by RevPR | Aug 27, 2024 | ADHD, Educational Difficulties, Looked After & Adopted Children, Mental Health & Therapies, News, Parenting
The summer holidays, a time of relaxation and rejuvenation for many, can often feel like a distant memory as the hustle and bustle of the new school year takes hold. For neurodivergent children, this transition can be particularly challenging. The structured...
by Katie | Sep 19, 2022 | ASD, Educational Difficulties, General Psychology, Occupational Therapy
Book recommendation: “Can I tell you about Sensory Processing Difficulties?” by Sue Allen This illustrated book is part of the educational,”can i tell you about,” series, aimed at children, parents and teachers. The author, Sue Allen is an experienced clinician,...
by Head Office | Aug 26, 2022 | ASD, Educational Difficulties, Looked After & Adopted Children, Parenting
Unique Strengths and Challenges Like all children, children with autism1 have their own unique experiences of being in the school environment. They will have personal strengths, and they will experience challenges too. Whilst autistic children do not have a unilateral...
by Katie | Aug 22, 2022 | ASD, Educational Difficulties, Relationships
It was that one moment: poetry and reflections on a life making relationships with children and young people by Dan Hughes Dan Hughes is the revered clinical psychologist and founder of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)- developed to treat children and young...
by Katie | Aug 18, 2022 | ASD, Educational Difficulties, Relationships
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd (2007) At Purple House Clinic, we love reading and sharing children’s books, especially ones that offer positive, neurodiverse role-models. We know that through reading, children can explore identities, learn about different...