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Can’t, Not Won’t: Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and the Challenge of School Attendance
Then there’s another group, a category I fear not enough people are aware of: the children who want to go to school but just can’t. It’s not that they won’t go: they can’t go. And if they do manage to attend, it takes an unimaginable toll on them. This is the group I want to focus on in this blog post.
otherwisekate
Aug 76 min read


The Parenting Mistakes I Made With My Autistic Child
How often do you feel you’re getting it wrong for your kids? We all know that making mistakes is a very effective way of learning. But...
otherwisekate
Apr 37 min read


How The COVID-19 Lockdown Changed My Life For The Better
Can you believe that it's been five years since most of the world went into lockdown to suppress the COVID-10 pandemic? The “Covid babies”..
otherwisekate
Mar 2011 min read


What Do You Do All Day? The Reality Of Our Flexible Education
“What do you do all day?”
I’ve been asked this question by numerous people - friends, school staff, an Educational Psychologist.
otherwisekate
Nov 22, 20247 min read


Relationships Matter: Why Positive Relationships Need To Be At The Heart Of Education
Relationships are at the heart of education. They have to be. Why do I say this? Because I’ve seen what happens...
otherwisekate
Sep 20, 20248 min read


Back to School: Our Way
Here we go again! Back to the anxiety riddled nights, frantic mornings, constant emails back and forth with school staff...
otherwisekate
Aug 30, 20246 min read
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