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Social stories are a useful tool for helping children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) understand and navigate everyday situations. Developed by Carol Gray in the early 1990s, social stories use […]
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1w ago
Understanding ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often talked about in terms of its challenges: difficulty focusing, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. For children and young people, this can mean struggles […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
1M ago
As discussed in our previous blog post, uncertainty is a natural and unavoidable part of life. For some children and young people, this uncertainty can be overwhelming and intolerable and […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
1M ago
Uncertainty is an unavoidable part of life which we all face. From small, everyday uncertainties such as whether it will rain on the planned school trip to Drayton Manor, to […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
1M ago
January 28th is International LEGO® Day and to celebrate, we have a free resource for you which can be found here. It offers a full how-to guide for setting up […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
2M ago
Background Amira, a 9-year-old student in Year 5, has sensory processing difficulties that primarily affect her gross motor skills. Sensory processing challenges mean that her brain struggles to effectively interpret […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
2M ago
In the busy world of the schools, we often focus on academic achievement and progress, social-emotional learning, and behavioural development. Although we are starting to see a shift in people’s […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
3M ago
We may assume that children only have the opportunity to develop fine motor skills in Early Years settings (see our blog post all about fine motor activities for Early Years […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
3M ago
Fine motor skills are a crucial part of development as they enable children to control movements in areas such as the hands, fingers, mouth and eyes and impact independence across […]
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The School Psychology Service Blog
4M ago
Ideally, we hope our students experience the school day as an exciting opportunity to learn, play, and grow. But for some of our children, education settings can be incredibly overwhelming. […]
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