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PauletteLuff

@pauletteluff.bsky.social
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Part time early childhood academic and full time Nanna. Speedy reader, slow knitter, (mostly) plant-based cook, and (very) amateur musician.

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The petition to protect SEND legal rights is at number 3 out of over 2000 government petitions. Will you help to save disabled children’s rights in England by signing and sharing? Children can sign too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions?st...
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View all petitions - Petitions
Search results for open petitions. You can sign and share petitions.
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Witham and Braintree Green Party @wandbgreenparty.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🌍 BREAKING: A Green Group is back at Braintree District Council! 4 Independent councillors quit our joint opposition group to join the Tories — with zero warning. So our 4 Green councillors have formed their own Green Group, restoring what we had for 20 years before 2019. #W&BGP #Braintree 🧵1/3
Photograph of Witham and Braintree Green Party Councillors and candidates.
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Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Research Participant Request from Aglaia Michelaki Are you someone who experiences wonder, amazement or awe? Join the research project to explore in what ways flow and awe impact the well-being of neurodivergent individuals Find out more: uelpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
 "A research participant recruitment poster from the University of East London, set against a dark background featuring Van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889, public domain). Large bold text reads: 'Research Participants Needed'. The poster asks: 'Are you someone who experiences wonder, amazement or awe? Do you find yourself in states of intense absorption, a flow where the rest of the world just disappears?' Eligibility criteria listed: adults aged 18 and over, English-speaking, ADHD or no ADHD — all welcome, approximately 12–15 minutes to complete, with an optional 45–60 minute online interview. A QR code links to a survey. The researcher is Aglaia Michelaki, MSc researcher at UEL, investigating intense absorbing experiences and what they reveal about wellbeing that standard measures may miss. Ethics Reference: 026/2769824/04-26. Email: u2769824@uel.ac.uk.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
US painter Mary Cassatt was one of the first Western painters to portray real mother-child intimacy as opposed to formal family portraits, reflecting social changes. The Child's Bath, 1893 #WomensArt #MothersDay US
Painting looking down on a white woman in a striped dress with a child on her lap, the child has her feet in a dish of water as the mother washes her
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 04/05/2026
Ahead of the local elections on 7 May, we invited representatives from three political parties to set out why they are asking for your vote | Adrian Ramsay MP
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Why I’m asking you to vote Green on 7 May
Ahead of the local elections on 7 May, we invited representatives from three political parties to set out why they are asking for your vote
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I'm part of the Environmental Audit Committee, and today we published our report on PFAS 'forever chemicals' 👇 It's scary how many products contain PFAS, and it's impossible to avoid them through our individual purchasing choices, so govt needs to take action. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say
Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in UK
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We're taking Green politics around the country. And everywhere we go, it's clear: Hope is here. It's all of us. You have until midnight to register to vote! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Dancing is resistance’: Zack Polanski and the Greens bring the party to the ravers
In run-up to May local elections, the Green party is reaching people who may not normally attend a political speech
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Learn about Froebel’s principles and practices in Wales with Dr Sian Sarwar at the Froebel Trust online conference: Involving, Informing & Inspiring. 🌿 During the half-day conference, Sian will share insights about Froebelian connections in the Curriculum for Wales. #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsResearch
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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 06/04/2026
We rejected the pathology paradigm. We rejected empty pedagogy and behaviorism. We rolled our own education. Here's what we learned. stimpunks.org/space/ 🌱
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Learning Space: At the Intersection of Dewey and Freire
Stimpunks Learning Space offers community and space for passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose.
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OMEP UK @omepuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ECRG In‑Person Networking Event: 📅Tue 31 March 2026, 10am–4pm 📍 Sawyer Building 001–002, ARU Chelmsford Sign‑up: tinyurl.com/ARU-ECRG #earlychildhoodresearch #earlychildhood #research #networking
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ARU Early Childhood Research Group Cross Universities Networking
Join us in person to connect with fellow early childhood researchers from different universities at ARU!
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Aaron King @9000lives.org · 20/01/2026
🚨 Tuesday Briefing - SEND £200 million will be spent on a national inclusion training programme. But what actually is it and how does it hope to change inclusion in our schools? 🧵
The aims of the training
An inclusive education system where:
1.	Every child will have the opportunity to go to a local school where they can achieve and thrive.
2.	Families have the confidence that the right support will be there at every stage of their child’s education.

