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…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
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...
by admin | Sep 5, 2011 | AEN, Infants, Miscellaneous
Visual Timetable suitable for infant classes or to help pupils with special needs. It’s in Word format so it can be adapted/changed to include items specific to each individual classroom. Source: Aoife O’ Connor (.doc file 2.18MB) Download File…...
by admin | Feb 19, 2011 | AEN, Technology, Video
Thanks to Joe Dale on Twitter for alerting me to this video from USA showing how one school is reporting success using iPods and iPads with autistic pupils in school. How IPODS & IPADS Help Autistic Kids : MyFoxPHILLY.com… RegisterThis content is for members...
