It can be really tricky trying to find the ‘right’ toys for your child, especially when you’re looking for resources to support their Special Educational needs. Over the last few months’ I’ve had the real pleasure of trying out various different games from Orchard Toys to discover which […]
What is PDA? PDA is defined by the PDA Society as ‘a profile on the autism spectrum, involving the avoidance of everyday demands and the use of ‘social’ strategies as part of this avoidance’. The PDA Society have some fantastic resources, videos and webinars about PDA that are […]
It’s not often that you come away from a conversation with someone having gained a whole new perspective on something. But this is exactly what happened to me the other week when I met Nick White for a coffee on Zoom. Nick is Managing Director and Founder of […]
There’s lots of fantastic books out there to help parents, teachers and young people learn more about autism in girls. Here’s my top 6 books to learn more about a diagnosis of autism for girls. I’d love to know your recommendations too – put them in the comments! Supporting […]
I’m very excited this weekend to bring you my ultimate, children’s Christmas Gift Guide for 2021- for primary aged children! If you’re a parent, carer, grandparent, friend or family members and you’re looking for some ideas for Christmas presents for young children …then look no further! There’s a […]
This week on The SEN Resources’ twitter page, me and some very lovely author friends are giving away two AMAZING book bundles- each made up of 4 different books suitable for parents/teachers of children with Special educational needs and/the children themselves. Both giveaways are running simultaneously on my […]
With the promise of summer around the corner we’ve been searching for the best outdoor toys and resources for pre-school and primary aged children to enjoy! With the current Covid-19 restrictions meaning children can only play with others outside of school, outdoors at the moment..these resources will hopefully […]
Looking for some poetry books for children? We’ve compiled our current favourites below! (If there’s a book we’re missing- let us know so we can try it out and possibly add it to our list of best poetry books for children too.) But firstly, why is it important […]
I’m not exaggerating at all when I tell you that this week I have discovered my new, absolute favourite resource, The Yoto Player and I’m also not exaggerating when I tell you, that for us, this has completely transformed the children’s bedtimes by not only making them quicker […]
Christmas may just be around the corner, but if you’re like me and haven’t quite (…actually no where near) finished the Christmas gift shopping then have a read of this as I think we’ve found our favourite Imaginative play Toy of 2019! We’ve been trying out the stylish […]
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