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SEL, social emotional, SPED, autism, SPED, speech therapy, special education, school counselling, school psychology, autism, neurodiversity, neuroaffirmative. A lot of neurodiverse/autistic children and young people engage in masking in school, with certain people or in certain places. This can be harmful long term. Includes activity sheets Covers: What is masking? How do people mask? Types of masking. How it can be harmful. Safe places/people to unmask with.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Social Learning Curriculum Book for Parents/Teachers/Therapists. Social Emotional Learning, SPED, SEL, Special Education, Autism, Speech Therapy. Includes 137 pages of activities, advice, stories & lesson ideas/activities. Ages 8 and over The Neurodiversity Affirming Social Learning Curriculum was created in response to the need for new approaches to teaching social skills to autistic children. It is designed by special education and allied health professionals. The curriculum aims to provide an alternative to traditional methods by teaching children and teenagers social learning in a way that embraces neurodiversity and allows them to build confidence using their strengths and viewpoint of the world. Through the use of social stories & activities it focuses on: Understanding Neurodiversity. Cultivating a positive autistic/neurodiverse identity. Developing self-awareness and self-esteem. Developing an understanding of personal qualities and how these affect friendships and relationships. Self Advocacy. Developing boundaries. Exploring the Double Empathy Problem. Learning about different communication styles. Developing an understanding of how to effectively communicate with both neurodivergent and neurotypical people. Developing a deeper understanding of perspective taking. Practicing problem solving.

Crossing the Road SPED, special education, autism, communication, road safety. Social Story to teach children how to cross the road safely and learn the rules of the road.

**Being a Good Friend - Cards & Activities - Neurodiversity-Affirming ** SEL, social emotional, SPED, autism, early intervention, SPED, social skills, speech therapy, special education. Being able to identify personal qualities is necessary for children to be able to build positive friendships. This resource helps children to understand the language of personal qualities, consider what qualities they would like in a friend and which qualities are needed to be a good friend. Includes: 3 pages of personal qualities cards 5 pages of activities Instructions

What is Neurodiversity Social Story - Includes activity - PDF SEL, social emotional, SPED, autism, SPED, speech therapy, special education, school counselling. Celebrating neurodiversity is vital for building confidence, promoting inclusion and developing an understanding of differences. However, students can find it a difficult term to understand. This social story explains neurodiversity to children and teenagers in an accessible way using visuals and language. Includes activity sheet Covers: What is neurodiversity? Different preferences. Sensory sensitivities Famous neurodivergent people.

Autism, Gestalt language processors, sentence, SPED, vocabulary, building, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, GLP, NLA, Natural language acquisition ‘LET’S GO’ is an important phrase for helping children communicate. The Map Game uses imagination to allow children to use their new vocabulary and ‘LET’S GO’ phrase while having fun exploring the map of an imaginary town. It is also an opportunity to continue modeling the phrase “let’s go” for the child. Includes: 10 mazes of different levels. The maze activities allow children to apply the phrase ‘Let’s go’ to finding their way through a maze. How to use: Print out the mazes (below) that suit your child’s ability level. In each maze, the child will need to guide a character to a certain location. While the child is solving the maze, model the phrase ‘let’s go.’ Eg. If the aim is to get the character to the shop, say, “Let’s go to the shop.” Support your child in solving the maze, or solve the maze as a team if needed. Praise your child when they complete the maze.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Identity/Self-Awareness Social Story. PDF. Autism, early intervention, SPED, speech therapy, special education. Identity and Self-Awareness are important concepts for children and teenagers to understand in order to develop self-concept and self-esteem. This neuro-inclusive social story explore this concept and provides activities to enhance learning. Story covers: Different physical characteristics Different families Different likes/dislikes Different types of homes Different locations Different communication styles Different sensory preferences Incudes 2 activity sheets

LET’S GO - VISUAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT JIGSAW Autism, Gestalt language processors, sentence, SPED, building, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, GLP, NLA, Natural language acquisition This jigsaw uses play to support children with natural language acquisition and reading. Children can use different combinations to create the ‘Let’s go’ phrase. Ideal for Gestalt Language Processors. Mitigable gestalt - let’s go + words/phrases. Suitable for all stages. Uses visuals to support visual learners and autistic children. Can can be used over and over! Includes:** 27 location pieces 14 editable jigsaw pieces 19 ‘and’ pieces for extending sentences for children at stages 4-6.

What are they thinking? Perspective Taking Cards Perspective Taking, Neuro-Inclusive, Social Emotional Learning, Neurodiversity Perspective Taking Cards are useful for introducing children/teenagers to the concept of perspective taking and interpreting viewpoints. They provide simple visuals of familiar situations for the child/teenager to discuss and consider.

Info Dumping E-Book/Social Story, Autism, Neurodiversity. Info-dumping is when someone shares their passion about a topic with another as a means of connecting with them. It is a valid autistic communication style which some autistic people like to use. In contrast, neurotypical people may prefer chatting and being more indirect. This eBook/social story explains info-dumping to children and teenagers in an accessible way and helps them discover how they can understand and use all communication styles to interact with others and build friendships.

