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Hi Everyone, This year I am back at Belvoir Special School , after a 2 year stint at the Hume Regional Office. I'm so happy to be back, ...

Hi Everyone, Yale University has a great new resource designed to assist anyone with an interest in finding out more about Autism Spectrum D...

Check out the amazing work of the FRAXA Research Foundation.

Hi Everyone, I have spent quite some time this morning exploring the National Fragile X Foundation (USA) website. The site is full of terr...

Hi Everyone, I have been scouring the internet for resources to support teachers working with students with Cerebral Palsy. Check out The Un...

How does it feel to be the parent of a child with special needs? A well known poem, performed brilliantly.

My work has brought me into the lives of some sensational kids with Tourette Syndrome. I am always amazed at their resourcefulness in maskin...

Hi Everyone, First the Cochlear implant and now it looks like Professor Nigel Lovell from the University of Sydney, Australia will be leadi...

Click here for Part 2 Click here for Part 3 Hi Everyone, Check out his fantastic, 39 minute podcast, which does a sensational job of demysti...

Hi Everyone, Over the past six months I have had the great plasure of being part of a team developing a Community of Practice (CoP) for Aut...

Hi Everyone, DAMP ( D eficitis in A ttention, M otor control and P erceptual abilities ) is another condition which is often mistaken for a...

Dr. Sally Ozonoff discusses the complexities of clinically diagnosing patients with autism versus other neurodevelopmental disorders when ma...

When I am working in schools, I am often asked to 'check out' another student in the class or school that has some 'autistic lik...

Hi Everyone, During the week, in my role as an Autism visiting teacher, I spent some time observing a left handed 12 year old student, wit...

An expert panel discusses the math learning disability called dyscalculia, which affects five percent of children, making it as common as dy...

Click here to access Parts 2 through to 4 Remember to check out my Twitter account - see the widget link in the left margin, for the readin...

Metacognition: Dylan Wiliam (Learning and teaching) - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.

http://connectability.ca/visuals-engine/ Many thanks to Angela, for showing me this terrific site for making visual supports for home and s...

Dyslexia explained - Better Health Channel Click on this link to read or listen to information about dyslexia. People with dyslexia - more o...

My son started university this month. He has battled with dysgraphia throughout his schooling. The university he is attending ( RMIT Melbo...

Hi Everyone, Watch the video and then follow the link to a pdf, which provides more information about the amazing research of Dr Valerie Hu....

Click here to visit the site Hi Everyone, If you are beginning your app shopping journey for a child with special needs this is a sensationa...

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Hi Everyone, If you have been following me on Twitter, you will have noticed that I have spent a great deal of time listening to Podcasts o...

HI Everyone, I have spent some time this morning, listening to Podcasts produced by ASHA . Each podcast features interviews with people tha...

Hi Everyone, I use this video when I am working in Middle Years and Secondary settings, when I am invited to speak to groups of students an...

What is Twitter? - Explania Hi Everyone, Jennifer ( my Twitter mentor) has taken me on a crash course in Twitter this week. I am definitel...

Hi Everyone, I belong to the Educators Guide to Innovation Ning. It is another important part of my professional learning network. I haunt ...

Hi Everyone, One of the most difficult aspects of my role as a coach and mentor to other teachers, in both the special education and mains...

Hi Everyone, If you a teacher who visits this blog, I can't emphasise enough how important it is to understand that parents of students ...

Hi again, My friend Lauren, a speech pathologist in training, has just sent me this link to the ' Free language Stuff ' website . Pa...

Hi Everyone, I would like to introduce you to a few of the latest members of my professional learning network (PLN). First, go over to the ...

Hi Everyone, You learn something new every day. At risk of doing serious damage to my credibility as a special education teacher, I must adm...

Hi Everyone, The Autism Speaks website, has a great list of iProduct Apps that you might like to explore. I have just put a big dent in my ...

Hi Everyone, You might have guessed that I am taking some time this week, to up skill myself in the area of vision and hearing impairment...

Hi Everyone, I am in the process of becoming 'Mac literate'. I bought a Mac book just before Christmas. It is taking me twice as l...

Hi Everyone, Today I completed a free E-Learning course , offered by the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Renwick Centre, whi...

Hi Everyone, It is hard to believe that another year has passed and I am sitting here making plans for the new school year. I am feeling a b...

I love this british TV Series called 'The Specials'. The series follows the lives of a group of young people with special needs, as ...

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Hi Everyone, If you have a new diagnosis of Autism and you looking for a website that will provide you with easy to read information, that...

Hi Everyone, I had a great time working with the junior classes, at Belvoir Special school today. The highlight was making a home made lav...

Social communication is one of the biggest challenges for people with autism. Shutdown Facebook or Twitter on Nov 1 to have some idea of wha...

Hi Everyone, I have been on a web quest all year, trying to get my hands on the 'Sing Yourself Safe' CD. I posted a plea for help ...

Hi Everyone, I have just read an interesting article, on the Pediastaff blog , about studies at Stockholm University in Sweden, indicating ...