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04/05/2023

For Lambeth residents aged 19+

Introducing Step Up's new course, Creative Fusion! A 10 week course (running one day a week) for Neurodiverse adults, starting Monday 15th May 2023. We will be learning about Art and Photography. All abilities welcomed.
contact: [email protected] for more details or to sign up 🎨
To sign up enrol here: https://forms.office.com/e/rJmyjQVdeV

18/04/2023

This is an interesting opportunity for carers - scholarships for funded study with the Open University

Study a Full Open University Qualification for Free with our Carers' Scholarships Fund. For Unpaid Carers. See if You could Study For Free.

11/01/2023

This is a really interesting article by Temple Grandin on how visual thinkers are pushed out of the education system as their talents don’t fit into the narrowly defined ways of showing success at school. Although she’s commenting on the US system, there are certainly commonalities with our own.

American schools are screening out too many of our visual and spatial thinkers.

03/08/2022

Important update if you have a young person approaching 16 or 18.

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08/07/2022

New report by LGO on children out of education

25/06/2022

This might make an interesting trip over the summer holidays. We’ve contacted the museum to ask if they will be doing any relaxed sessions and will update if we hear back.

Start planning your visit

27/05/2022

This youth charity in Woking has two programmes that might be of interest to our young people. A actor development programme to help bridge the gap between sixth form/college and drama school and another programme specifically for young actors with SEN.

05/05/2022

Technology can be a game changer for ND people in education and can be included as provision in an EHCP or as part of a DSA package - these events in London and Manchester are a chance to find out more about what’s available to support a range of challenges.

Celebrating assistive and accessible technology in education that allows users to

29/04/2022

Weekly female pan-disability football sessions at Fulham FC Training Ground. If interested, details within flyer:

25/03/2022

Croydon’s Autism Partnership Board (APB) is seeking new members from the borough’s autistic community for a four year period commencing 6 May 2022. Serving on the board will mean you will work alongside key local stakeholders such as those who provide health care, local employers and voluntary a...

25/03/2022

When we ran our talk on ARFID, it was clear that this condition is very misunderstood by professionals that parents might go to with their concerns. So it’s good to see this post from community speech and language naming it and raising awareness.

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is not picky eating. ARFID is an aversion/phobia to certain foods based on sight, smell, texture or colour. 🥦🌽
It can be associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder or a traumatic episode such as choking, reflux or naso gastric feeding.

• This is not your fault.
• Reduce pressure on yourself and your child at mealtimes.
• Aim for positive, calm mealtimes
• Do not force food or withhold food thinking they will eat when they are hungry.
• Eat together, always provide something your child will eat at the table.
• You are not alone. Seek support and help via a health professional.

https://www.arfidawarenessuk.org/

Image credit: https://feedinglittles.com/