Memory game stage 3 gestalt language processors (Gestalt Language Processing)

BODY PARTS PACK SPED, SEN, special education, speech therapy, early intervention, vocabulary, autism. Designed to support with the teaching and learning of body parts. Helps children to learn the different body parts and communicated when they are not feeling well. Includes: 12 body parts visual cards 1 ‘Where Hurts?’ visual communication board 2 activity sheets (matching word to picture) 1 activity sheet (matching word to photo) 4 activity sheets (matching to parts of the body)

The Double Empathy Problem E-Book for Children: This book is great to teach autistic and non autistic children about the Double Empathy Problem. The theory of ‘double empathy’ proposes that Autistic people do not lack empathy. Autistic people experience the world and express emotions differently to non-autistic people. Autistic and Neurotypical people have difficulty understanding each other and need to meet half way. Both autistic and non autistic/neurotypical people need to learn about this to understand each other. It is important that families/whole classes learn about this and this social story/e-book is a great tool for learning!

Autism, NEURODIVERSITY, social learning, alternative to social skills, SPED, social emotional learning, SEL, use like boom cards, Speech Therapy, special education, literacy Learning ages 8 -13 The Neurodiversity Online Games were created in response to the need for new approaches to teaching social skills to children with autism. They are designed by special education and allied health professionals. They aim to provide an alternative to traditional methods by teaching children and teenagers social learning in a way that embraces neurodiversity and allows them to build confidence using their strengths and viewpoint of the world. These games focus on understanding neurodiversity and developing a sense of identity. Includes: a combinations of matching games, jigsaws, drawing, vocabulary games and questions. The level of difficulty varies between games.

restorative practice justice, challenging behavior management, classroom behavior, classroom management, neuro-inclusive, anger management, behavior tracking, sensory sensitivities/needs, autism ** A collaborative, positive approach to discussing your child’s expressions of need (behavior) writh them. How it works: Create a comic book of what happened to: Solve the mystery (find the problem which caused the behavior). Help the child to reflect on alternative ways to express their needs. Sometimes it can be hard to discuss situations when your child was angry with them. However, it is a necessary step to help identify the why (problem) that made them angry and to provide them with alternative strategies for expressing their needs in the future. The comic book mystery uses the principals of reflective practice (also known as reflective justice) to help children to process their choices. It opens conversation using a collaborative, non-threatening, positive approach that supports the child and adult in identifying the why (problem) and solving it together. Includes: * Instructions and tips 67 comic strip sheets of varying levels - some with spaces for creating own headings 8 pages of explosions, speech bubbles for decorating comics

challenging behavior management, classroom behavior, classroom management, neuro-inclusive, anger management, behavior tracking, sensory sensitivities/needs, autism SOLVE THE WHY CHART: A neurodiversity-affirming way of identifying and documenting what is causing challenging behavior, tantrums, or meltdowns What are ABC charts? (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) Ever wonder why a child has suddenly become so angry? Or is struggling with challenging behavior? An ABC helps you keep a record of these moments, uncover the triggers, figure out why they are becoming so upset and how to best support them. Concerns about ABC charts: However, recently, the neurodiversity movement has raised some concerns about these charts and whether they are overly focused on neurotypical expectations and interpretations of behavior. Our Solve the WHY chart, addresses these concerns and provides a neurodiversity-affirming alternative for supporting children. It is also useful for gathering evidence for school inspections, writing IEPs, developing behavior support plans, SNA applications and applications for more resources and support within your school. Includes: Step-by-step instructions Examples of how to use Solve the WHY charts Information on ABC charts Information about the concerns regarding ABC charts

Step-by-step template for making a Pop-up Passover Card! Arts and Crafts, cutting, sticking. You need: Templates (either print on colored card or white and color it in). 2 blue sheets of card. Scissors Glue Video instructions on our website - buildingblocks Have a Happy Passover!

*I’M HURT - Language Development Jigsaw Autism Gestalt SPED Speech Therapy PDF ** Autism, Gestalt language processors, sentence, SPED, vocabulary, building, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, GLP, NLA, Natural language acquisition I’M HURT’ is an important phrase for helping children communicate how they feel. This jigsaw uses play to support children with learning the body parts, natural language acquisition and reading. Children can use different combinations to create the ‘I’M HURT’ phrase. Ideal for Gestalt Language Processors. Mitigable gestalt - I’M HURT + words/phrases. Suitable for all stages! Uses visuals to support visual learners and autistic children. Can can be used over and over! Includes: 15 body parts pieces 25 sentence starters pieces 10 editable jigsaw pieces 13 ‘and’ pieces for extending sentences for children at stages 4-6

** 44 Visual Animal Matching Cards** Autism, Gestalt language processors, flash cards, SPED, vocabulary, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, GLP, NLA, Natural language acquisition Cards support children with learning the animals, natural language acquisition, reading and understanding. Can be used for: vocabulary building communication sorting cards (wild, farm, home etc.) flash cards snap matching games understanding representation of animals in photo and picture forms

My AAC Device - Social Story PDF. Autism. Neurodiversity. Speech Therapy. SPED, communication, autism, early intervention, visuals, speech therapy, special education. Social Story to help children understand how to use and look after their AAC device.