This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. We want to take this opportunity to highlight an area of illness that is vastly under-recognised and under treated: depression and anxiety in children. Here are the 10 major warning signs that indicate your child is depressed.
If you suspect your child (or yourself) features somewhere on the autism spectrum, your first port of call is your GP. Your GP will ask a few questions to ascertain whether your child fits some broad criteria and, subject to these responses, will refer you to a specialist. Then you can start getting the help you need. Here’s how the process will work.
Boys are nearly 5 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism. Why is this and why are leading psychologists saying that many girls with autism are being neglected? The answers lie in different symptoms between the genders and systemic failings in the way we approach autism research.
The chances are that if your child has any kind of mental or physical disability, they will encounter some difficulty in school at some point. They will either require special treatment, concessions, or extra resources to allow them to benefit from the full range of educational activities the school provides. The Equality Act 2010 (EQA) is designed to make sure this happens. We recommend all parents to have a solid understanding about this law and how it can help your child.
Once the doors open of any trade show it’s all about YOU - the visitor - and boy do we love it when you discover our bodysuits. The response ranges from ‘oooh, I didn’t know you could get such things, what a relief’ to ‘what fantastic quality and styles’.
‘Faecal smearing’ or ‘poo smearing’ is a topic that can no longer be ignored. It’s uncomfortable for most parents to talk about and happens more often than we want to acknowledge. SpecialKids.Company helps you to make this behaviour of the past or at least minimise its impact.
