I am deeply saddened by the number of times that I hear about children with additional needs or disabilities, and their families, being rejected by or excluded from the very place that should be the most welcoming, most inclusive, most loving place of all… church. Stories about families being told “Please try somewhere else, this … Continue reading Would Jesus Be Welcomed At Your Church If He Arrived With Disabled Children?
A few days ago it was the Golden Globes, soon it will be the BAFTA’s and then the Oscars, and while we don’t know before the ceremonies who the winners will be one thing we all know in advance is that there will be celebrities queueing up to make passionate acceptance speeches in support of … Continue reading #MeToo? Where Are The Celebrities Campaigning For Disability Equality?
I’ve shared before about using Lego to tell Bible stories… Here’s some really helpful information from my friend Lynn McCann (Included By Grace) to equip us to do this well and to start the New Year thinking creatively about how we can all use Lego to reach and teach children with additional needs…
See also:
Minecraft, Lego, And Additional Needs Children’s Work
https://theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2017/03/09/minecraft-lego-additional-needs-childrens-work/Church Children’s Work: Do Age Groups Or Interest Groups Work Best
https://theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2017/12/15/church-childrens-work-do-age-groups-or-interest-groups-work-best/
I’ve been doing Lego Based Therapy with autistic children in my schools for a couple of years now and often deliver training to teachers and care staff in how to run these sessions. I’ve been thinking for some time about how this might be used in a church setting as the children usually love the structure and format of the sessions and their communication skills develop really well in this context.
So what is Lego Based Therapy?
Lego Based Therapy has not been developed by Lego (who don’t endorse it) but by an autism clinic in America. It’s actually a communication, social interaction and problem solving therapy. Here is more information if you’d like to learn about it.
Over 12 weeks the children work in a group of three and take on a ‘job’ with a specific and clear role. There is the…
Engineer – this role is in…
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We have 10 years to change, maybe a little more, maybe a little less… 10 years to change the way we live if we are to avoid the start of a catastrophic climate change chain-reaction that will be beyond human ability to stop. Has that got your attention? I hope so, and so do the … Continue reading Why 2020 Must Be The Year We Change For The Sake Of Our Special Needs Children
It’s been such a long school term… Early September, with it’s warmth and sunshine, still long days, the garden and countryside still bursting with fruitfulness, it seems a lifetime ago. It’s been a hard few months for James, several Epileptic seizures including some at school, changes to his medication and how to get him to … Continue reading Exhausted, empty and close to tears, but then God did this…
Every year we hear the Christmas story, of Mary and Joseph heading to Bethlehem on a donkey, of the innkeeper, angels and shepherds, the wise men, and of course the baby Jesus; but have you ever looked at this story as a metaphor for additional needs families? Here’s a different look at this well-known story … Continue reading How The Christmas Story Is Like The Story Of An Additional Needs Family
There are 13 million disabled people in the UK, including children and adults, plus all of their friends and family, and the main political parties have been reaching out to them in the run-up to the 2019 General Election on Thursday 12th December. What have each of them been saying, and what does this mean … Continue reading Disability And The General Election 2019
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