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

Learn practical tips & strategies for building independence in learners by using visuals, timers, and schedules. Discover the 50/50 learning behavior plan and the importance of modeling behavior. Explore strategies for supporting children on the spectrum, including repetition and rewards. Find out how to replace negative instructions with positive visuals and incorporate strategies for better understanding and anxiety regulation.

The podcast discusses strategies to overcome obstacles to learning for neurodiverse students, including fear of failure and lack of direction. It emphasizes breaking tasks into manageable chunks, using positive reinforcement, and providing clear directions. The importance of task analysis and supporting neurodiverse students through written tasks and leveraging their special interests is also explored.

Topics include encouraging social connections for non-verbal children, transitioning to mainstream schools, social strategies for secondary school and young adults, managing emotions in the playground, strategies for Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and counteracting negative self-talk.

Learn practical tips and strategies for teaching Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Discover the benefits of SEL programs and key teaching methods. Gain useful advice for implementing SEL in the classroom. Explore strategies for teaching appropriate responses to winning and losing. Discuss the challenges faced by neurodiverse students during recess and lunch breaks and alternative solutions. Encouragement for audience feedback and promotion of resources.

This podcast explores the complexity of social skills and provides practical tips for teaching social emotional learning. It discusses making friends, solutions for common playground behaviors, and setting up lunchtime clubs. The speaker emphasizes the importance of teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum or neurodiversity, and provides strategies for addressing social and emotional challenges. Additionally, it explores the stages of friendship, creating social clubs, and passive playgrounds for developing social skills.

Discussing the importance of pursuing a diagnosis, the podcast covers topics including challenges faced by undiagnosed children, creating a positive environment during parent meetings, seeking professional assessments, finding a psychologist or pediatrician, the importance of documentation and communication, and observing a child's development.

Learn practical tips on how to ease stressful transitions and support natural strengths with Time Timers. Discover the game-changing impact of Time Timers and their silent design. Explore the use of visual cues and transition strategies for children. Find out about the features of the original timers and how they can be used in learning environments, and join the giveaway for a chance to win Time Timers and magnets.

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Sue Larkey books (pg 2) ✅ Visual Supports (pg 5) ✅ Social Skills (pg 6) ✅ Understanding Behaviour (pg 8) ✅ Anxiety & Mental Health (pg 9) ✅ Early Years (page 10) ✅ Helping Children Manage their Emotions (pg 11) ✅ Teaching Children about Autism Spectrum (page 12) ✅ ADHD- Organising & Planning (page 13) ✅ Teen Years & Beyond (pg 15) ✅ Puberty & Sex Education (page 16) ✅ Sensory Books (pg 17) ✅ Sensory Tools (pg 18) ✅ Workshops (pg 19) Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/favourite-resources-to-support-neurodiverse-children/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ April is an Opportunity to Celebrate & Advocate for Neurodiversity ✅ Why I love the term Neurodiversity ✅ Why important to ask about people's personal preferences for "terminology" ✅ During April watch/learn from a Movie, or TV Show, Connect to Neurodiverse people online to celebrate neurodiversity ✅ 10 Top Tips to Understand Neurodiversity to share with your community Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/10-essential-tips-to-share-to-increase-understanding/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Why social skills programmes need to be "driven" by individual's needs and their personal goals (HELP) ✅ How to build social capacity in teen years and beyond ✅ The importance of programmes/ relationships being ✅ Two amazing programmes share insights and information on how programs support teens and young people to develop connections and friends ✅ Range of fabulous options available in most communities to help build social connections. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/social-connection-for-neurodiverse-teen-adults/ Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au