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Audiology Poster Sept 2022 for school staff

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Helping your child to understand neurodiversity

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What is Neurodiversity:  A Video for Children

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The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services offer information, advice and support for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

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About SENDIASS SENDIASS stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service. It's a free, impartial, and confidential service offering information to young people with special educational...

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Welcome to Coventry's children & young people's occupational therapy service home page.

Occupational Therapy (OT) aims to support children and young people in getting the most from their lives and achieving their potential. Occupational Therapists (OT's) work with other key people involved in children and young people's lives such as families, other health profesionals, education and social care colleagues.

This website will provide you with information to understand the work that we do, how we may be able to help children & young people you know and provide advice and strategies for specific difficulties. The website is designed to offer information for a range of people including those who are referred to our service, teachers, doctors and other professionals who may also see the people referred to our service.

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Learn how to touch type with the BBC Dance Mat Typing game. It’s a fun introduction to touch typing game for kids and covers levels 1, 2, 3, 4.

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Some of the biggest names in movies , music , and sports are people who struggled in school with learning and thinking differences. Here are a number of the celebrities who found their passion and overcame their challenges.

Whoopi Goldberg (dyslexia)

Long ago, before Whoopi Goldberg was diagnosed with dyslexia and before she knew how common this learning difference is , kids in school called her "dumb." But her mother told her not to listen to them. Her mom told her she could be anything she wanted to be. Goldberg believed her and grew up to become a comedian and talk-show host - and one of only about a dozen people to have won a Grammy, an Academy Award, an Emmy, and a Tony Award. She says that thinking differently has been a factor in helping her succeed.

Daniel Radcliffe (dyspraxia)

As the star of the Harry Potter movies, actor Daniel Radcliffe can be seen zipping around on his broomstick and saving the day during Quidditch matches. In real life, he has dyspraxia , which can make it difficult for him to tie his shoes. Handwriting also continues to be a challenge. He was 9 when his mother encouraged him to audition for a play. "I was having a hard time in school," he said. His mom thought acting would boost his confidence. She was right!

Steven Spielberg (dyslexia)

Legendary film director Steven Spielberg wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia until he was in his 60s. School administrators thought he was lazy . He was bullied by classmates, and his troubles in school played a part in his career. Not only did making movies give him a place to channel his energies, but feeling like an outsider helped him co-write The Goonies, a hit movie about a quirky group of friends who didn't quite fit in at school. He said finding out as an adult that he has dyslexia was like "the last puzzle piece to a great mystery that I've kept to myself."

Justin Timberlake is many things. He's a singer-songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. He's also one of the many adults - and musicians - in the U.S. who have ADHD. Early in his career, Timberlake co-starred on Disney's All New Mickey Mouse Club with Ryan Gosling, who as a child was diagnosed with ADHD and was bullied before he became a Mouseketeer and movie star.

Cher is an Academy Award‒winning actress and Grammy-winning singer. But she struggled in school with undiagnosed learning differences. "I couldn't read quickly enough to get all my homework done and for me, math was like trying to understand Sanskrit," she wrote in her autobiography The First Time. "The only way I learned was by listening to the teachers in my classroom." She didn't find out about her dyslexia until years later when she took her child to get evaluated for learning and thinking differences.

Octavia Spencer (dyslexia)

Octavia Spencer has won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her acting. She's also a children's author who knows what a challenge reading can be for some kids. That's because Spencer has dyslexia. She vividly recalls how scared she was as a child when she had to read aloud in class. "I was paralyzed with fear because I kept inverting words and dropping words," she has said. However, she stresses that dyslexia shouldn't prevent kids from pursuing their dreams. "[It] doesn't really mean that you're not intelligent - it just means that your brain functions differently ," she has said.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has dyslexia. His father and brother do, too. Learning differences can run in families . He was diagnosed in elementary school and found ways to work around his reading difficulties. Tebow is one of many NFL players who have been open about their learning and thinking differences. "It has to do with finding out how you learn," he said. "I'm not somebody that opens a playbook and just turns and reads and reads. So I just made flashcards. I take each one, and then boom, when I'm traveling, I just flip through it. That really helped me. Writing it down, flipping through and quizzing myself, that was a great way for me to do it."

Swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for winning the most Olympic medals. He has ADHD and was hyperactive as a child. "I was always the kid who was running around," he said. "I literally couldn't sit still." His mother used his love of swimming to help him focus .

Henry Winkler (dyslexia and math issues)

Keira Knightley (dyslexia)

After Keira Knightley was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 6, she used her love of acting to help motivate her to read. Knightley struck a deal with her parents that if she worked on her reading every day, they would agree to hire her an agent. The Pirates of the Caribbean star made good on her half of the bargain, using movie scripts to practice reading. She went on to become one of Hollywood's highest-earning actresses.

