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I’m asked frequently by both parents and teachers about ways to engage young people with Pathological Demand Avoidance. These are my top tips: Special Interests…
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Dear Parents, As I sit and write this letter, I do so as a Mum. A mum who has sat where you sit. A mum…
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Dear Professionals, I write to you as a mum, a teacher, someone who like you is often involved in assessments of one kind or another.…
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As I drive around, seeing signs for school open evenings, I am reminded of this time last year as we walked around secondary schools, each…
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At this time of year I am so often approached by parents whose children are really struggling. They walk through the door from school and…
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It’s said that three of the most stressful events in a person’s life are getting married, starting a new job and moving house. And I…
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Year eleven is a hard year for many young people, but the combination of the stress of GCSE exams looming and impending change heading their…
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If I look back and reflect on my own schooling, the overnight residential trips definitely come out high on my list of priorities. But for…
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Today, I dropped off my beautiful, brave, eleven year old girl into your care. She sat in the car and cried, she begged me not…
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If there is one area of Autism which is often ignored, it is Strategies for those young people who struggle with separation anxiety alongside their…