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What @SpcialNdsJungle told @educationgovuk about #SEN reform

What @SpcialNdsJungle told @educationgovuk about #SEN reform The review of the SEND reforms and the SNJ campaign may just be a means to bring about the beginnings of change. Listening to the families of older children and teenagers, I certainly hope so. Like many parents of young children with disabilities, we are scared for the …

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#ADHD Richmond’s Lead talks to #Headteachers ‘ forum

#ADHD Richmond’s Lead talks to #Headteachers ‘ forum Val Ivens, the Lead for ADHD Richmond, spoke to about thirty headteachers at their Primary Schools forum. She talked about the importance of the Equality Act and requirements to implement reasonable adjustments under its terms and that of the code of practice (visit https://adhdembrace.org/legal for more detail) …

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. @LBRUT @RBkingston Youth Council survey #mentalhealth @HW_Richmond @HWKingston

. @LBRUT @RBkingston Youth Council survey #mentalhealth @HW_Richmond @HWKingston Richmond and Kingston Youth Councils are conducting an anonymous survey to find out what young people think and know about mental health. They will use the findings to try to ensure services around mental health better meet the needs of young people https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OoMWY8Yn6gZVvNo9nyxKzSd3Awcqz-Bi0IMbY0f8Hpc/viewform?c=0&w=1

. @Yakima_Herald reports Delayed #ADHD, #autism diagnoses can hurt girls

. @Yakima_Herald reports Delayed #ADHD, #autism diagnoses can hurt girls “There’s a tendency to misdiagnose it as not being a problem, or something else. Sometimes people are dealing with the consequences of ADHD — impulsive behaviour, mood disregulation. Just because someone has those mood symptoms doesn’t mean they don’t have ADHD, or it didn’t start …

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. @hburgamerican helps #students with #ADHD & other #disabilities

. @hburgamerican helps students with #ADHD & other #disabilities Help that can be given to a student with ADHD include volunteer note taker, preferential seating in the front of class and testing in a minimally distracting environment http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/education/usm/2016/06/19/usm-office-helps-students-adhd-other-disabilities/85494710/

. @KidsGoals @DrShenfield offers Healing power of #music for #ADHD children #parenting

. @KidsGoals @DrShenfield offers Healing power of #music for #ADHD children #parenting As more and more ADHD-diagnosed children are treated with music therapy, it is becoming more mainstream. With so many worthwhile benefits, more child psychologists opt to use this type of therapy in conjunction with psychotherapy and medication in the treatment of their ADHD …

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. @Guardian reports Prince William urges Dads to discuss #mentalhealth on #FathersDay with children

. @Guardian reports Prince William urges Dads to discuss #mentalhealth on #FathersDay with children He says “A fifth of children will have a mental health issue by their 11th birthday. And left unresolved, those mental health issues can alter the course of a child’s life forever”. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jun/18/prince-william-fathers-day-mental-health-children-illness