The SEND reforms – how will they affect you?
The new SEND reforms will be implemented from September 2014 and will be the most significant change to supporting children and young people with SEND for over a decade. What has changed since the 2001 Code of Practice? The Code of... Read moreHow does Dementia Affect Communication?
When a person close to you begins to have trouble in communicating their thoughts and feelings as they used to do it can be a very difficult experience, not only for the person with dementia, but also for you as a family member or carer.
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A Chance to Learn More About Autism
Adults and children can listen to first hand experiences of life with autism and gain access to the largest assembly of autism specialist information, advice and resources in one place this June.
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Understanding Stanley
The mum of an autistic child is on a mission to provide a unique and powerful visual insight into life on the autism spectrum.
Understanding Stanley is a new photo book that shows how living a life on the autism spectrum really is different
Answers to Your Questions About the SEN Reforms
With changes to the current Statement of Special Educational Needs due to come into force in September this year it may be an anxious time for many parents and young people.
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Living With Dementia
Understanding the different types of the disease.
Recognising the signs of dementia can be difficult – especially in the early stages. Dementia is an umbrella term which covers a range of different diseases.
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This Week is Action for Brain Injury Week (12 – 18th May)
The aim of Brain Injury Week is to raise awareness of how extraordinary but also how fragile our brains are. They can be severely damaged from the smallest knock.
Read moreDementia – everyone’s problem.
Dementia is fast becoming a hot topic in the media and the condition has already been labelled a national crisis by the Government.
Dementia is a progressive condition that strips sufferers of their short term memory so that they have difficulties in thinking and communicating.
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Are You Living With Dementia?
“The progression has been slow, as if there’s been a memory thief in her head for the past seven years running through her mind.”
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The Key to Dyslexia Intervention
The underlying difficulty that a dyslexic child will have is a difficulty with phonological awareness. This is a skill specifically needed for learning to read. It is an understanding that words can be broken down into smaller units of sound.
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