These resources are helpful for special needs children. Feel free to use them, share them, blog about them and let me know if they were useful for you. I'll keep adding to the collection so be sure to come visit again!
The COVID-19 Staying safe pack for kids
Information and suggestions for children to understand Coronavirus and keep themselves safe. Also includes a handwashing chart.
Download the PDF here
St Patrick's day treasure hunt!
A little fun with a cheeky Leprechaun to help your child celebrate St Patricks day whilst learning their prepositions! This digital download comes with 16 purely visual clues which you can choose from to create your own treasure hunt at home. Complete with instructions and suggestions, it's a simple activity that should be a lot of fun.
Download the PDF here
Easter hunt for children with ASD
A great way to teach prepositions whilst helping a child with language challenges participate in the Easter fun.
Download the PDF here
Hometime Checklist for ASD kids
A useful visual list which can be discreetly attached to a school bag to help a child check whether they have everything they need before heading home after school. A simple but very effective way to avoid the stress of arriving home without that vital bit of school equipment and to foster independance in a child.
Download the PDF here
Preparing your child's IEP
Suggestions to help you get your head around your child's IEP
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20 Practical Suggestions for Parents
A set of tips and practical suggestions for working on language and social interaction which I hope will be helpful for parents of younger children on the autism spectrum.
Anger Management tools
A chart showing the varying degrees of frustration from calm to furious, also flashcards to use as prompts in anger management. A full set of instructions is included.
The Say, Write or Draw Game
A fun board game for working on the skill of your choice – speech, writing or drawing. Useful for playing in therapy, or with other kids, this game has been designed with ever-changing answers in mind, so that it can be played over and over at different levels.
Visually supported letter to Santa
Help your language-challenged child to both create their own letter to Santa and understand the concept of Santa and gifts.
Download the PDF here
Halloween Tips
A checklist of things to think about in the days before Halloween. Also includes flashcards/visual icons to help prompt the child on the evening.
Download the PDF here