Anderson Cooper (dyslexia)

CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper hasn't let dyslexia stand in the way of his success. He also won't allow his reading issues to stand in the way of his love for books and literature. His own book, Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival, was on the New York Times best-seller list.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has built an empire with his best-selling cookbooks, prime-time TV shows, restaurants, and cookware. He also has dyslexia and said he didn't finish reading his first book until he was 38. "I get bored easily," he said. But the sci-fi sequel to The Hunger Games managed to keep him engaged. "I read Catching Fire. I loved disappearing into a story."

Award-winning TV journalist Lisa Ling struggled in school from the time she was a child all the way through college. She eventually dropped out of college, went on to become a producer, special correspondent and, eventually, an investigative journalist with her own show. While reporting on ADHD, she discovered that her own struggles are because she, too, has ADHD. It was a relief and allowed her to look at herself in a new way. "In a strange way I do feel like it has helped me. I can hyperfocus on things that I am excited and passionate about," she has said.

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worked as a classroom teacher and as an early intervention specialist for 10 years. She is the author of Amanda Morin The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education. Two of her children have learning differences.

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Celebrities with dyslexia, ADHD, and dyscalculia

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Some of the biggest names in movies , music , and sports are people who struggled in school with learning and thinking differences. Here are a number of the celebrities who found their passion and overcame their challenges.

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Dyslexia is a learning difference which primarily affects reading and writing skills.

However it does not only affect these skills. Dyslexia is all about how you process information.

Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which can affect learning.

And when we're almost all stuck at home studying, that can cause huge challenges if not managed in the right way.

"It must be quite overwhelming"

Mollie King is an ambassador for the British Dyslexia Association. She was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in primary school.

"I was about 9 years old when I got the diagnosis," she says. "Suddenly everything made sense... I now understood why I found my reading so hard compared to my classmates.

"I found homework so hard because I learned through having a conversation and having a teacher talk to me about something."

When you're working at home on your own and not having conversations with friends and teachers that can make learning really tough. And if you have dyslexia, with virtual deadlines, it can be even tougher.

"It must be so overwhelming at points... If someone said to me you've got to read this quicker now all that's going to do is make me read more words in the wrong order... I'm best when I'm most relaxed and have time to process things."

And that's the key to getting a grasp of your dyslexia. Time to process.

Top tips for managing your dyslexia:

Setting the scene - make sure you're in a quiet place and minimise your distractions.

Take a brain break - take time out to help process information into bite size chunks... BUT don't watch TV!

Keep a learning journal - like a scrapbook it will help you keep track of what you've learnt.

Mollie and Donna from the British Dyslexia Association have shared their insights into how best you can handle your dyslexia in lockdown and help you form strategies that will have a positive effect on your learning, whether you are remote-learning or in the classroom.

Dyslexia can be your superpower

Mollie, who's a member of the girl group 'The Saturdays', and now a Radio 1 presenter, says her dyslexia has never held her back - and she's not met anyone who's dyslexic that hasn't had the "fire in their belly" to work hard.

Dyslexia is definitely not something to hold you back, and in some ways can actually be a superpower

She says being dyslexic has only meant she, like many others, have just had to work that bit harder.

Whilst recognising that learning in lockdown must be incredibly challenging if you have a learning difference like dyslexia, identifying and understanding how to manage it can actually make you better equipped to deal with difficult circumstances, like home learning.

And with that determination to succeed it can be your superpower.
How have you been handling your dyslexia in lockdown? Do you have any tips for what's worked for you? Let us know.

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Mollie King on dyslexia: In some ways it's your superpower - CBBC Newsround

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People across the globe will be marking World Down Syndrome Day today.

The awareness day was first celebrated in 2006, and has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.

It is a day to raise awareness of the genetic condition. This year, the theme of World Down Syndrome Day is: With Us Not For Us.

The theme aims to discourage people from pitying those with Down's Syndrome, and instead to work together with them to create a more equal society.

One of the ways people mark the day is by wearing colourful socks - so if you see somebody out today in colourful socks, this might be why.

Read on to find out more about the condition...

Down's syndrome is a genetic condition which typically affects someone's learning and physical features.

It is not a disease, an illness or a condition that someone can catch.

How does Down's syndrome affect a person?

People who have Down's syndrome have different personalities and abilities to each other, just like anybody else.

Typically, everybody with the condition will experience some level of difficulty learning, so it might take a person with the condition a little longer to process information, carry out a task or learn new skills.

People may also share common physical characteristics (for example, a smaller mouth and one individual line across the palm of their hand), but they will look like their parents just like anybody else.