Education ministers think:
•	“For too long, training on SEND has been inconsistent.”
•	Almost half of school teachers say that more training would help their confidence in supporting SEND.
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
If you’re still planning to respond to the Government’s #NationalSENDConversation survey here are our tips to help. The survey FAILS to mention rights or EHCPs, so we have lots of guidance about what is already law that you can remind the government! www.specialneedsjungle.com/t...
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Witham and Braintree Green Party @wandbgreenparty.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Kier Starmer says the Greens are "nuts". A better NHS, fair wages, school dinners for all children, clean energy, publicly controlled utilities, affordable housing, and protecting the environment. Yep, sounds nuts! Let's make hope normal again. Come and join us... join.greenparty.org.uk
Graphic on a green background showing the Observer front cover, with a photo of  Kier Starmer and his quote "the greens are nuts.

Overlaid with the text: "A better NHS, fair wages, school dinners for all children, clean energy, publicly controlled utilities, affordable housing, and protecting the environment. 

Yep, sounds nuts!

Let's make hope normal again."

At the top, the Green Party earth and flower petals logo. At the bottom the website address join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
An survey has been launched to hear views from across the early years sector to guide the review of Birth to 5 Matters. The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition. Survey closes 24 November. Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right. There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture join.greenparty.org.uk
Mahmood furious over asylum seeker taxi bills.Overton window has been obliterated
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
"Valuing children's experiences instead of focusing on prescribed milestones helps them connect with world as well as develop academically." Forcing schools to become #ExamFactories is terrible for education, as well as #MentalHealth phys.org/news/2025-10...
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Four-year-olds don't need to sit still to be 'school ready'
The UK government's strategy for early years education in England aims to get children in reception "school-ready." But what school readiness means is debatable.
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EECERA @eecera.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
📄 Author Maria Figueiredo is presenting during Poster Session B on Wednesday, 27-August from 9:55 - 10:35 and Symposium Set B12 | Tuesday 26th August 2025, 15:40 – 17:0 Read her associated open access article here: buff.ly/sToYfIh #EECERA2025 #EECERA
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
This looks great from Makes Sense To Me: This neurodivergent bookshop exclusively sells books with ND & /or disabled participation. They actively challenge ableist attitudes & practices. Nothing about us without us. makessensetome.co.uk
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MAKES SENSE TO ME | The Neurodivergent Bookshop
Discover the world’s first neurodiversity-specialist bookshop! This disabled-led ND community offers books on ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Tourette’s & Mental Health. Resources for neurodiversity at work, ...
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Carrie Grant in The Guardian: Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater. We agree. www.theguardian.com/commenti...
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Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater | Carrie Grant
Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for my children. Hints they could be scrapped fill me with fear, says TV presenter Carrie Grant
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Important research - I would love to be at the EECERA conference to hear more about this.
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Kierna C @ciarnac.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
More information and booking: www.froebel.org.uk/events/being...
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Excellent summary of the debate on my regret motion on #UniversalCredit cuts: highlighting the people who deserve to have their disgraceful contributions highlighted #UniversalCredit #DisabilityCuts www.disabilitynewsservice.com/only-17-peer...
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Only 17 peers back disabled people on cuts, as leading Tory says living on benefits is ‘not a life of dignity’
Just 17 peers were willing to support disabled people this week, following disablist comments by both Tories and a Labour member as the Lords rubber-stamped a bill to remove billions of pounds a ye…
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 04/07/2025
"I wish that every time we talked about inclusion, we talked about exclusion. Because for some reason people think including all disabled children in school is controversial. But when you talk about exclusion, suddenly everyone is against it.” TY North Star & Compass: substack.com/@northstaran...
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On why we try to take month long trips
Also exclusion, travel, government, Pictello reading, Mamdani, life, health insurance, fascism, centering DJ, milestones
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity. To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Join us this Thursday 19th June for a webinar with @helwasmuth.bsky.social, exploring the Froebelian concept of ‘freedom with guidance’ and what it means for modern day practice. Info and booking ↩️ www.froebel.org.uk/events/webin... #Froebel #EarlyYears #EarlyLearning #EarlyEducation
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Webinar: Freedom with Guidance with Dr Helge Wasmuth
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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
