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Creativity – the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something.  Creative individuals share numerous personality traits including: – Motivation. Creative breakthroughs occur as the result of perseverance and hard work. The creative individual pursues their hobbies and interests with an unusual amount of dedication and, as a result, has an in-depth understandingContinue reading “Creativity and Autistic Spectrum Disorders”

It isn’t uncommon for children to create imaginary friends: someone for them to talk to, interact and play with. Research shows that two thirds of children up to the age of seven years, and over a quarter of children aged 5 to 12 years have an imaginary friend. These pretend friends can be invisible, something fantastical,Continue reading “Imaginary Friends”

‘Never do today what you can do tomorrow (Procrastination) If I do too much it’ll only end in sorrow (Procrastination) I’d have done it all by now but there’s something in the way (Procrastination) I’ll consult a horoscope just to pick the perfect day (Procrastination) (‘Procrastination’ The Damned – 2018) Most of us will procrastinateContinue reading “Procrastination.”

When a child or young person has additional educational needs that might require more support or resources than are usually provided by their school or college, the child’s parents or the young person can apply for an Education, Health and Care plan to access additional provision.  SEND Tribunals have been set up in order toContinue reading “Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunals.”

Although a parent’s natural instinct is to protect their child from upset and anxiety, it is inevitable that children will face difficult situations sometimes: the birth of a sibling, a house move, bereavement within the family or an episode of bullying at school. Children need to acquire self-regulation skills and learn coping strategies in orderContinue reading “Top ten self-regulation strategies for children.”

‘We can’t all and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it’  Eeyore. In a world that values the extrovert and admires the vocal and gregarious, shyness could be seen as a disadvantage. Unfortunately, many confident, verbose individuals have nothing of value to say, while their quieter counterparts possess the skills that extrovertsContinue reading “SHYNESS”

Since 2002 entries for Modern Foreign Language GCSEs have fallen by almost a half. The government hopes that 90% of pupils will be studying a foreign language as part of their EBacc by 2025. With this target in mind, the Department for Education aims to increase the take up of languages, and, consequently have published revisedContinue reading “Quel est la date de ton anniversaire?”

Tortoises can tell you more about the road than hares. Maths anxiety is believed to affect about a quarter of the population. This would equate to more than 2 million schoolchildren in the UK.  Maths anxiety is not linked to intelligence or ability. Three quarters of children with high levels of maths anxiety are aboveContinue reading “Maths Anxiety”

Neuro-diversity is a term used to describe brain functioning and behavioural traits that could be considered different from the norm. Dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism and attention deficit would all be considered to be examples of neurodiversity. It is calculated that 15% of the population, or 1 in 7 individuals in the UK today are neuro-diverse.  ThisContinue reading “Neurodiversity, sensory issues and the wider community.”

Young children gradually learn to adapt their behaviour and language to suit different situations. They will behave in one way in the playground and another way in the classroom. They will use different language when talking to a grandparent and when talking to a friend.  Children on the ASD spectrum find these adaptations to behaviourContinue reading “Autistic Spectrum Disorder – hiding in plain sight.”