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Sue Larkey is a highly qualified educator who has taught students with an autism spectrum disorder in mainstream and special schools. She believes that armed with the tools of understanding and confidence, much can be achieved. Here she will give tips, teaching strategies, behavior strategies, social skills, understandings, and inspiration to help make difference for a child with Autism..
Sue Larkey Blog
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Strategies for Teaching PDA Students
Key takeaways from this podcast for educators and parents/ carers of a child with PDA:
✅ Understand Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA): It’s a unique autism type that requires a different approach.
✅ The differences between PDA and ODD.
✅ PDA is often misunderstood – these children want to do well but struggle with demands.
✅ Build relationships through sharing experiences and following their interests. No hier ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
3w ago
CELEBRATE DIVERSITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON NEWSLETTER OUT NOW
Celebrate Diversity this Holiday Season
This is all about celebrating diversity this holiday season, with a focus on providing plenty of tips for end of year activities, such as concerts and big gatherings. In addition, the podcast will cover gifts for autistic children (and other neurodiversity), offering advice on how to choose sensory-friendly toys, books, and puzzles that will bring joy to children with autism during the holiday season. The goal is to help make the holiday season a special and inclusive time for everyone, regar ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
1M ago
top tips to reduce behaviour during change to support neurodiverse children
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Many children with ASD have difficulties accepting change and transition from one activity to another. In fact, most behaviour happens during change/transition. In my experience this is because it requires problem-solving, choices and adults tend to use more verbal information instead of visual information. It can also be a time of movement and high noise level, which can cause sensory processing diff ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
1M ago
Cheat sheets for transition – Step by Step How to Use Sue Larkey’s Cheat Sheets & Why
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Transitioning children with neurodiversity successfully is an important part of a child’s education.
Transitioning children with neurodiversity successfully is an important part of a child’s education. With the right strategies and support, children can transition from one school to another, or from preschool to school, with ease. Parents, teachers ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
1M ago
getting ready for 2024 how to use your FREE e-book Sign up to join me for my free live webinar
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It’s starting to get to the end of 2023, and you might already be starting to think about how you will ease the transition for the children you know. Or if you are just coming out of learning from home and moving to in-person teaching, these transition tips will help reduce anxiety and stress!
Transition can be big or small changes: it includes change in ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
2M ago
Understanding Behaviour – Everything you need to know about Meltdowns, Shutdowns, Tantrums & More. Behaviour Solutions for Kids
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Understanding Behaviour
The reason I have put together this Podcast & Special Understanding Behaviour E-book is more and more educators who come to my workshops or connect with me online say Sue this stuff is all great ,but I am tea ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
2M ago
The New Red Beast Workbook that is Gamechanger for Anger Management in Children
(Inclusive Resources for Autistic Children)
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In this podcast, I talk about Kay Al-Ghani’s book and discuss:
✅ Activities and exercises for self-awareness and self-control
✅ The importance of a consistent program in teaching emotional regulation
✅ Whole class activities on emotional regulation
✅ How to individualise activities for unique children
✅ How to use visuals
✅ Importance of a positive environmen ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
2M ago
MAKE LEARNING TO MANAGE EMOTIONS FUN WITH THE MINDFUL MAGICIAN
Empowering children through mindfulness
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Discussed in this episode
✅ Guest Author Lauren Bruckner shares top tips for empowering children through mindfulness autism spectrum by using her picture book to help children 4+ years and up understand and regulate their emotions
✅Create a classroom display using the templates provided.
✅Teach children to “zap” feelings away using their “Boss o ..read more
Sue Larkey Blog
3M ago
Quick tips and strategies to get you started. If yoou haven’t even tried AI let me help you get started.
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How AI Assistants Can Support Neurodiverse Students Overview of ChatGPT and Other AI Tools
– Brief explanation of what ChatGPT and other AI tools are and how they work
Using AI to Create Accommodations
– Example of creating accommodations for executive functioning challenges
– Mention other types of accommodations AI can help generate
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Sue Larkey Blog
3M ago
Transition from Primary to Secondary School: Interview with Expert Joan Shanahan
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This Weeks Podcast is an interview with the Joan Shanahan:
Joan has been involved in education all her life and experienced from early childhood to tertiary. She finally worked as a consultant in 24 schools in northern NSW before moving to the Sunshine Coast and establishing her business Behaviour Solutions 247. She brings to this Podcast ove ..read more