Six books, forty tabs, and no idea where to start You’ve got visual timetables in one browser tab and somebody saying visual timetables are a demand in the next. You’ve got a sensory diet, a reward chart you’ve been told to bin, three podcast episodes and a friend who swears by a weighted blanket. Meanwhile […]

Six books, forty tabs, and no idea where to start You’ve got visual timetables in one browser tab and somebody saying visual timetables are a demand in the next. You’ve got a sensory diet, a reward chart you’ve been told to bin, three podcast episodes and a friend who swears by a weighted blanket. Meanwhile […]

Six books, forty tabs, and no idea where to start You’ve got visual timetables in one browser tab and somebody saying visual timetables are a demand in the next. You’ve got a sensory diet, a reward chart you’ve been told to bin, three podcast episodes and a friend who swears by a weighted blanket. Meanwhile […]

Six books, forty tabs, and no idea where to start You’ve got visual timetables in one browser tab and somebody saying visual timetables are a demand in the next. You’ve got a sensory diet, a reward chart you’ve been told to bin, three podcast episodes and a friend who swears by a weighted blanket. Meanwhile […]

Six books, forty tabs, and no idea where to start You’ve got visual timetables in one browser tab and somebody saying visual timetables are a demand in the next. You’ve got a sensory diet, a reward chart you’ve been told to bin, three podcast episodes and a friend who swears by a weighted blanket. Meanwhile […]

You expected relief, and mostly you got Tuesday You waited months, possibly years. You fought to be taken seriously, gathered the evidence, sat through the appointments. Then the report arrived, and the next morning your child still couldn’t put socks on and you still cried in the car. If you’re feeling overwhelmed after your child’s […]

You expected relief, and mostly you got Tuesday You waited months, possibly years. You fought to be taken seriously, gathered the evidence, sat through the appointments. Then the report arrived, and the next morning your child still couldn’t put socks on and you still cried in the car. If you’re feeling overwhelmed after your child’s […]

You expected relief, and mostly you got Tuesday You waited months, possibly years. You fought to be taken seriously, gathered the evidence, sat through the appointments. Then the report arrived, and the next morning your child still couldn’t put socks on and you still cried in the car. If you’re feeling overwhelmed after your child’s […]

You expected relief, and mostly you got Tuesday You waited months, possibly years. You fought to be taken seriously, gathered the evidence, sat through the appointments. Then the report arrived, and the next morning your child still couldn’t put socks on and you still cried in the car. If you’re feeling overwhelmed after your child’s […]

You expected relief, and mostly you got Tuesday You waited months, possibly years. You fought to be taken seriously, gathered the evidence, sat through the appointments. Then the report arrived, and the next morning your child still couldn’t put socks on and you still cried in the car. If you’re feeling overwhelmed after your child’s […]

You’ve got the report, and no idea what happens next Getting a diagnosis doesn’t come with instructions. Most mamas I speak to describe the same thing, a report in a folder, a polite goodbye, and a drive home where the world looks different but nothing has actually changed yet. You’re holding a piece of paper […]

You’ve got the report, and no idea what happens next Getting a diagnosis doesn’t come with instructions. Most mamas I speak to describe the same thing, a report in a folder, a polite goodbye, and a drive home where the world looks different but nothing has actually changed yet. You’re holding a piece of paper […]

You’ve got the report, and no idea what happens next Getting a diagnosis doesn’t come with instructions. Most mamas I speak to describe the same thing, a report in a folder, a polite goodbye, and a drive home where the world looks different but nothing has actually changed yet. You’re holding a piece of paper […]

You’ve got the report, and no idea what happens next Getting a diagnosis doesn’t come with instructions. Most mamas I speak to describe the same thing, a report in a folder, a polite goodbye, and a drive home where the world looks different but nothing has actually changed yet. You’re holding a piece of paper […]

You’ve got the report, and no idea what happens next Getting a diagnosis doesn’t come with instructions. Most mamas I speak to describe the same thing, a report in a folder, a polite goodbye, and a drive home where the world looks different but nothing has actually changed yet. You’re holding a piece of paper […]

Wondering how to start Makaton at home with a child who has a speech delay or communication difference? In this episode of Neurodivergent Conversations, Greer Jones talks with Kaley, a Makaton tutor and mum to seven-year-old Rui, who is autistic and was diagnosed with global developmental delay and low muscle tone as a toddler. Kaley explains what Makaton is, how speech, signs and symbols work together, and the clear difference between Makaton and British Sign Language. She shares the five-sign approach that made learning Makaton manageable for a busy family, why signing supports speech instead of replacing it, how she teaches emotions through role play and facial expression, and how she prepared her son’s school so he would be understood. If you have been told to look into Makaton and it feels like too much, start here.

