Misdiagnosis in Neuromuscular Disorders – What Grandparents Need to Know
By Charlotte E. Thompson, MD, author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs. Over the years, many grandparents have contacted me about how to be…
Tag: dyspraxia
JKP author Mary Mountstephen meets with educators and students in Kuala Lumpur
This Spring, JKP author Mary Mountstephen was invited to Singapore and Malaysia to give a presentation based on her book, How to Detect Developmental Delay…
Geoff Platt, PhD on Beating Dyspraxia with a Hop, Skip and a Jump
Geoff Platt, PhD, has worked as a lecturer in Sport Science for ten years, most recently working as a senior lecturer and course director in…
Keeping your Grandchild with Special Needs Safe
By Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs. It is a great responsibility to care for a grandchild, particularly one…
Tips and Ideas for Grandparenting During the Holidays
by Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, parents often turn to…
Mary Mountstephen on her new book ‘How to Detect Developmental Delay and What to Do Next’
“The important thing for me is that every child is valued and that we look at the causes of their difficulties rather than just the presenting symptoms: Why are they struggling in school and what can we do about it that is simple and easily implemented as the first stage in supporting them?”
JKP author Charlotte Thompson on Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs
Grandparents’ Day in the UK on Sunday, October third, should be a day to toast all grandparents who help with their grandchildren. But the grandparents…
Listen! JKP author Richard Hanks on the BBC Somerset Breakfast this morning
Listen to this morning’s interview on BBC Somerset with JKP author Richard Hanks about his new book Common SENse for the Inclusive Classroom. [Scroll through the audio…
Richard Hanks on Common SENse: How Mainstream Teachers Can Maximise Existing Skills to Support Special Educational Needs
Richard Hanks is a former Headteacher and has extensive experience of working with children with special needs. Here, he answers some questions about his new…
Interview with Paul Cooper – Part 4: The Innovative Learning for All series
“Whilst the books are driven by a vision of what the educational experience of students should be, they are also driven by an evidence based analysis of what we actually know about the actual day to day experience of students and their educators.”