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Masking & Veneer of Coping  What is it? & What to do? Masking and Autism Explained in this Episode!  ************************************** Join me for an upcoming Workshop: Sue Larkey Workshops Can't make these Workshop dates? Join me for a self-paced on-demand course: Sue Larkey On-Demand Workshops ************************************** Discussed in this Episode: ✅ Why I call masking, ‘a veneer of coping,’ and what to do! ✅ What is Masking? ✅ What you see. ✅ What you can do. ✅ Why it can cause burn out for families and their autistic child. ✅ Masking versus Copying. ✅ Do your children/students struggle with after-school meltdowns/shutdowns? ✅ Do they hold it together at school but when they get home they fall apart? Masking and Autism Explained for you Today! Click Here to Join My Facebook GroupWhat is Masking?Masking is when a person on the autism spectrum mimics and uses social scripts learnt from others, in order to fit in and suppress their autistic tendencies....

Open Plan Classrooms not working? Classroom Teacher Shares her Top Tips Learn Classroom Teacher Tips Today!   Discussed in this Episode: ✅ Special Guest: Di Rickard Primary school teacher and a play therapist ✅ Inspired by question in Facebook Community ✅ How to support children on the spectrum in the early years in open plan, double teaching classrooms? ✅ See the blog for amazing suggestions from facebook community Click Here to Join My Facebook Group This PODCAST WAS INSPired by this facebook Message:How to Help Make Transitions Less Overwhelming Suggestions from Facebook Community in comments below:   1. Enter via Art Room or quieter area   2. Transition before everyone else : Slower, Calmer, Less Noise   3. Heavy Work   4. Take child into room without anyone one in there to give them time to process environment    Giving them a safe space to run toSuggestions from Facebook Community in comments below:   1. Break times   2. Break Cards (Listen to...

How to Use 10 types Of Accomodations adjustments NCCD - What is it and Why is it important Learn Autism Accomodations and Adjustments Today!   Discussed in this Episode: ✅ Adjustments & Accommodations ✅ Practical Strategies & Ideas how to implement Accommodations & Adjustments ✅ NCCD - What is it and why it is important ✅ DSE (2005) Read along if you have my new MEGA Book page 12 and learn Autism Accomodations and Adjustments Today! 10 Types of Adjustments/Accomodations Download to learn helpful Autism Accomodations and Adjustments!   Meet my Podcast & Guest Assistant -  MistyAlso Discussed in this weeks Episode was NCCD:Also Discussed in this weeks Episode was DSE: Enjoy Autism Accomodations and Adjustments? Try Episode 146: Using SMART Goals & IEP to Improve Outcomes Discussed in this Episode: ✅ How to apply from Early Years to Post School Options ✅  IEPs. (Individualised Education Plan)  ✅ SMART Goals ✅  Planning Read along if you have my new MEGA...

Using Smart Goals & IEP = To IMprove Outcomes Use SMART Goals and IEP to improve outcomes Today! Using SMART Goals and IEP to improve outcomes is an important skill for all educators working with children with autism spectrum disorder. Discussed in this Episode: ✅ How to apply from Early Years to Post School Options ✅  IEPs. (Individualised Education Plan)  ✅ SMART Goals ✅  Planning Read along if you have my new MEGA Book pages 88-91 and harness SMART Goals and IEP to improve outcomes! Step 1: Update  on ProgressThis should include: Academic strategies and progress Communication strategies and progress Physical health and needs Independence skills, including building capacity to study and self-care independently Social skills and peer connections General emotional well being Self-regulation and behaviour skills Time and frequency of support staff or services Step 2 : SMART GoalsThe most important part of any IEP is arguably the list of goals the student it aiming to achieve....

Time Management = Anxiety Management Learn why Time Management equals Anxiety Management  today! Discussed in this Episode: ✅ The Number 1 Adaption, Adjustment every school & home needs ✅ NCCD - 4 Levels of Adjustments ✅ Why Using Timers works for EVERYONE  ✅ Mega Book Pages 21-24 Remember Time Management equals Anxiety Management! 21 Top Ways to Use Time Management as Anxiety Management1. Ease stressful transitions by showing "how much longer" and "here is what 5 more minutes really means" 2. Show when challenging activities will end: "Lets go shopping for 30 minutes" "Handwriting for 30 minutes" 3. Help everyone (especially new staff or visitors) stick to the routine 4. Reduce anxiety by creating predictability & consistency 5. Help develop a reliable internal clock (especially for students with ADHD) 6. Help with organisation & time management so don't get 'caught up' in preferred activities 7. See at a glance how much time is left 8. Keep lessons/activities focused...

Sue Answers YOUR Questions From Webinar Webinar Replay QnA In this Podcast Sue goes through questions from a live audience providing tips, strategies and ideas on how to make a difference helping you and the kids you know. Webinar Replay QnA Questions Answered: How Do You Introduce Visuals How Do You Stop Soiling How Do I Stop Injury type behaviour, whether it is sensory seeking or a form of self harm? How Do I transition Students? Where do I sit a student that is a runner? What do I do to support a Student that is rubbing themselves? The School doesn't sort students into Classes until week 3 or 5 increasing anxiety in my kids, how do I approach the school to change this? Which books are the best for a kindergarten teacher? How Do I help a child that constantly licks everything? How do I help with Anxiety? What's the best way to transition students in a multiclass mainstream school? Can you provide strategies to motivate students who are avoiding tasks? How Do You Carry on...

