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Neurodiversity in Schools Differentiation Tip 4

Differentiation tip 4 4. Staging of the task for your neurodivergent learners If you want to know more about ‘staging of the task’ and how that helps neurodivergent pupils in a mainstream classroom, you have come to the right place! What is ‘staging the task?’ This means laying out the task in an accessible manner […]

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Understanding Challenging Behaviour in your Neurodivergent Pupil

What is Challenging Behaviour? When understanding behaviour in our neurodivergent pupils, it is important to note that many people mistake challenging and disruptive behaviour. It is important to know the difference between the two. This is because the way in which you deal with them is subtly different. I’ll be writing a series of blogs

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Neurodiversity in Schools and Behaviour

What are Challenging and Disruptive Behaviour in Neurodivergent Children? This blog is the first in a series about behaviour and neurodivergent children. I’m going explain how to understand what is going on when our neurodivergent pupils present as challenging and disruptive and what you can do about them. I’m not just providing ‘top tips’ I’m going to give

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When is behaviour communication? (always)

When is behaviour communication? The topic of behaviour is deeply controversial. Amongst autistic advocates the word is best avoided, and rightly so. Many have had years of others trying to make the behave more like neurotypical people.Amongst some well-known, mainstream educational influencers the idea that behaviour is communication is set aside in favour of the

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Five Easy Steps to Recruiting Neurodivergent Educators

Five Easy Steps to Recruiting Neurodivergent Educators

Five Easy Steps to Recruiting Neurodivergent Educators Catrina Lowri is a neurodivergent (ND) teacher, trainer, and coach. As well as having 22 years’ experience of working in education, she also speaks as a dyslexic and bipolar woman, who had her own unique journey through the education system. I recently spoke at a conference for the

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My Experience as an Neurodivergent student teacher

My Experience as an Neurodivergent student teacher Catrina Lowri is the founder of Neuroteachers and a neurodivergent teacher, trainer, and coach. As well as having 22 years experience of working in education, she also speaks as a dyslexic and bipolar woman, who had her own uniquejourney through the education system. I hid my Neurodiversity in

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