Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education

Many children with ASD will be over or under reactive to sensory stimuli including touch, taste, smell, sound, sight and/or movement. By regulating the amount and intensity of stimulation it helps to…

The playground is often an extremely confusing environment for children on the spectrum. Playgrounds can be overwhelming in many ways; socially, sensorially and behaviourally. Children with ASD, ADHD…

Many children with ASD do not feel the need or motivated to communicate as everyone in their environment thinks for them, gives them what they want or even anticipates their needs. When you creat…

Many children with ASD have Mind Blindness, meaning they are often literal and don't know the inferred intent of language. This often leads to difficulty understanding another person's perspective. 

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Information for families who have recently received a diagnosis for their children or are waiting for a diagnosis. Also information for teachers and educators. 

Things discussed are what to do, where…

The emotional world for people on the spectrum can be very scary! Emotions often come without warning and are difficult to label and connect to a cause, which leaves the person unable to control them…

Sue answers questions asked via the Sue Larkey facebook group.

Show notes for this podcast are at: 

https://suelarkey.com.au/slp-026-facebook-q-and-a/

To learn more about teaching or understanding A…

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Here are the most commonly asked questions about my online traini…

Sue talks about the latest newsletter and some of the thinking behind these newsletters. 

Sue also give a summary of the key points she covers for this term.

Show notes for this podcast are at: https…

Sue talk about what it was like when she was unable to speak after an operation on her throat. Insights on how it feels to not be able to communicate quickly and being treated differently because of …

Show notes for this podcast are at: https://suelarkey.com.au/slp-023-read-a-personal-account-this-year/

To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD please visit my websites below.

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For a different style podcast this week, Sue discusses with her partner Andrew an experience going into a classroom and seeing a dis-engaged student needing help and talks about how she quickly asses…

Interoception refers to the ability to perceive and understand your internal sensations and emotions. This occurs through receptors located throughout your body which communicate to your brain.

When …

Screens are a wonderful tool to use with children, however they are becoming increasingly difficult to monitor and manage. 

Here are a few great examples of questions you could ask yourself to see if…

Many children with ASD can find the anticipation of camp to be a source of great stress. Letting the student know as much detail as possible from the food to the different sensory feelings they might…

For anyone who wants to measure and manage time more effectively, the Time Timer is an innovative visual timer designed to "show" the passage of time through the use of a red disk that disappears as …

Teacher assistants, school support officers, teacher aides etc. – you are angels in disguise and we thank you for all your hard work with our ASD students. You are usually the person that the student…

An Individual Education Plan (IEP) (also known by other names including Individual Learning Plan or ILP) may be developed for a student with diverse learning needs or a disability. An IEP is about ac…

Here are the most commonly asked questions about my online training courses.

If you want more information about them please visit  elearning.suelarkey.com.au

An example of the questions and topics co…

Neurodiversity is the concept that neurological differences between people should be recognised and respected. Instead of using terms like ’dys - function’ ‘dis- abilities’ & ‘dis-orders’ neurodivers…