Tag: autism
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Transition To Secondary School
The jump from Primary to Secondary School is massive. Your child goes from an environment where you know all the faces in their class, you recognise the parents of their peers and you know who their one teacher is. Compare that to Secondary School where you no longer know who your child is hanging around…
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Schoolwork. Do Not Do It…
I know it sounds a bit defiant and naughty…but during this period of lockdown, life is difficult enough without having to battle with your child with ADHD to do schoolwork. So…. If it’s causing you any kind of hassle, do not do schoolwork. Obviously if your child is happy to access the school’s online system…
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The day I experienced sensory overwhelm
I want to tell you about a really emotional experience I had last month. My hubby, daughter and I went to a brilliant exhibit called ‘Dialogue in the Dark’ at a children’s museum in Tel Aviv designed to give participants a sense of how it is to live without sight. It is described as ‘a…
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A peep into an ADHD brain
Our children with ADHD are incredible. Yes incredible. I know. My son brings equal measures of joy and chaos into our lives. He is funny, smart, late, creative, late, witty, observant and did I mention late? But what is it actually like to have an ADHD brain and to be battling with constant thoughts, sensory…