How new research is finally proving that a silent mouth doesn’t mean a silent mind. When I first read Naoki Higashida’s groundbreaking book, The Reason I Jump, it felt like a door opening into a world I thought was silent. As a thirteen-year-old non-speaking autistic boy, Higashida gave us a profound look into his inner […]
I had a demo lesson this week. And if I’m being honest, it was one of my worst. I was tasked with designing lessons for a dynamic pre-kindergarten classroom with six children. Many of the children are pre-verbal, while others are learning to find their voice using high-tech AAC devices. This environment is supported by
Recently, I had the valuable opportunity to attend a session on ‘How to Support Children with Special Educational Needs in Early Years’ presented by experts and teachers from Osaka, Japan. This session took place on 9th February 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand and was organised by the Maletfan Foundation and three other foundations dedicated to children