by admin | Aug 20, 2013 | AEN
First-Then Boards are useful for pupils with special needs, especially pupils on the autism spectrum, to help them to focus on one particular task at a time. It helps them to realise that one activity must happen before another, usually a non-preferred task. The...
by admin | Aug 15, 2013 | AEN, Teaching News
Together with a colleague, I’m embarking on the daunting task of setting up and teaching in a class for pupils with autism in my school this September. We’re filled with a sense of excitement and nervousness as we start on the road to creating something from scratch...
by admin | Jun 23, 2013 | AEN, Teaching News
The announcement by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) during the week that support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is to be further reduced, to a cumulative 25% over the past three years, was met with dismay by most observers in the...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | AEN
Today is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), an annual event to raise awareness among the public of Autism and to promote early detection and early intervention of the condition. On December 18, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/139,...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | AEN, Video
To mark World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), I’m publishing this video called “Autism and Me”. It explains about Autism for the general public from the perspective of a teenager…. Log In RegisterThis content is for members...
by admin | Apr 19, 2012 | AEN, Teaching News
It’s thanks again to Twitter (Mary Foskin AKA @m2thefizzle) that I became aware of this free ebook, Pressure Points on Irish Families, that is primarily aimed at families, but I’m sure many teachers would also welcome delving into. Written by Prof. Michael Fitzgerald...
