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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…
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Autism poses undoubted challenges in our life, and there are days I wish I had never heard the word. Days when the Bear’s anxiety overwhelms…
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In hindsight there were a million clues that should have alerted me. The moment I knew my daughter has autism should have come sooner. I…
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In our house we’ve dealt with more than our fair share of tricky eaters. Aside from the Lion’s reluctance to swallow, for many years the…
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In my day job as many of you know, I am an Autism specialist teacher. I work in a unit for students with Autism that…