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Chloe | FASD Awareness Advocate Living with & speaking up about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Let’s make the invisible visible—one post at a time.
ARFID: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder is much more than just "fussy eating" Does your family have experience of ARFID? How have you tackled it? www.specialneedsjungle.com/arfid-avoida...
ARFID: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder is much more than just "fussy eating" — Special Needs Jungle
ARFID: More than just a fussy eater. Dr Kim Collett shines a light on Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder an overlooked eating disorder
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On SNJ Today: We've heard a lot recently about Education Otherwise Than At school, or EOTAS (or EOTIS). But what about flexi-schooling? How beneficial is it for children with SEND? We hear from an expert who's conducted multiple studies: www.specialneedsjungle.com/researching-...
“Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes.” 1. PIP is unrelated to work & helps many stay working. 2. If they want more disabled people in work, why are they cutting Access To Work? 3. Where are the suitable jobs? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment
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On SNJ Today: The DfE awarded itself a surprisingly positive Child Rights Impact Assessment for its #SEND Proposals. But that was before the full scale of the assault on rights was known. @tanialt.bsky.social says the CRIA must be repeated—independently www.specialneedsjungle.com/dfe-must-rep...
NEW POST: Can you help accountability group Measure What Matters seek legal justice for Surrey families whose children have been denied their EHCP provision? www.specialneedsjungle.com/crowdjustice...
Surrey is soon to be split into West and East, but Ofsted/CQC are still visiting for a final cross-county SEND inspection 5-9 October. We KNOW this is going to have big feedback: Parents, young people & practitioner surveys: NOW-9am 29 Sept: ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/p/AreaSend/1...
NOFASD’s CEO, Sophie Harrington, made several presentations at the EUFASD Conference in Amiens, France earlier this week. Her presentation at a plenary session attracted a large attendance and there was also much interest in the poster presentation about a NOFASD project. #FASD
📄 From #JCPP: Predictors of Environmental Sensitivity in Syrian refugee children 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14178 #MentalHealthResearch
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
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Just 25 days to go until the petition to protect disabled children’s rights closes. Will you help to get it to 60,000 this weekend? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
🎓 Join internationally renowned expert @profsamch.bsky.social for an in-depth programme on supporting anxious parents. Learn how to help parents reduce accommodating behaviours, build resilience, & promote long-term emotional wellbeing in anxious children. https://bit.ly/4yjsNTI
Over 54,000 people have signed the petition to protect disabled children’s rights. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 There are 27 days left to get to 100,000. Has everyone in your house signed? Friends? Family? Neighbours? Colleagues? Remember children can sign too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Protect legal right to support for children with SEND
A petition created by a British citizen or UK resident. You can share this petition if you agree with its message.
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Did you know...? Many behaviours associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are actually signs of brain injury, not deliberate choices. Support where you can, and build on strengths rather than focussing on weaknesses. #BrainNotBlame #FASDAwarenessMonth
Did you know...? People living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often understand far less than their language skills suggest. Looking capable doesn't always mean they can manage independently. #AssumeCompetenceProvideSupport #FASDAwarenessMonth
✨Focus on Lived Experience of FASD: to provide a deeper insight into the reality of this disability 👉 Learn about the diverse characteristics of #FASD across the lifespan at: www.nofasd.org.au/parents-care...
NEW POST: The #EOTAS consultation has shown how little the Government understands about this kind of provision and the children who need it. @sharonlsmith.bsky.social says it shows how vital it is for the DfE to listen to those with lived experience: www.specialneedsjungle.com/eotas-what-f...
Did you know...? Early diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can significantly improve outcomes by helping children and families access the right support before secondary or co-morbid difficulties develop. #EarlyDiagnosisMatters #FASDAwarenessMonth
At least 20 legal rights are at risk under the Government’s SEND reforms. To stay on track we need to get to 50,000 signatures by Wednesday. Could all supporters please ask five more people to sign? Children can sign too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
We support calls by the @aha-uk.bsky.social to bring back the alcohol duty escalator The period during which it was active (2008-2014) was the only sustained period in recent decades where alcohol-related death rates leveled off or dipped The First Minister should join those calls
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · last mo.Campaigners working to tackle alcohol harm have penned a furious letter to John Swinney urging him against lobbying the UK Government on reducing duty, claiming it is at odds with his pledge to tackle domestic abuse
📄 From #JCPP: Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co‐produced self‐report measure 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70003 #MentalHealthResearch
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Open Access
doi.org
Nature-based approaches are increasingly recognised as valuable with #CAMHS, including inpatient settings. At Marlborough House, they’re contributing to the evidence and explore the growing role of nature and #mentalhealth within #inpatientcare. https://bit.ly/4wMgLRH
Nature and Mental Health: Benefits of Nature for Inpatient Care
Dr Gillian Combe, Dr. Liz Challis, and Dr. Catriona Mellor reflect on their work at Marlborough House and the growing role of nature and mental health within inpatient care.
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Did you know...? FASD is often called ‘the hidden disability’ because many people living with FASD appear typical while facing significant daily challenges that others cannot see. #InvisibleDisability #HDSunflower #MakingTheInvisibleVisible #FASDAwarenessMonth
FASD Awareness Day featured on the metropolitan TV news in Hobart on Wednesday evening. NOFASD’s CEO Sophie Harrington and FASD Advocate Jessica Birch were both featured. Watch the news clip via the link below . #FASD #RedShoesRock
The theme for this year’s NAPCAN week resonates deeply with the NOFASD team: “Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action” and it resonates deeply for the NOFASD team through our work supporting those caring for vulnerable children. #FASD #NAPCANweek2026
NEW POST: An Unacceptable Truth: The 20 legal rights at risk from the Government’s #SEND reforms. We've set out all the rights disabled children and their families face losing or having reduced. If you don't want this, take action: www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable... @lucympowell.bsky.social
It seems @lucypowellmp is planning to force through the disastrous SEND reforms despite opposition from families to the removal of disabled children’s rights. #NotInOurName Please sign the petition to protect SEND legal rights. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Did you know...? Today is International FASD Awareness Day. At 9:09am, people around the world pause to remember that no alcohol means no risk during conception and pregnancy. #RedShoesRock #FASDDay #FASDAwarenessMonth #FASDAwarenessDay
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 We are absolutely thrilled that 32 locations have committed to #LightItRed this evening on International FASD Awareness Day! Full list attached! If you are in the area please take a photo 📸 and post it on your own social media - tagging us! We would really appreciate it.
20 legal rights at risk. 35 days left until the petition closes. Will you help save disabled children’s rights? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... www.specialneedsjungle.com/unacceptable...
The Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms — Special Needs Jungle
The Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms. Is this who we are?
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