School and Hospital
In August 2021, Laura, a primary school teacher and a mum of a child who had leukaemia, joined…
Transition to school: strategies and stories from families
“The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first…
How openness and honesty about Dax’s disability helped his classmates see the real him
‘But he can’t walk! And he can’t talk’… Oh but he can, just with a bit of assistance and if…
Getting involved in the school community: a parent perspective
Melissa speaks about finding a way to get involved in the community in a way that both you and your…
Supporting your child at school: a parent perspective
Melissa shares the ways she supports her child at school. “While this is an ongoing process, implementing good strategies’ at…
Preparing your child for school: a parent perspective
Hear from one of our parent contributors, Melissa Elias, about how she prepared her daughter for school and how visuals…
How teacher training helped Sophie’s communication at school
Sophie has Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Combining sounds into words, and words into sentences is very difficult and people…
Planning for success with the school: a parent perspective
Melissa shares how she planned with the school to get ready for her daughter starting kindergarten, including provisional reports, cheat…
Therapy & school
There is a lot to do, and to think about, in the lead up to school starting. One thing that many families don’t realise until school starts, is that time for therapy is dramatically reduced. How do families make therapy work?