Individuals with Down's syndrome may be more likely to have some health problems - for example, with their hearing - so children with the condition might go to the doctor a little more often to keep on eye on their health. It can also cause speech problems, so a person might have speech therapy to help with this.

The majority of people with the condition walk and talk, go to ordinary schools, play sport if they wish and lead a fairly typical life.

The Down's Syndrome Association explains: "The level of support that a person with Down's syndrome needs as they grow older will be different from person to person."

How common is Down's syndrome?

About one in every 1,000 babies is born with the condition. There are currently about 60,000 people in the UK with Down's syndrome.

It is a little more likely for a woman to have a child with Down's syndrome if she has a baby when she is older.

It occurs completely by chance in all races, in all countries across the world.

What causes Down's syndrome?

Down's syndrome is a genetic condition, which means it is caused by something in a person's genes.

Our bodies are made up of billions of tiny cells, and each cells contains genes. Genes are grouped together in structures called chromosomes.

Genes contain important information that determine features like our eye colour and whether we are a boy or a girl.

Usually, cells contain 46 chromosomes. But Down's syndrome happens when all or some of the cells in a person's body has 47 chromosomes due to an extra copy of chromosome 21. This is why you might also hear the condition being called trisomy 21.

Professor Jerome Lejeune proved that this is what causes Down's syndrome in 1959.

There are three types of Down's syndrome:

* Trisomy 21 - All the cells have an extra chromosome 21 (most people with Down's syndrome have this type)

* Translocation - The added genetic material on chromosome 21 is attached to another (around 4% have this type)

* Mosaic - Some cells in the body, not all, have an extra chromosome 21 (this is the least common type)

Why is it called Down's syndrome?

Down's syndrome is named after Doctor John Langdon Down who first published information about the condition in 1866.

Since then, we've learned a lot more about the condition.

Are you doing anything to mark World Down Syndrome Day? Let us know in the comments below!

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20-year-old George Webster is the latest presenter to join the CBeebies House.

George's job will be to help introduce CBeebies shows and to have fun with the audience.

Lots of people were excited to hear about George's new role when it was announced on social media on Monday.

This is because George has Down's syndrome, a condition that's not often given representation in the media.

On Monday, the words "Congratulations George" were trending on the social media platform Twitter.

What is Down's syndrome?

Down's syndrome is a genetic condition - this means it is something you are born with.

It affects a person's ability to learn and their physical health - but the level of impact that has on someone's life varies from person to person.

There are 41,700 people in England and Wales who have Down's syndrome and 4,500 in Scotland.

What have people being saying about George?

Lots of people have congratulated George on his new job.

Actress Sally Phillips, whose son has Down's syndrome, said: "Oh @CBeebiesHQ I COULD NOT LOVE YOU MORE."

The charity Mencap which represents people with disabilities called George a "brilliant role model".

And dad Greg Kirby said George's appointment as a presenter on CBeebies made him "more optimistic" about his son's future.

Do you have a message for George? Comment below!

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20-year-old George Webster is the latest presenter to join the CBeebies House. George's job will be to help introduce CBeebies shows and to have fun with the audience. Lots of people were excited to hear about George's new role when it was announced on social media on Monday.

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Katie, 11, has cerebral palsy and has always wanted to be a model. She had her dream come true at London Fashion Week (LFW).

The condition affects her leg muscles and makes it difficult to walk.

She has had operations to help her move, but still needs to use a walker sometimes.

It didn't stop her modelling and she walked down the catwalk and had an amazing time.

She has a message for other children with disabilities who want to get into modelling.

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Ellie Symonds, Tom Aggar and Sarah Storey are just three athletes hoping to win gold at the Paralympic Games.

Some of the athletes taking part have a condition called cerebral palsy which means that their brains have trouble communicating with their muscles.

It affects around 1 in every 400 children in the UK, including 10-year-old Archie who tells his story in the video.
Watch Same But Different - Archie's Story co-produced by Libra Television & Two Sugars

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The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity - an integrated health and education service.

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What is attention and listening?

Attention and listening is being able to listen and focus on specific tasks or sounds.

It can be a tricky skill for young children to learn.

Why are attention and listening important?

Good attention and listening skills help with:

Social skills

Understanding language

Following instructions

Learning to communicate

Speech sounds

All areas of learning

All children will develop attention skills at different speeds. Click on the link below for an idea of what to expect at different ages:

How can I help my child develop listening and attention skills?

Helping children to develop listening and attention skills will have a positive effect on their language skills too.

See handouts for ideas to support your child's attention and listening skills

Top tips for listening (preschool children)

Classroom strategies to support attention and listening (school aged children)

How can I help my child develop listening and attention?

Activities for listening to sounds

Activities for listening to instructions
Sound Bags Taking Turns when playing
How to Refer

Click here to find out how to refer a child.

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