Category: Latest News
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April is Autism Acceptance Month. It aims to raise funds, share resources, and support a society that works for autistic people (1). I have published a toolkit aimed at music services, but useful for any employer to understand the needs of autistic people, so they can support autistic teachers in their roles. The reason I created the…
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The comments of Uta Frith this week have caused deep concern in the autistic community. Whilst just one person’s opinion, it is polarising because it aims to shut down the late-diagnosed and the concept of masking. The other issue is that here are more comments about the autistic community from somebody who is not autistic.…
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I reread reports on the government plans regarding SEND today, and I cannot help worrying that this is a male-centred document written to not recognise the complexity of neurodiversity in girls. I want to sound like a broken record because something has to be done. If every child with a need gets an ISP from…
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‘The school will accommodate that, that is their obligation.’ This is what I heard at my mediation meeting last year, when we were trying to get M an EHCP. That may be true, but without an EHCP detailing the support your child needs, schools may not provide it. There are a number of reasons for…
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This is my first blog about the infamous EHCP. This subject is massive and I am not going to be able cover all my thoughts in one blog, without turning this into a novel. I cannot say it would be an interesting novel either. You may have read recently leaked government plans to overhaul EHCPs,…