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Is there a student who always needs to be first? Perhaps you have to deal with the same issues over and over, when lining up your class? Try out the 3 ideas to support those children who always want to be first in your class. The needs for some children to be first, can be […]

Imagine your classroom working as a functional family, with each adult equally responsible during the good times and the bad. Everyone would step in and manage situations and everyone would share the stresses of the day. Sounds like a dream, right? Perhaps the adults in your school already work seamlessly together, in which case you

Time to think about engagement vs data How much time have you given to thinking about the engagement of your students in activities? Or have we become obsessed with data collection and analysing our children with special educational needs. More often than not, data collection is formed from a desire to ‘correct’ a child and

“He needs a behaviour chart!” A common instruction from our advisor, when a child started showing negative behaviors. It was often the violent behaviors that grabbed the most attention and got you a behavior chart. The biters, the hitters, the screamers had a special chart on the wall that was going to help get to

Do you need ideas for IEP goals, outcomes & targets, or maybe just general things to carry out as part of the family unit that you can send home? Here at The Autism Junction we are today looking at teaching our autistic pupils household chores. There has never been a better time than now to

Joint attention provides a common focus for 2 or more people. It’s the building blocks to develop social skills and early communication skills. Joint attention starts with a shared eye gaze towards an object. The skill progresses into conversation type behaviour and develops into pointing towards an object to show someone else. Joint attention is how we bond. It is

What does starting the day look like for your children with autism? Do some kids with ADHD bounce into your classroom while others never appear to wake up fully and engage? If we approach motivation and engagement with sensory needs in mind, there are many logical processes that have to take place to ensure body

Do you have access to an outdoor play area for your class? Are you desperate to improve it but don’t quite know where to start? Fear not, The Autism Junction has 10 ideas when planning an outdoor play area for you. Read on. We will share our child centred approach and help you avoid many pitfalls, (that

As summer slips away and the new academic year draws near, my focus returns to classroom behaviour management. I’m often at my most reflective at this time of year. My mind has had time to recharge and settle from the goings on of the last academic year.  It is really difficult to truly switch off

Do some of your students really struggle with fine motor skills and therefore their handwriting? Perhaps they have become frustrated with writing and you are now having a hard time engaging them in written tasks? Then read on! “Kids do well if they can.” The Explosive Child – Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Children are brilliant at