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In the six years since our sons were diagnosed with ASDs, I have come into contact with a whole new set of parents – those whose children are also affected by autism and other special needs. These people have very different parental experiences to those with ‘ordinary’ children. Most have experienced the disapproving looks from [...]
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Autism Eye Magazine – helping you to help your child
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 16, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/16/autism-eye-magazine-helping-you-to-help-your-child/
World Autism Day April 2
This is from the United Nations about World Autism Day: The annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day should spur global action to combat the unacceptable discrimination, abuse and isolation that people with the disorder and their loved ones face, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Autism is not limited to a single region or a [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 31, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/03/31/world-autism-day-april-2/
Conversations with an Aspie teen
When your Asperger’s son is deep in adolescence, it’s sometimes hard to tell whether their behaviour and conversation is more autistic or teenager. Two examples below from (extremely intelligent) Son1: Son1: Are you saying I’m fat? Me: No, it’s just that I need to put my office chair down and I don’t have the weight [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 28, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/03/28/conversations-with-an-aspie-teen/
Catch up with special needs news you may have missed this week
Another Friday is here – just one week to go before my boys break up for an almost-month-long Easter break. Here’s my weekly round up of the best special needs and disability stories and blogs I’ve spotted this week. As ever, if you have one to share, list it in the comments of this blog [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 16, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/03/16/catch-up-with-special-needs-news-you-may-have-missed-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/
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/
Get the Special Needs Jungle Blog delivered to your Kindle
I’m delighted to announce that Special Needs Jungle is now available as a Kindle Blog subscription. For just 99p a month you can have every post delivered wirelessly to your Kindle or Kindle app so that you can read it offline whenever you want, even if you’re not near your computer. It means you’re always [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 23, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/23/get-the-special-needs-jungle-blog-delivered-to-your-kindle/
SEN Stories in the news this past week
Recap of SNJ posts and other news about SEN this week: TodayOnline: New definition of autism will exclude many, study suggests HR Magazine: NAS pilots initiative to help people with autism find work Special Needs Jungle: Disability groups call for pause for thought in welfare reform Ambitious About Autism: Legal aid victory for young people aged 16–25 [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 20, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/20/sen-stories-in-the-news-this-past-week/
IT teaching overhaul announced – about time too!
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary has today announced an overhaul of the way IT is taught in schools. This is great news and I hope our school, although not a state school will do the same. I know they already have some plans underway to beef up the computer science element. I first talked out this subject [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 11, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/11/it-teaching-overhaul-announced-about-time-too/
Which learning resources help SEN kids? Take this survey
Ann Beck, of The Gift of Learning has asked me to help get her message out about a survey she’s devised to assess what kind of learning resources SEN children need. See below for details and a link to the survey “Can you help me to help your child learn? I have recently started a [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 10, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/10/what-learning-resources-help-sen-kids-take-this-survey/
2012 brings a School Run SEN Qn’A and a win for Pat! #specialneeds
It’s January 6th and my boys are still off school; they finally go back on Monday. It’s been an interesting Christmas break with my eldest having a party for 12 of his closest teen pals at our house (my sister who was staying with us cleared off to the pub). This was preceded by just [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 6, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/06/2012-brings-a-school-run-sen-qa-and-a-win-for-pat-specialneeds/
Christmas Giveaway – a copy of my SEN Book
‘Tis the season and all that, and I’m giving away one copy of my SEN book, Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements. All you have to do is hop on over to my Special Needs Jungle page on Facebook and give it a ‘like’ If you already ‘like’ it, leave a comment on [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on December 21, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/12/21/christmas-giveaway-a-copy-of-my-sen-book/
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/
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/
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/
My article in SEN Magazine – order a trial copy for free
