As the former Head Teacher of Centre Academy, a specialist school for children with learning and behaviour issues, I found that many of the new students joining us came with…
“I need you to get back to that Video game”
Not normally a statement you might hear from a parent of a child with ADHD however a paper published by the Psychiatry and Behavioural learning network on the 23rd of June…
Going to the Dogs
There have been a number of significant heroes and heroines throughout this pandemic, certainly those working in the health and other public sectors but also let’s remember the dogs. Walked…
The dead frog in the car park
When my twin boys were 5 years old and my daughter was 7 years old, my mother in law paid for the whole family for a trip of a lifetime…
Getting back to school: Behaviour for learning in the new normal
Adjusting back into the school life in September will be both a challenge but also an opportunity for school staff to revise and review teaching and learning practices and procedures…
“You can’t compete with a cat in the playground or a dog in the house”
During a recent school visit I witnessed a year 6 student with ADHD called Daniel fling a chair across the room after an altercation with his teacher. Unfortunately, the situation…
“Dear Mr O’Regan……….Please find my laundry enclosed”
At this time when everybody is trying to adjust to the issue of the Coronavirus and taking safety measures (such as wearing AccuMed Safety Face Shield with Glasses at all…
“It takes a village to raise the child”: Supporting parents of children with ADHD
This is a well-known African proverb in which an entire community of people need to interact for children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. Although communities…
Conduct Disorder: Don’t care and catch me if you can.
Conduct disorder or CD is a term seldom mentioned in terms of the behaviour of children and adolescents. This is strange as terms such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Oppositional…
ADHD, PDB and School Exclusion: The Lost and the Cost
The exclusion of children from the school environment, either on a fixed-term or a permanent basis, is a disciplinary tool used in primary and secondary schools throughout the United Kingdom.…