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15.01.2022 Another thought provoking article.

12.01.2022 Episode 4 of the 'Understanding the child in your care' podcast on Twinkl is available now as a free resource! This is a collaboration between Twinkl and Early Childhood Outreach to help educators to build their knowledge of children through focussed observations and discussions. This episode focuses on Engagement and Social skills. Please comment if you have enjoyed the podcast. https://www.twinkl.com.au//episode-4-understanding-the-chi

11.01.2022 Food and feeding are complex issues and failing to read someone's social communication around food by a care-provider can be devastating and impact development.... It can create a sort of urgency and drive for an individual to establish control and predictability, resulting in a change in behavior. And a lot of times, well-meaning approaches to feeding difficulties take a sort of "no-nonsense" approach that disregards the actual reasons feeding is hard in the first place which can cause trauma. It's critical that we have more feeding experts and care teams that read social cues, have training in sensory- and trauma-informed approaches and support for parents, meaningful supports for the individual that respect their choices. Providing the necessary feeding therapy that supports feeding and eating skills development and positive experiences. Feeding therapy should always be client-led, respectful, and developmental, empowering an individual and their families. Catch up on Nate's story , as well as all our other sensory stories here: https://bit.ly/STARNate #sensethechange #sensoryprocessing #sensoryintegration #sensoryhealth #sensorychanges #feedingsuccess #NatesStory

10.01.2022 Picture description: There is a colourful background with the following words on it: Diversity is a fact. Equity is a choice.... Inclusion is an action. Belonging is an outcome The first word in each line is in bold.

07.01.2022 I look forward to these upcoming posts...

06.01.2022 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/amaze-ndis-information-sess

05.01.2022 This book is the key to Early Childhood Outreach behaviour support coaching and training. Reading it changed my practice a number of years ago and I strongly recommend it.

05.01.2022 Episode 1 of the 'Understanding the child in your care' podcast on Twinkl is available now as a free resource! This is a collaboration between Twinkl and Early Childhood Outreach to help educators to build their knowledge of children through focussed observations and discussions. Enjoy https://www.twinkl.com.au//understanding-the-child-in-your

05.01.2022 When learning about Autism, it is vital to seek out work that reflects and respects Autistic voices. Here are a few powerful videos that we've shared in recent ...months: From Communication First, "LISTEN", a short film made with and by nonspeaking Autistics (view here: tinyurl.com/ve87z2zy). Video description includes a link to a valuable resource kit and more. From Amythest Schaber, "Ask An Autistic: What Is Autism?" (view here: tinyurl.com/2cbj7c28). From Dr Wenn Lawson, "What It Means To Be Autistic", a "TEDB" talk for Autistic young people (view here: tinyurl.com/w7zk43vn). From Dr Jac den Houting, their 2019 TEDx talk, "Why Everything You Know About Autism Is Wrong" (view here: tinyurl.com/yzetfw7x). From The Donaldson Trust, "Walk In My Shoes," based on an original narrative from Autistic teen Erin Donaldson (view here: tinyurl.com/edjvf252 ). [Image description: Green background with pastel watercolour leaves. White text reads, "For every person who understands Autism better, another Autistic person will be happier." Libby Scott (age 11) Autistic author & blogger. I CAN logo is on lower right corner]. Quote from 2019 and shared with permission.

04.01.2022 Lovely post about the importance of identity first language. Do read the comments below as well, some great discussions.

03.01.2022 A new story series helping us understand the implications of sensory processing issues.

01.01.2022 Competitive games and strategies are a source of inequity in school culture. Students with the most privilege-- either innate, economic, financial, or social-- ...are the ones who keep winning. When someone without privilege wins, like that autistic student who was not accepted by their peers who could read five novels in a day, then they become a target socially. Many children learn to survive socially by hiding their needs for support, cheating, or downplaying their strengths in a competitive environment. Kids who can afford the coolest supplies or who have the most involved parents-- or the parents who don’t have to work three jobs-- win art contests and science fairs. Kids with disability or without the right body type are excluded from athletics. Kids with accommodation needs are either inherently excluded or singled out as a target. Competition as a culture becomes a way to maintain inequity. This is not to say that competition is always harmful, but to say that when it is the way the entire culture functions, children are trained to know their place in a hierarchy and to value the end result over the process of learning. Competitions have rules. Those rules are structured to be accommodating to the majority. Those with advantages they didn’t earn continue to win. Further, when we build hierarchies into our structures, we concrete the inequities already present in society: racism, classism, sexism, ableism, gender bias, and other social marginalization. It is subconscious maintenance of a social pecking order that in a school environment, most of the faculty have never experienced being at the bottom rung. Collaboration as a cultural norm can foster a spirit of inclusion that is anti-bigotry and that prevents the shame, inequity, cheating, and even violence that can arise from competition. Western societies use competitive advantage like a buzzword that is innovative, but we need to ask ourselves what value competition has in increasing meaningful learning. Special thanks to Kate Jones Illustration for doing the amazing graphic design work! #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #AutisticAcceptance #Collaboration #education #inclusion #send #sped #SLP