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What Is PDA? Pathological Demand Avoidance or PDA as it’s often known comes under the autism umbrella. But students often have a distinct profile. Like…
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December provides more challenges than usual for many children with Autism. Both at school and at home there are changes galore. There are loud noises,…
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Our history shapes us. It makes us who we are. And nowhere is that more true than in my teaching. My time working on both…
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In my university days I worked on both ABA programmes and Options programmes. I was blissfully unaware that any kind of controversy surrounded either of…
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As a teacher who has worked with many students who have struggled with behaviour, I’ve had the chance to try out lots of reward schemes.…
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As I sat watching the A Word last night, it was with equal amounts of anger and relief that I did so. On the one…
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If there is one thing that I hate equally as both a mum and a teacher, it has to be homework. For many of my…
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I have lost count over the years of the number of students who have entered my classroom, with the words ‘Will not write’, attached to…
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It’s rare I feel this way. For the most part my daughter and her autism are inseparable. It’s impossible to define where one ends and…
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The end of year transition is notoriously difficult for students with autism. Pre-summer holidays the routines change; there are school plays to practice for, sports…