I’m Pooky, an autistic speaker, writer and educator. I help you understand and support neurodivergent children, young people and adults, with practical ideas you can use the very next day.
Below are some of the talks and webinars I’ve given recently. Click into any of them for the slides and companion notes, free to use in your own school or setting.
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DOWNLOAD | Comfort Audit to Prevent Sensory Overwhelm
The comfort audit is a very simple tool that helps us identify and manage sources of sensory overwhelm for our students. A great INSET day activity!
VIDEO: To-Don’t Lists
In this video, I explore the power of to-don’t lists, one of my favourite life hacks for gaining control, and hours in the day…
PODCAST: Transition Activities
Transition activities to help children calm or activate when switching between task types or contexts.
INSET : Neurodiversity – Enabling Every Student to Thrive
Slides and resources from a whole school INSET about practical steps to enable autistic / ADHD learners to thrive.
BOOK REVIEW: Square Pegs
60 Second book review of Square Pegs, a really important contribution to the sector to help us better understand and support children who can’t go to school.
VIDEO: Negative Self-Talk
In this video, I explore why and how we can take steps to make negative self-talk stop for ourselves or others. ***If you’d like to