The Powerful Mind

Tom was a 16 year old boy with no verbal skills. Tom’s Mum was exhausted but had come this far to educate Tom in a mainstream school environment. The difference with Tom is that while he has an extremely clever brain, he is non-verbal, instead using a communication...

The Caring Mother

I first meet Sarah through a phone call. She was beside herself regarding her daughter. The school did not understand her, she was being bullied and had no friends. Her daughter Jodie who was 14 had started to self retreat and become extremely depressed. Sarah felt as...

The Quiet Achiever

Jack is a 10 year old boy who is a quiet student that sits in the class but rarely participates within class discussions or group work. He has a tendency to look like he is completing the set tasks but lacks the independence of working out the steps in order to...

The School Refuser

When I first meet Mary she was a school refuser. Mary had some language but found conversations very confusing and draining on her. Often she would give a one word answer, instead of giving a why to the question. The school could no longer put up with her behaviour of...