Changing Perceptions: A Pathway To Positive Behaviour.

01/03/23 • 42 min

SENsational - The Special Educational Needs Podcast

On this episode of SENsational, we welcome Emma Weaver, Deputy CEO of the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity and Stephen Howell, Lead Practitioner at Witherslack Group, as our expert speakers for our topic, Changing Perceptions: A Pathway to Positive Behaviour.

During our conversation, we look at why neurodiverse children sometimes have difficulty self-regulating, the impact of positive and negative language, what differences we may see between girls and boys, the influence that school can have on a child and their emotional responses, and of course, there are lots of top tips and support included as well!

Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. If you want to learn more about our other webinars and resources, please visit the website www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources.

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Christmas Support Podcast

As part of Witherslack Group’s Seasonal Support Pack, we are delighted to bring you a very special episode of our podcast, SENsational!

This session focuses on advice and support over the Christmas holidays, which can be a wonderful time for making special memories, but also a challenging time for many families. Throughout this episode, we’ll cover lots of practical strategies to help make Christmas an enjoyable and positive experience for you and your family.

It was a pleasure to welcome Emma Weaver, Deputy CEO and Colin Foley, Training Director from the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, as our expert speakers guiding us through our topic.

Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this special edition of SENsational useful. If you would like to find out more about our Seasonal Support Pack, please visit the website www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources.

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Life Beyond School: Making Successful Steps

Preparing our children for finishing school and heading off to their next adventure can be a difficult time and there is sure to be some anxieties around such a big transition. For our neurodiverse families, there might be heightened concerns around how will our children manage, will there be enough support, are they even ready and what will they do without us!

In this episode of SENsational, we chat with Emma Weaver, Deputy CEO of the ADHD Foundation and Emma Reardon, Director for Autism Wellbeing to discuss, Life Beyond School: Making Successful Steps.

During the session, we cover planning for big transitions, creating realistic expectations, what help might be available from universities or colleges, as well as at-home techniques to help support self-regulation.

Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful.

If you want to learn more about our resources, please visit the website www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources.

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