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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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

*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

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.

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.

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

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.

I see a farm: a book for gestalt language processors. Autism, early intervention. A variety of mitigible gestalts! Suitable for all stages but particularly for stages 1 + 2

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

Let’s go - a book for gestalt language processors. Autism, early intervention. Mitigable gestalt - let’s go + words/phrases. Suitable for all stages but particularly suitable for stage 2!

Are yummy - a book for gestalt language processors. Autism, early intervention. Mitigible gestalt - let’s go + words/phrases. Suitable for all stages but particularly suitable for stage 2! Food vocabulary!

Neurodiversity, Autism, Speech Therapy, SPED, speech therapy, life skills Neuro-inclusive alternative to working on social skills. Working on identifying our boundaries, assertiveness, saying no, why we have boundaries & respecting other’s boundaries. Activities Included.

Reducing Screen Time Social Story (My iPad/Tablet) SPED, communication, autism, early intervention, visuals, speech therapy, special education. Explains the effects of too much screen time to children, helps them consider alternatives, setting a time limit and working for iPad/tablet time. Includes: Social Story 2 Activity Sheets Reward Chart

**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

timetable, Autism, visuals, SPED, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, neurodiversity-affirming Visual Schedule are simple, clear timetables which use pictures to explain the events and order of the day, parts of the day or routines to children. They support communication and reduce anxiety. * Uses visuals to support visual learners and autistic children. Can can be used over and over! Includes: Schedule background 86 location/activity/events cards 42 editable cards Instructions

**Valentine’s Day Panda Card. Step-by-Step Template & Instructions. ** Arts and crafts, special occasions, coloring, cutting, scissors skills, drawing. Easy to make Valentine’s Day Panda card! Step-by-step template with written and video instructions. Great for practicing cutting, sticking and coloring skills. Video instructions on our website - buildingblocks You need: printed template sheets. red paper/card. colors. scissors. glue Hope you’ve a great Valentine’s Day!