My map of independent children's bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. If we want to keep them, we need to support them. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 07/06/2025
Neurodivergent people are treated as noise to be filtered out in most studies supporting the “science of learning”. We are discounted as outliers. Our needs and ways of being are deemed too inconvenient to consider. So, the vast majority of studies just ignore us. stimpunks.org/2025/06/06/t...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Tory legacy. Fire stations in England “falling apart”, Funding down by £1bn, call outs up by a fifth. Firefighter numbers down by a quarter in seven years, 11,000 full-time staff. Population increased but lack of investment in infrastructure, tax cuts for the rich. Readying for privatisation?
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Fire stations in England ‘falling apart’ amid £1bn funding cut, chiefs say
Exclusive: National Fire Chiefs Council warns of pressures, with callouts up 20% in a decade as firefighter numbers fall
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Ceri Morgan @ceri-morgan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Really looking forward to hearing from Annamaria Pinter, guest speaker at @baalrichsig.bsky.social launch event on Thursday. She will be talking about the challenges and opportunities for applied linguistics research that involves children. It's not too late to book! 👉 tinyurl.com/richsigevent
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Kathryn Stinton @kathrynstinton.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
A free webinar from the fantastic charity IPSEA - Monday 9th June, 12.30pm - 1.30pm - recording also available. www.ipsea.org.uk/free-webinar...
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Join our free webinar: The SEND journey and your rights as a parent/carer
We’ll explain the range of support we have for parents and carers, where you can find helpful guides and resources, what support children and young people with SEND are legally entitled to, and what y...
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Last shout for this webinar that I'm running next Wednesday on how to 'become a writer'. Free to attend with the option to make a donation. Please repost. Thank you! ☺️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
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Become a Writer - Free Webinar with Sue Cowley
In this free webinar, bestselling author Sue Cowley guides you through the process of writing a book, from first idea to final publication.
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I'm running this free webinar next week on how to 'Become a Writer'. Hope you can join me. Tickets are free with the option to make a donation. Please share. Thank you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
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Become a Writer - Free Webinar with Sue Cowley
In this free webinar, bestselling author Sue Cowley guides you through the process of writing a book, from first idea to final publication.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Are you on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Employment Support Allowance? UK govt will compel banks to hand information to it about your money. You can't prevent it even if you never committed fraud. Same won't apply to PPE, tax, subsidy fraudsters, corporate crooks, disqualified directors.
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A new bill will lead to mass state surveillance for the most vulnerable. We must act.
This bill grants the government powers of surveillance on the bank accounts of the poor, old, sick and disabled people receiving specified benefits
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Wendy Russell @wendyrussell.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 05/05/2025
"I want parents to learn what disability advocates taught me, what I wish I had known before my son’s diagnosis: that autistic people have always been part of our societies, & are valuable human beings who deserve unqualified love, acceptance, & access to supports." www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosa/...
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My Autistic Son Needs 24/7 Support. And That's OK.
We have a good life, because we stopped buying into mainstream notions about what happy families look like.
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BAAL SIG for Research Involving Children @baalrichsig.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
❕Extended Deadline❕ Please send your abstract for the BAAL RICH SIG launch event by Wednesday 7th May: tinyurl.com/richsigabstr... Three abstracts will be selected for presentations at our launch event on 5th June, and others will be invited to present at a future webinar. Thank you! 😊
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BAAL RICH SIG Event - Applied Linguistics Research Involving Children: What Works?
Thank you so much for your interest in presenting at the BAAL RICH SIG event, "Applied Linguistics Research Involving Children: What Works?" on Thursday, 5th June 2025. We’re excited to hear about you...
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BERA @beranews.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
2025 marks 10 years of the BERA Blog! 🎈🔟 #BERABLOG10 Our lead editor, Gerry Czerniawski, shares insights on the editorial process and how we support new authors in writing a blog post. 📝 @gerryczerniawski.bsky.social Find out more about the BERA blog: www.bera.ac.uk/blog
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Baby food pouches sold by Ella's Kitchen, Heinz, Piccolo, Little Freddie, Aldi, Lidl found to be low in nutrients. Companies must know this but still sell them as profits come before people. Lives blighted Regulators collude with corporations. Who protects the people?
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Baby food pouches low in key nutrients, lab testing finds
Parents are being
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Research study 24: Kornilaki & Kypriotaki (2024) found that grandparents in Greece are involved in the upbringing of grandchildren, with and without SEND. Professionals and community services could recognize this contribution by providing skills/support. doi.org/10.1080/0360... #autismacceptance