Webinar replay - 18 key strategies for ​setting up your classroom Unlock the secrets of Setting Up Your Classroom for results today!  My Live Webinar last week was a success! But it's not too late - sign up HERE to watch the Replay of the hour of power! FREE sign up includes: 🎆 E-book🎆 Webinar Replay🎆 Handout In the Free Webinar You Will Learn: How to Structure the Classroom to Reduce Behaviour Quick and Easy Adjustments to Implement, e.g. where to position a child How to make the most of your Support Time Using Students’ Strengths to Reduce Stress Supporting Students Socially and Emotionally How to Identify the Underlying Causes of Disengagement/Behaviour 1 hour of POWER – Strategies to Make a Difference to You and the Kids you know 18 Key STRATEGIES FOR SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOM Excerpt from the free E-book Setting Up Your Classroom For Success by Sue Larkey1. Position in ClassroomSeating, mat time, assembly, parades, etc. Have a set position for the student which takes...

SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOM ​FOR SUCCESS Unlock your Classroom Setup for Success Today! Subscribe to this podcast via your favourite app Join my newsletter for more awesome information about ASDSetting up your classroom at the start of the year for a new class of nuerodiverse learners is always a challenge. Not sure what 'neurodiversity' means? Listen to my podcast on why I love this term! I always find it is so important to prepare your classroom properly for children who learn and engage differently. This helps get the best out of your students, as well as helping to reduce behaviour. I am hoping to help you set up your classroom with a FREE live webinar and FREE E-book to make sure your 2022 is a success! This free E-book has over 100 tips and strategies to help you this year. Make sure you download it so you can read along while I talk through it in this week's Podcast! Find your own Classroom Setup for Success Today!What you will learn: ✅ The 13 Most Important Strategies✅ Bonus...

How to Help CHildren With Separation anxiety Help Children with Separation Anxiety Today!13 Tips to Help Children with Separation Anxiety By Sue LarkeySeparation anxiety from people, friends, objects and pets is really common for children with special needs. I came up with these 13 tips just for you, as well as reaching out to my online Facebook community for more examples! Learn how to Help Children with Separation Anxiety Today!1.    Transition starts the day before. I talk about this a lot - you may recognise it from my Workshops! Don't forget I'm running these Workshops again in 2022!2.    Use transitional objects. These can be from home or waiting at school.3.    Have a routine. Stop problems before they happen!4.    Use Time + Schedules or use a portable timer with a schedule. I'm having a SALE on timers on my website - 10% off ALL timers! CLICK HERE to see more.5.    Exercise!6.    Use the stepladder approach. Step by step help children become more used to situations where...

10 TOOLS EVERY SCHOOL & HOME NEEDS  Discover my Top 10 Tools Everyone Needs Today!************************************** Join me for an upcoming Workshop: Sue Larkey Workshops Can't make these Workshop dates? Join me for a self-paced on-demand course: Sue Larkey On-Demand Workshops ************************************** There are so many resources now available to help teach and care for children on the autism spectrum and it can be difficult to know which ones will be the most helpful – and this is a question I am most often asked. So here is my TOP 10 RECOMMENDED TOOLS for you at school or at home! For those of you looking for support in understanding autism spectrum and the children you work with, as well as strategies for behaviour support, these resources are perfect. And if you are looking to build your professional library, these books will be perfect for you. Either download your order form and email it to: dearne@suelarkey.com.auor order online below! Top 10...

USING BOARDGAMES TO SUPPORT SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Harness the Power of Boardgames to Support Development Today! Subscribe to this podcast via your favourite app Join my newsletter for more awesome information about ASDBoardgames and card games are perfect for supporting social and emotional development. Especially in this time of COVID, where people are worried about the social development of children, boardgames can really help encourage learning of crucial social skills, including winning & losing, turn-taking, sharing, and much more. Plus this week on the blog I dive into microgames, a genre of super fast, easy-to-learn games, thanks to teacher Richard Black. Utilise Boardgames to Support Development!What this podcast contains ✅ "Emotional Literacy" explained ✅ Why talking about your own emotions is important ✅ Sue reads an excerpt from the book, The Red Beast (check out my podcast where I interveiw the author here) ✅ How to use the Socially Speaking Boardgame...

Finding Your Flow in 2022 Featuring a Special Guest Unlock Your FLOW Today! Discussed in this episode: Why is it some days everything seems to flow with ease and grace, while other days it seems like chaos? In this episode, I interview my husband Andrew to discuss the concepts made popular by researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his book "FLOW". ✅ How to utilise Motivation to make a difference to you and the kids you know ✅ Challenge Skills Matrix. Don’t be afraid of extending and challenging. This is covered in depth within the Temple Grandin Course Lesson 1 - Stretching. See below for more information on the course. This is very similar to the educational concept called Zone of Proximal Development - "is the distance between what a learner is not currently capable of doing unsupported, and what they can do unsupported."   (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_of_proximal_development). ✅ Belief “It is lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges and I...