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    Sensory processing issues in school

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    Autism masking

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    Pathalogical Demand Avoidance

    Horses and benefits for all

    Benefits of sensory play for SEN pupils

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    Sensory processing issues in school
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • May 13

    Sensory processing issues in school

    What are sensory processing issues? Children with sensory processing issues can struggle to handle the information being thrown at them...
    Autism masking
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Mar 17

    Autism masking

    What is masking? Masking (also known as autism camouflaging) is an exhausting and complex survival strategy for people with autism, which...
    Pathalogical Demand Avoidance
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Jan 17

    Pathalogical Demand Avoidance

    What is PDA? Pathological Demand Avoidance is a term that was first used in the 1980s by Professor Elizabeth Newson, however it didn’t...
                           Horses and benefits for all
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • May 19, 2021

    Horses and benefits for all

    The bond between man and horse has long been documented, and appears to have many emotional and healing benefits. It doesn’t matter who...
    Benefits of sensory play for SEN pupils
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Apr 29, 2021

    Benefits of sensory play for SEN pupils

    Sensory play is a term frequently used in Early Years and SEN settings, and is used to describe any activity that stimulates a child’s...
    Adverse childhood experiences and future health implications
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Feb 5, 2021

    Adverse childhood experiences and future health implications

    ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) can take many forms, including physical abuse, mental abuse, neglect and domestic violence. One...
    'Surf’s up’ for SEN school pupils at Whitstone
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Nov 19, 2020

    'Surf’s up’ for SEN school pupils at Whitstone

    Highgate Hill House School, a co-educational school for children with special educational needs aged 5 to 16 years, near Holsworthy, has...
    Is your child struggling with their return to school?
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Sep 11, 2020

    Is your child struggling with their return to school?

    Now that all children in England and Wales have returned to school, it is very likely that your child has experienced or is still...
    Receiving a diagnosis – so what’s next?
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Jul 20, 2020

    Receiving a diagnosis – so what’s next?

    Find out what happens after receiving a diagnosis
    Learning online, Jen's experience of lockdown
    Sir Peter Birkett
    • Jun 18, 2020

    Learning online, Jen's experience of lockdown

    Jen, our Therapy Assistant, has kindly shared her experience of learning online during lockdown so far. "Initially I must admit it was a...
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