Wondering how to start Makaton at home with a child who has a speech delay or communication difference? In this episode of Neurodivergent Conversations, Greer Jones talks with Kaley, a Makaton tutor and mum to seven-year-old Rui, who is autistic and was diagnosed with global developmental delay and low muscle tone as a toddler. Kaley explains what Makaton is, how speech, signs and symbols work together, and the clear difference between Makaton and British Sign Language. She shares the five-sign approach that made learning Makaton manageable for a busy family, why signing supports speech instead of replacing it, how she teaches emotions through role play and facial expression, and how she prepared her son’s school so he would be understood. If you have been told to look into Makaton and it feels like too much, start here.

Wondering how to start Makaton at home with a child who has a speech delay or communication difference? In this episode of Neurodivergent Conversations, Greer Jones talks with Kaley, a Makaton tutor and mum to seven-year-old Rui, who is autistic and was diagnosed with global developmental delay and low muscle tone as a toddler. Kaley explains what Makaton is, how speech, signs and symbols work together, and the clear difference between Makaton and British Sign Language. She shares the five-sign approach that made learning Makaton manageable for a busy family, why signing supports speech instead of replacing it, how she teaches emotions through role play and facial expression, and how she prepared her son’s school so he would be understood. If you have been told to look into Makaton and it feels like too much, start here.

Wondering how to start Makaton at home with a child who has a speech delay or communication difference? In this episode of Neurodivergent Conversations, Greer Jones talks with Kaley, a Makaton tutor and mum to seven-year-old Rui, who is autistic and was diagnosed with global developmental delay and low muscle tone as a toddler. Kaley explains what Makaton is, how speech, signs and symbols work together, and the clear difference between Makaton and British Sign Language. She shares the five-sign approach that made learning Makaton manageable for a busy family, why signing supports speech instead of replacing it, how she teaches emotions through role play and facial expression, and how she prepared her son’s school so he would be understood. If you have been told to look into Makaton and it feels like too much, start here.

Wondering how to start Makaton at home with a child who has a speech delay or communication difference? In this episode of Neurodivergent Conversations, Greer Jones talks with Kaley, a Makaton tutor and mum to seven-year-old Rui, who is autistic and was diagnosed with global developmental delay and low muscle tone as a toddler. Kaley explains what Makaton is, how speech, signs and symbols work together, and the clear difference between Makaton and British Sign Language. She shares the five-sign approach that made learning Makaton manageable for a busy family, why signing supports speech instead of replacing it, how she teaches emotions through role play and facial expression, and how she prepared her son’s school so he would be understood. If you have been told to look into Makaton and it feels like too much, start here.

If you’ve ever asked yourself what rights do parents have when fighting for SEND support in the UK, this guide gives you the legal answer. You’re sitting in a meeting with the SENCO or a local authority officer. They look across the table and tell you that nothing more can be done, that your child […]

If you’ve ever asked yourself what rights do parents have when fighting for SEND support in the UK, this guide gives you the legal answer. You’re sitting in a meeting with the SENCO or a local authority officer. They look across the table and tell you that nothing more can be done, that your child […]

If you’ve ever asked yourself what rights do parents have when fighting for SEND support in the UK, this guide gives you the legal answer. You’re sitting in a meeting with the SENCO or a local authority officer. They look across the table and tell you that nothing more can be done, that your child […]

If you’ve ever asked yourself what rights do parents have when fighting for SEND support in the UK, this guide gives you the legal answer. You’re sitting in a meeting with the SENCO or a local authority officer. They look across the table and tell you that nothing more can be done, that your child […]

If you’ve ever asked yourself what rights do parents have when fighting for SEND support in the UK, this guide gives you the legal answer. You’re sitting in a meeting with the SENCO or a local authority officer. They look across the table and tell you that nothing more can be done, that your child […]

I want to start with the truth: I carry guilt every single day. I push him too hard. I don’t push him hard enough. I should have got him the right support sooner. When he would tell me the world was too loud, I didn’t always believe him the first time. The guilt is constant. […]

I want to start with the truth: I carry guilt every single day. I push him too hard. I don’t push him hard enough. I should have got him the right support sooner. When he would tell me the world was too loud, I didn’t always believe him the first time. The guilt is constant. […]

I want to start with the truth: I carry guilt every single day. I push him too hard. I don’t push him hard enough. I should have got him the right support sooner. When he would tell me the world was too loud, I didn’t always believe him the first time. The guilt is constant. […]

I want to start with the truth: I carry guilt every single day. I push him too hard. I don’t push him hard enough. I should have got him the right support sooner. When he would tell me the world was too loud, I didn’t always believe him the first time. The guilt is constant. […]

I want to start with the truth: I carry guilt every single day. I push him too hard. I don’t push him hard enough. I should have got him the right support sooner. When he would tell me the world was too loud, I didn’t always believe him the first time. The guilt is constant. […]