17/special-needs-stories-youll-want-to-read-this-week/
Want your SEN product or service listed on the Special Needs Jungle site?
Special Needs Jungle has lots of visitors every day ranging from parents & carers to SEN professionals. It has many email subscribers and is also available for subscription on Kindle. The site has a page where links to SEN sites and resources are listed. If you would like to have your SEN resource or product [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 13, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/13/want-your-sen-product-or-service-link-on-the-special-needs-jungle-site/
What did you miss? Special Needs stories from the last week
It’s a bumper round-up of special needs stories and blogs this week – check out what you might have missed: Independent: Very interesting perspective: Eton head: Axe GCSEs and leave all exams until pupils are 18 From Bucks Free Press: Three special needs units to close under Buckinghamshire County Council plans The Press Association: [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 10, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/10/what-did-you-miss-special-needs-stories-from-the-last-week/
Josh’s book aims to help parents of Asperger’s kids
A student with Asperger’s syndrome has written a book to help parents who have children with the disorder. Joshua Muggleton, 22, a student at University of St Andrews, wrote Raising Martians to help parents understand the minds of their children. The book has a foreword from from world-renowned Asperger Syndrome expert, Tony Attwood. Opening with the [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 8, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/08/joshs-book-aims-to-help-parents-of-aspergers-kids/
SEN stories in the past week
Interesting special needs stories from the last week. If you have one I missed, leave it in the comments! Podcast: Tony Attwood – Aspergers export in Conversation Medpage Today: Anesthesia in Toddlers Linked to ADHD – in Neurology, ADHD/ADD National Autistic Society: Do you have a sibling with autism aged over 40? Medical News Today: Britain’s [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 3, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/03/sen-stories-in-the-past-week/
Kosovan special needs parent group appeal
A Kosovan special needs parent group has been in touch with the UK website Netbuddy, looking for help. They are asking for donations of special needs related items, so if you have got anything you can spare that you think might be useful, please send it to 7 Wildwood Road, London NW11 6UL by 2 [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 2, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/02/kosovan-special-needs-parent-group-appeal/
Poll results – Should children with Asperger’s automatically be statutorily assessed?
Last year I published a poll on this site asking whether people thought children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (quick, use the term before it’s abolished!) should automatically receive a statutory assessment by the local educational authority. I posed three potential answers: Yes, because teachers aren’t trained to spot underlying difficulties No, we should just see how they [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 1, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/01/poll-results-should-children-with-aspergers-automatically-be-statutorily-assessed/
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