Take a tour around a London special school with Riverston School as they share the ways they support their autistic students. Join K’dee Bernard, Director of Sen, and Nicole Damala, Head of Therapy, for insight into a specialist setting and some tools that can be used in any school.
Watch this comprehensive summary of good educational practice for schools supporting autistic pupils with Professor Karen Guldberg. Many autistic children are excluded to some extent from learning at school – from official exclusions to unofficial ones such as reduced timetables. Professor Guldberg provides the eight principles of good autism practice in a way that can easily be applied to any educational setting.
Many young children have meltdowns and they can leave adults feeling helpless. Neurodiversity and early childhood specialist, Kerry Murphy explains everything we need to know about the potential causes of meltdowns and how best to respond to them.
It is estimated that around 1 in 7 people (more than 15% of people in the UK) are neurodivergent. There are over 120,000 autistic pupils in England’s schools, of which over 70% are educated in mainstream settings. The term neurodiversity means that brain function naturally differs across the human population and that we all have strengths and challenges as individuals, rather than there being a specific norm that people differentiate from. One of our missions at Tooled Up is to contribute towards reducing stigma and creating a safe and accepting world for neurodivergent people. We’ve put together a quick guide, extracting the most important things that parents need to know from current research, focusing on practical things you can do to help your child if they are neurodivergent and letting you know where you can find more advice and information in the Tooled Up library.
Sometimes, supporting a child with dyslexia can feel confusing. You might feel unsure about what to do or how to approach things for the best. In this webinar, we consult Sarah Cox and Kate King, two practitioners who are adept at working on a 1:1 basis with children, and who can provide both inspiration and ideas for busy parents.
In this webinar, we talk to educational psychologist and PhD researcher, Miranda Eodanable, about the importance of self-advocacy when it comes to empowering children and young people living with a disability, from childhood into adulthood. Miranda will share research about how children and young people form their identity in relation to their disability, and will also propose how to develop their knowledge and self-advocacy skills. This webinar will inform and inspire parents, carers and educators who support young people.
Dyslexia experts, Kate King and Sarah Cox, list a whole host of resources that anyone caring for a child with dyslexia will find useful.
Dr Van Herwegen outlines commonly believed myths and truths about developmental dyscalculia and explores the latest research evidence about mathematical learning difficulties, with a focus on the school years. Teachers and parents can both benefit from watching this thought-provoking webinar.
Dr Rebecca Gordon answers all of your questions about dyslexia in this 20 minute video. Learn about early signs, how dyslexia is diagnosed, the challenges faced by children with dyslexia and common myths.
This list consists predominantly of books that are written for parents, carers and school staff by leading experts in the field of autism. The first section is followed by some books that are directed at young people with autism which can be either read by themselves or together with a parent, carer, or at school.
