The Ability Bridge (Special Educational Needs Podcast)

The Ability Bridge Podcast brings together parents, teachers and professionals who support children and young people with diverse and additional needs and disabilities. We aim to nurture how this vital support group interacts because everyone wins when the relationships around a child is thriving.

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Episode #3: Healthy Parent & Teacher Relationships around Autistic and SEND Children

Have you noticed how the end of the school day is often the exact moment when our children’s emotions seem to burst? It’s all too common. Autistic and SEND children are especially prone to this. They do a great job keeping themselves in check all day, and then lose control during the handoff from teacher to parent. We’ve noticed that too. And we have some great news—it’s a pattern that we know how to address! I got to sit down with Lynn McCann for this week’s podcast, where we unpacked the relat...

Oct 28, 2022•23 min

Episode #2: Social Stories: Demands vs Good Explanations

We're here to help you turn everyday things into easy, practical ways to impact your child. We hope you found ways to talk about Sensory Diets and Social Stories after last month's podcast! My discussion with Lynn about Social Stories and Sensory Diets was so impactful, we are taking it even deeper this Friday. You don't want to miss our next conversation on The Ability Bridge Podcast . [Download this Worksheet] about Sensory Diets & Social Stories and prepare for a great conversation! A Sen...

Sep 30, 2022•24 min

Episode #1 - Sensory Diets and Social Stories

Welcome to The Ability Bridge Podcast - we help teachers and parents find the support and resources they need to guide students with diverse needs toward success. We do that by offering on-demand, best-in-class training and community for parents and educators and professionals because everybody wins when the relationships around the child are thriving. Every month we're going to be releasing a new podcast episode discussing ways that we can help these relationships thrive and the things we can a...

Aug 12, 2022•20 min•Ep. 1

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