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Grandparenting children with typical development and special educational needs and disabilities
The study compares the experiences of two groups of grandparents, one with a typically developing (TD) grandchild and one with a grandchild with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). T...
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Research study 23: Chaki and Faran (2025) found that intergenerational female solidarity can improve the functioning of the nuclear family, a mother’s satisfaction with life, and the adaptive behaviour of an autistic child - doi.org/10.1007/s108... #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth #grandparents
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The Effect of Family Characteristics on the Functioning of a Child with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Bedouin Society in Israel - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by difficulties in communication and social-emotional interaction. It is associated with an increase of parental stress a...
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Research study 22: Baena et al (2024) explored the impact of having an autistic grandchild and the resources that grandparents have and use. Grandparents perceived four areas of need: their own; the family; the autistic person; and society. doi.org/10.1007/s108... #autismacceptance #grandparents
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Perceived Impact, Needs, and Resources of Grandparents of Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Qualitative Study - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Grandparents play different roles in families of children and adolescents on the autism spectrum. They are frequently engaged in caregiving tasks with the person on the autism spectrum, providing emot...
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Research study 21: Grandparents attending an intervention gained: increased knowledge about autism; skills and strategies to support their family; and opportunities to share experiences with other grandparents (Zakirova Engstrand et al et, 2021) doi.org/10.1007/s108... #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth
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Group Psychoeducational Intervention for Grandparents of Young Children with ASD: An Open Feasibility Study - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
This initial open feasibility trial reports on feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the manualized, group-based psychoeducational intervention for grandparents of preschool-aged children with ...
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Research study 20: Wang et al (2023) interviewed parents of autistic children, in Beijing. They identified intergenerational tensions (including denial of diagnosis) but also involvement and support from grandparents doi.org/10.3390/bs13... #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth #autismacceptance #grandparents
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Research study 19: In Thailand, grandparents taking on caring responsibilities for autistic grandchildren, to support their family, found meaningful engagement in grandparenting occupations (Panchasilawut & Sriphetcharawut, 2023) he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bu... #autismacceptance #grandparents
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Research study 18: Ashby et al (2023) identify sociocultural factors contributing to delay in identification of autism in Black children. At an interpersonal level, grandparents’ role was important for observing child development. journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/full... #autismacceptance #grandparents
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“She Is Stand-Offish Like That”: Black Adults' Recognition... : Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
re conducted at 2 Black Churches using a community-partnered participatory research approach and the socioecological model. Participants completed sociodemographic surveys, viewed CDC Autism Training ...
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Bank holiday reading 😊
Book cover showing adult and child playing. Book title is ‘How to Help Non-Speaking Children in the Early Years’ by Bryony Rust.
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Research study 17: In Spain, caregivers of autistic children rely on formal support from early intervention providers but also the informal support network, including trusted grandparents (Martinez-Rico et al, 2022). doi.org/10.3390/ijer... #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth #autismacceptance #grandparents
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Research study 16: doi.org/10.3390/ijer... In a quality of life study, in Malaysia, Asahar et al (2021) found main caregiver perceptions of their child’s autistic-specific difficulties were associated with not receiving help with childcare from grandparents #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth #grandparents
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PauletteLuff @pauletteluff.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Research study 15: Zakirova Engstrand et al (2019) considered the perceived needs of 120 grandparents of autistic grandchildren in Sweden. Grandparents expressed a need for more information. doi.org/10.1007/s108... #autismacceptance #grandparents #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth
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Needs of Grandparents of Preschool-Aged Children with ASD in Sweden - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Little is known about needs of grandparents of young children with autism in family and community settings. This study investigated perceived needs of grandparents of preschool-aged children diagnosed...
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