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Preparing up Your Classroom for Success – 19 Strategies

It can take a lot of energy and planning to get each student off to a good start for a new school year. When you may have one or two children in your class on the Autism Spectrum, this is even more important for their benefit and your other students. Getting the...

14 Tips for Christmas & 14 Great Gift Ideas

Here are some tips for Home that can be used at school too. Even if your cultural background does not celebrate Christmas it is impossible to get away from it in during December. 14 Tips for Christmas Social Scripts are great to use at Christmas to explain...

10 Tips Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum

Recently on my Facebook page I posted “Growing Up Autistic: 10 Tips for Teenagers with Asperger Syndrome or Mild Autism” by Chris Bonnello. It had a huge response and Chris has kindly given me permission to put the full article on my website. Parents, educators and...

Key Tips to Engage in Learning – E-Book

Content of E-Book √ Top 12 Tips to Set Up for Success √ Using Sensory Toys to Improve Learning and Behaviour √ Different Ways of Teaching √ Use Rewards and Special Interests to Motivate and Engage in Learning √ 12 Top Tips to Keeping on Task √ Why and How to Use...

Here’s How to Set up a Passive Playground / Lunchtime Club

Many schools have introduced Lunchtime Clubs and had great success. Playgrounds are unstructured, unpredictable places where children with ASD struggle to follow and join in the numerous social interactions surrounding them. Children with ASD frequently return to...

Sue Larkey’s Complete Newsletter Term 3 – 2016

For those of on holidays or about to start the break. I thought you might like some holidays reading -Term 3 Newsletter. By subscribing to our newsletter below you will then be able to print out or read online the complete newsletter. Many of you would have heard me...

Puberty and Sex Education for Home & School

Puberty is a natural development for all children. Puberty starts in girls around 10-11 and boys 11-12. Menstruation for girls typically occurs between 12 and 13, while voice changes for boys is often around 15. We ALL need to have on-going discussions with the child...

Just Calm Down

Has anyone ever told you to calm down? How did you respond?Have you ever sent a child to a “break area / time out” and it escalated the behaviour?Do you know children who have difficulty regulating emotions? Do you know kids who struggle with friendships...

Fine Motor Challenges – Quick Solutions

Role of Writing and Fine Motor Skills “The process of writing requires much more than the ability to form pretty letters. The writing process involves skills in language, organization, motor control and planning, and sensory processing: four areas that are...

You Can’t STOP Behaviour! Just Replace It

Understanding Sensory NeedsDr Temple Grandin talks a great deal about her sensory needs, how sensory has been one of her biggest challenges in life, and how a huge amount of her behaviour could have been stopped by some simple clothing changes (e.g. pants not...

Sue Larkey’s Complete Newsletter Term 2 – 2016

A Different Way of Learning and Engaging People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience the world differently.In this Newsletter I have explored and explained a range of different ways to support their learning, engaging, behaviour and more.Many children with...

How to Make the Biggest Difference – part 2

Autism Awareness Day Sat April 2nd (or anytime in April is Autism Awareness Month)Your opportunity to make Big Difference in 2016Great Books to Read to Children, Students, Family & Community during AprilAcceptance is the key to making a difference. When people...

Number 1 Thing Can Do to Make a Difference in 2016 – part 1

Saturday April 2nd is Autism Awareness and a wonderful opportunity to raise understanding of ASD.As it is on a Saturday, I would love you to start planning now what you can do Friday April 1st in your school, preschool.That is 2 weeks away at the time I post this Blog...

8 Key Strategies for Working with Families

In my experience successful education for a child with ASD starts with a positive working relationship between home and school. One of the biggest challenges for parents/carers and teachers is to develop an effective relationship. It is in the interest of everyone...

Do You Know When You Get the Most “Behaviours” and Why?

Transition from One Activity to AnotherMany children with ASD have difficulties accepting change and transition from one activity to another. In fact, most behaviour happens during change/transition. In my experience this is because it requires problem solving,...

Sue Larkey Complete Newsletter Term 1 2016

Many of you may just be finding out who the students are in your class or who is your child’s teacher. This is a great time to catch up on my Time Savers and Proven Practical Strategies if the student has an ASD, ADHD, ADD, ODD or SPD diagnosis.This Newsletter...

Autism Spectrum Key Tips for Schools – E-Book

Content of E-Book √ Total of 41 Tips & Strategies √ 8 Key Strategies for Setting Up for Success √ Schedules and Timers √ 10 Essential Strategies for Inclusion √ Creating Successful Playgrounds √ Summary Profile of Student 8 Key Strategies for Setting Up for...

Super Seven Tips to Engage the Disengaged Child

Many students with ASD need adaptations, supports, curriculum differentiation. You may find that in some subjects these are not required i.e. they are naturally engaged in that subject or topic. However, when they are disengaged you may need to try a range of...

Sue Larkey Transition Tips

Transition includes change in teacher, change in room, change in students in the class not just starting preschool, school, high school and beyond. The nature of ASD is such that transition can be extremely stressful, no matter what age or how BIG or SMALL the change...

7 Top Tips For Visual Communication

Visual Communication(Easy to Download Version Below)Current research says that as many as 25% of people with ASD are non-verbal. Others can talk but have difficulty communicating their needs, they maybe echolalic, selective mute* or have limited words....