I’m very excited as I have an article in the new edition of SEN Magazine. It’s in their ‘Point of View’ section, entitled “Recognising The Problem”. It’s about how, in order toaccomodate a child’s special educational needs, it is imperative first correctly to identify the problem. This is often difficult when a child has complex [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 28, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/10/28/my-article-in-sen-magazine-order-a-trial-copy-for-free/
NICE Publishes Guidelines on Autism
New recommendations have been published aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of children and young people with autism. NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence says that local autism teams should be set up across the country. Even though it’s estimated that at least one in a hundred children are diagnosed with autistic spectrum [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on September 28, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/09/28/nice-publishes-guidelines-on-autism/
Guest Post on Daniel’s Diary
I have a guest post today on the Daniel’s Diary blog, run by the wonderful Sally Huggett. You can read it here: http://www.thecarer.org/?p=804
Posted by Special Needs Mum on September 23, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/09/23/guest-post-on-daniels-diary/
Great Expectations – Educational Support campaign from NAS
This post is reproduced with kind permission from the National Autistic Society Half of all children with autism wait over a year for appropriate educational support, and over a quarter have waited more than two years, finds a new report by The National Autistic Society, published today. The report launches our Great Expectations campaign on Special [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on June 27, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/06/27/great-expectations-educational-support-campaign-from-nas/
The Disney Channel & Aspergers
My eldest son, who has AS, likes to watch the Disney Channel. My younger son, who also has AS, derisively calls it ‘Disney & Ketchup’, likening it to fast food that’s all the same (he has a point). But then, their AS presents very differently to each other – that’s the thing about Asperger’s – [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 31, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/03/31/the-disney-channel-aspergers/
Should children with Asperger Syndrome automatically be statutorily assessed?
What’s your opinion – should children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome automatically be statutorily assessed? I think they should because despite seeming to ‘cope’ in a regular class, so many children suffer psychological difficulties that goes unrecognised in busy classrooms. An assessment could open doors for them to get the psychological and educational support they need [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on December 22, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/12/22/as-statutory-assesment-poll/
New Autism Act Passes Final Hurdle
The National Autistic Society is today celebrating the passing into law of the Autism Act. The following is from their website: The Autism Bill has made it through its final parliamentary stage and will now become the Autism Act. The Act is the first ever disability-specific law in England. The Autism Act started out as a [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 22, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/10/22/new-autism-act-passes-final-hurdle/
Don’t Write Me Off – NAS campaign
The National Autistic Society has today released figures showing that only 15% of adults with an autustic spectrum disorder are in full time paid employment.This means that 85% of the 300,000 people with an ASD may only find part-time work, most probably low-paid and rely on family for support and benefits for income. The NAS [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 13, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/10/13/dont-write-me-off-nas-campaign/
Back to school – but is it the right one?
For the first time since my sons started at their special school, this term we have had no fees to pay as they are both now being funded by the local LEA. I’ve written in post passim about finding our way through the special needs “jungle” of statementing and I hope if you are in [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on September 14, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/09/14/back-to-school-but-is-it-the-right-one/
More House – A School To Be Proud Of
Saturday was the last official day of term – Founder’s Day. This is something we all look forward to and I don’t mean for the strawberries, cream and sparking wine you get at the end either. It is the day we get to celebrate our boys’ achievements throughout the year, hear the Headmaster’s end of [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on July 5, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/07/05/morehouseaschooltobeproudof/
Books I recommend for Special Needs
I have quite a collection of books about special needs and parenting and thought I would share some recommendations with you. I usually buy mine from amazon.co.uk, so I’ll link to each book so you can have a closer look. 1-2-3 Magic – Thomas Phelan – This is an absolute must for all parents who [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on July 3, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/07/03/books-i-recommend-for-special-needs/
An Actor’s Life For Him.
My 11 year old has just had his first co-starring role in a school play. He’s currently playing Ratty in a production of ‘Wind in the Willows’ at More House School. When he came and told me that he was planning to audition, I was very worried about how upset he would be if he [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on June 19, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/06/19/an-actors-life-for-him/
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