Category: Teaching Neurodiverse Students
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It’s a good thing your daughter can mask; it will stand her in good stead for her adult life. This is an actual quote from my daughter’s ex-teacher; they did not last very long at the school, surprisingly. In my blog today, I want to talk about masking and the need to help autistic women…
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Forgive me for the lack of blog recently. I am trying to juggle motherhood, my job and life, whilst avoiding burnout. New stuff has to go last, annoyingly. So today I want to talk about sensory issues in Autistic girls (and many boys) and when these issues become dangerous for the individual. I am not…
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Autism really is the gift that keeps giving. I came across RSD on social media, in a post by a parent who was struggling. I had never heard of it before, but once I read about it, I immediately knew it was something I had always struggled with, and it explained a lot about my…
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Every neurodiverse child is different, so these tips are my experiences of the children and teens with ADHD whom I have taught. When you think of ADHD, you may think of always being on the go, not being able to focus, but ADHD is more than that. From a singing perspective, it can mean not being…
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I hyperfocus on many things. It is something I am very used to, and I don’t really enjoy it, but I accept it as part of my life. Hyperfocus is a recognised trait of autism, in some autistic children, particularly boys this can be on a specific subject or item. This could be trains, buses, or…
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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…