Education - Positive Special Needs Parenting

Education Resources

If you are looking for ways to support your child’s learning at home, there are lots of websites out there with resources aimed particularly at special needs parents.

From sites concentrating on all things home schooling, to those addressing sensory issues with learning, websites concentrating on social learning and those aimed at visual aids, there are some awesome resources out there, most of which offer their expertise for little to no cost.

I’ve put together a list of websites which offer special needs families a variety of education resources. I cannot personally vouch for the content of all these sites (because the internet is too hard to keep up with at the best of times) but they are a great start if you are looking for resources that cater to different learning needs.

education resources - www.myhometruths.com

Education Orgs

Australian Government Department of Education & Training

NSW Department of Education

Department of Education & Training Victoria

Department for Education SA

Education QLD

Department of Education WA

Department of Education TAS

Education Directorate ACT

Department of Education NT

Independent Schools Council of Australia

National Catholic Education Commission

Anglican Schools Australia

Education Sites

Home Education Association

Homeschooling Downunder

Homeschool Australia

Homeschooling Supplies

Complete Education Australia

Aussie Home School

Managing Difficult Conversations With Your Child’s School

Hands up if you dread initiating and managing difficult conversations. While we may dread them, they are a necessary part of parenting life, especially when parenting children with a disability and additional needs. The thing is, being able to negotiate difficult...

APAC 2019 – Lessons & Sessions

As I shared in my last post, I was privileged to be invited to APAC 2019 in Singapore to give a plenary presentation on our positive education journey. I also delivered a workshop to professionals, participated in a parent panel and even ended up on Singapore radio!...

How Schools Can Work With Parents to Improve the IEP Process

Last week, I addressed teachers and parents at two joint professional development sessions. It was an unique opportunity for parents and teachers to come together, improve their understanding and start working together effectively from day 1.After talking...

5 Ways To Support Your Child Through Rejection

For this week’s ‘5 Things’ post, I welcome James Thomas from Feel the Magic, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing grief education and support to bereaved children and their families. Feel the Magic aims to eliminate isolation in bereaved children by...

The real problem facing autistic students

Last year, Pauline Hanson made a speech in parliament where she called for autistic students, and students with additional needs, to be segregated and taught separately in specialist settings. Her argument being, teachers are being stretched and cannot meet the needs...

Special Education v Mainstream: Our Schooling Journey

What do you do when your child doesn't fit neatly into a single educational setting? What do you do when your child has multiple disabilities? I have to say that decisions on schooling options have been the most challenging to make for our special needs...

Accessing Disability Adjustments for NAPLAN Testing

NAPLAN is almost a dirty word in many special needs groups. It's the one topic (other than vaccination) that's bound to get people talking and heart rates soaring. NAPLAN stands for National Assessment Program Literacy And Numeracy. It's a national, standardised test...

Starting High School with Albinism

I must confess, my fingernails are all gone and I'm rather apprehensive as we approach Gilbert's first day of high school. I know we've done all we can to prepare him for the new start in front of him but I still don't know it that's going to be enough to ensure a...

How to share your child’s special needs with their new teacher

All parents hope their child is assigned a great teacher each school year. A teacher who can relate well to their students, who is passionate about teaching, who is kind, yet firm, with their class. We all want the best for our kids, after all. This is an even more...

Teachers: What Special Needs Parents Wish You Knew

I was recently asked to provide my thoughts on autism parenting and my personal experiences as an ex-ASPECT parent to a group of new starters at Autism Spectrum Australia (ASPECT). Beyond sharing my personal successes and challenges over the years, I saw this as an...