SEND INFORMATION & RESOURCES LINKS
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn. They can affect their:
- behaviour or ability to socialise, for example they struggle to make friends
- reading and writing, for example because they have dyslexia
- ability to understand things
- concentration levels, for example because they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- physical ability
Please find below information on different SEND needs.
ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that includes symptoms such as inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder include a short attention span, constantly fidgeting and acting without thinking. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can often be treated with medicines and talking therapies. It's not clear what causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but it tends to run in families. Sometimes things can go unnoticed because the symptoms may be less obvious.
Here are a variety of links to help you with ADHD
Link: NHS - Information for Children with ADHD
Link: Young Minds - Support for Parents of Children with ADHD
Link: Parenting Children with ADHD - 12 Tips to Tackle Common Challenges
AUTISM
Autism influences how people experience and interact with the world. It is a lifelong neurodivergence and disability. Autistic people are different from each other, but for a diagnosis they must share differences from non-autistic people in how they think, feel and communicate.
Being autistic means you may feel things and react to them differently to non-autistic people. You may find socialising confusing or tiring, and you may become overwhelmed in loud or busy places. You may have intense interests, prefer order and routine, and use repeated movements or actions to calm yourself or express joy.
Here are a variety of links to help you with Autism
Link: National Autism Society - Advice & Guidance for Parents
Link: Autism Speaks - My Autism Guide
Link: NHS -Autism help for Families
DYSLEXIA
Dyslexia is a fairly common, yet specific learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling. It does not affect intelligence.
An estimated 1 in 10 people in the UK have some degree of dyslexia.
There are many advantages to dyslexia too; good spatial knowledge, improved pattern recognition, sharper peripheral vision, highly creative and an ability to think outside the box.
Dyslexia really can be a superpower, many famous people are dyslexic. Including actors, sportspeople, business leaders, authors and politicians. These famous people with dyslexia can be an inspiration to children struggling with dyslexia.
Did you know only 10% of the population have dyslexia yet:
- 40% of Self made millionaire’s are dyslexic.
- 40% of people working in technology are dyslexic.
- 35% of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic.
Take a look at the top 100 famous people with Dyslexia by clicking here
Bursley is a dyslexia-friendly school which means we have an excellent understanding of how to help people with dyslexia and all of our support systems are used across the school to help all children learn effectively.
We're also here to support parents with dyslexia who can request newsletters and information in a different format.
Here are a variety of links to help you with Dyslexia
Link: Made by Dyslexia - Information for Parents
Link: British Dyslexia Society - Advice
Link: NHS - Dyslexia in Children
DYSCALCULIA
Dyscalculia - Often seen as related to dyslexia, those with dyscalculia (sometimes known as number blindness) show great difficulty with numeracy, arithmetic and mathematical concepts.
Here are a variety of links to help you with Dyscalculia
Link: Dyslexia.com - Dyscalculia
Link: Maths Explained - Dyscalculia
DYSPRAXIA
Dyspraxia (or Developmental Co-ordination Disorder) is a complex neurological condition, which affects muscle co-ordination and perception.
Perception includes vision, hearing and proprioception, or the awareness of where your limbs are in space. There may be developmental delays in some areas but heightened sensitivities or abilities in others. Dyspraxia exists as a condition on its own but is often found together with hyper mobile joints, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, ADHD or Asperger’s Syndrome. This is why a diagnosis at an early age is important.
Developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia, is a condition affecting physical co-ordination. It causes a child to perform less well than expected in daily activities for their age, and appear to move clumsily.
Here are a variety of links to help you with Dyspraxia
Link: Dyspraxia UK - Information for Parents
