Strong Female Character Review

‘If you’ve ever been on a night out where you got blackout drunk and have laughed the next day as your friends tell you all the stupid stuff you said, that’s what being autistic feels like for me: one long blackout night of drinking, except there’s no socially...

In-house Speech Therapy

I often get asked “What are the benefits of an in-house Speech Therapy Team?” Over the past 16 years as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist I have had the pleasure to work in a variety of settings across the world. Location wise I’ve worked in: The UK Across the...

Autism diagnosis in girls and women

The most up-to-date statistics tell us that Autism is approximately three times more common in males than females but this statistic is constantly changing, with the ratio appearing to even-out over time. More women and girls than ever before are being diagnosed with...

We’re all in this together

Over the past 2 months I’ve had 16 SEN tribunals booked in and 5 go ahead; 3 be moved to a later date and 5 LAs concede before the date. The final 3 were a lovely example of what happens when 2-3 SLTs meet and are given authority by parents / LA to negotiate. I don’t...

Sometimes Tribunal decisions surprise us…

Apologies for the layout and abbreviations in the below post as I’ve just posted it on twitter and copied it on to here for those of you who don’t follow me on twitter. I’m incredibly passionate about what I do and in ensuring the young people I work with are given...

Let’s reframe…

Lockdown has been a massive pain in the backside and I could write for hours about what the negatives are. Instead I’m going to reframe and invite you all to do the same: Instead of being on the road for 25-30 hours a week it takes me 2 mins to walk to my office. I’ve...