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

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✅ Consistent TAs: Same TA builds healthy, stable attachment.
✅ Team Roles: Teachers and TAs support, not replace, each other.
✅ Ego Aside: Let another adult help when needed.
✅ Student Choice: Let teens choose how they use TA time.
✅ Withdrawal Timing: Don't pull kids from classes they enjoy.
✅ Behavior Meaning: Behavior communicates unmet needs or feelings.
✅ Generalization: Skills learned one place may not transfer.
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✅ Peer Groups: Friend groups shrink and tighten around age seven.
✅ Playground: Feels like a party full of strangers.
✅ Mind Blindness: Autistic kids often miss literal social cues.
✅ Lunchtime Clubs: Build friendships around shared interests proactively.
✅ Club Setup: Decide name, frequency, size, and entry method.
✅ Friendship Stages: Hello progresses slowly to close friendship.
✅ Inclusion: Ask if neurodiverse kids attend birthday parties.
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✅ Social Meltdowns: Social overwhelm triggers meltdowns, not just sensory.
✅ Skill Not Will: Children want friends but lack the skills.
✅ Perspective Taking: Explain why a friend didn't pass the ball.
✅ Warning Signs: Yelling, dobbing, crying, shutting down signal overload.
✅ In The Moment: Remove bystanders, distract, don't interrogate about incidents.
✅ Classroom Accommodations: Give thinking time before collaborating or choosing partners.
✅ Connection First: Teach social knowledge proactively in five-minute activities.
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✅ Masking: Girls mimic peers, appearing fine while exhausted inside.
✅ After-School Meltdowns: Held-in stress erupts at home, not school.
✅ Perfectionism: Small mistakes trigger distress; girls avoid asking help.
✅ Playground Fatigue: Breaks drain autistic girls rather than energise them.
✅ Diagnosis Timing: Earlier understanding eases the transition into high school.
✅ Teacher Signs: Watch anxiety, possessive friendships, and end-of-day unravelling.
✅ Special Interests: Share her passion to build calm and confidence.
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✅ Behavior: Reflects unmet needs, not choice.
✅ Mistakes: Fear of errors triggers refusals, meltdowns.
✅ Support: Change structure, not the child.
✅ Being First: Often signals safety, not defiance.
✅ Rewards: Praise completion, not finishing first.
✅ Peer Play: Neurotypical kids can include neurodivergent peers.
✅ Reframe: Ask what support is missing.
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To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.
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