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Today is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Awareness Day

Today is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Awareness Day

Special Needs Jungle ― The PDA Contact Group have guest written a post for us – if you are experiencing this with your child, please get in touch. PDA is a very unknown, rarely spoken about and unrecognised ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder’. The condition ...

Tags: Autism &amp, Asperger's, Pathological Demand Avoidance, ASD, Special Educational Needs

TaniaLT ― 2 days ago

Take the SEN reform awareness survey and grab a chance to win!

Take the SEN reform awareness survey and grab a chance to win!

Special Needs Jungle ― Debs writes... Over the past 12 months, we have received a deluge of questions and queries about the SEN reforms. From this, we can only assume that the word is not getting out to parents (or practitioners) about the changes that are coming. As ...

Tags: SEN Reform, Department For Education., SEN Reform, Special Educational Needs, Special Needs, Special Needs Education

TaniaLT ― 5 days ago

Special Needs Jungle Drums!

Special Needs Jungle Drums!

Special Needs Jungle ― Some great stories, news and blogs from the last week, curated from us, just for you. Netbuddy Says…: Promoting good mental health for people with learning disabilities The Judith Trust works to promote best practice and improve the quality ...

Tags: SEN News Story Round Up, Special Needs, Netbuddy, Rare Disease, Special Educational Needs, SWAN UK

TaniaLT ― 1 week 19 hr ago

Parent Carer Forums

Special Needs Jungle ― Debs writes…. Tania and I are both co-chairs of Parent Carer Forums and we do mention them quite a lot. Tania Co-Chairs Family Voice Surrey with the lovely Angela. Angela shared her experience of meeting Mr T with us on Valentine’s ...

Tags: Parent-carer Forums, SEN Reform, Special Educational Needs, Special Needs, Disability, Parent-carer Forum

TaniaLT ― 5 weeks 3 days ago

The day I got to meet an important Minister- Edward Timpson, Minister for SEN & Disabilities

The day I got to meet an important Minister- Edward Timpson, Minister for SEN & Disabilities

Diary of the Evans-Crittens ― Since I've started Blogging about our family life, I have become aware of a new world. This previously hidden World is full of opportunity and adventure...but most of it, unfortunately for, me takes place in London. ∙ Whilst there are many...

Tags: Westminster, Edward Timpson, HLHS, Special Educational Needs, Danny, Disabilities

Claire Evans ― 6 weeks ago

Share your story and help campaign on the Children and Families Bill!

Aspie in the family ― I’ve just received this email from the EDCM (Every Disabled Child Matters) and I thought I’d share it with you. Dear Debbie The Children and Families Bill currently in Parliament will change how children and young people with special...

Tags: Campaigns, Disability, Special Educational Needs

Aspie In The Family ― 11 weeks ago

Ten things I wish, with hindsight, I had known

Special Needs Jungle ― Debs writes…. As we go through the Special Needs Jungle, we pick up tips, we gain confidence and we often think “I wish I’d known …….. at the beginning” I wanted to share with you the ten things I wish I had...

Tags: Family, Personal Posts, Special Educational Needs, Special Needs, TopTips, Parenting

TaniaLT ― 11 weeks 1 day ago

Enough is enough – our fight is going up another level

Aspie in the family ― The idea of integrating my daughter into the pupil referral unit via the home tuition service has failed. After months of struggling to get my daughter to go into the building we’ve now come to the conclusion that it’s not working....

Tags: Aspergers, Girls With Aspergers, School, School Refusal, Special Educational Needs, Girls With Aspergers

Aspie In The Family ― 11 weeks 1 day ago

Excuse me while I take a break

Aspie in the family ― Its been a difficult day. Someone from the education department rang me to ask to arrange to see my daughter at home. Apparently the home tutoring service asked the inclusion team to contact us because our daughter refuses to go to the …...

Tags: Girls With Aspergers, Parenting, School, School Refusal, Special Educational Needs, Early Symptoms

Aspie In The Family ― 13 weeks ago

Children & Families Bill published

Special Needs Jungle ― The Children and Families bill, issued in draft form last year, has just been published. Within this bill are the reforms to the way special educational needs are provisioned, including the replacement of the statement with a single Educational,...

Tags: SEN Legislation, SEN Reform, SEN Reform, Special Educational Needs, Statementing

TaniaLT ― 14 weeks ago

How Dan’s rare disease didn’t stop his mainstream education

How Dan’s rare disease didn’t stop his mainstream education

Special Needs Jungle ― Rare Disease Day is at the end of February, with the theme ‘Disorders without Borders’. In Europe it’s coordinated by EURORDIS, the European Rare Diseases Organisation. Many children have special needs because of a rare disease ...

Tags: Rare Disease, SEN &amp, Disability Charities, Special Educational Needs, Dysmelia, Inclusive Education

TaniaLT ― 14 weeks ago

Interested in the SEN reforms? Want to find out more?

Aspie in the family ― …. then check out this excellent blog by IPSEA. IPSEA is a national charity providing free legally based advice to families who have children with special educational needs. They have set up a blog to address any questions and concerns ...

Tags: Special Educational Needs

Aspie In The Family ― 14 weeks ago

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