Making a difference to #MentalHealth & #SEND one keynote speech at a time | #ActuallyAutistic mum, climber, paraglider, clyclist, author & @CreativeEdu director

East Sussex, UK
Joined December 2011
These days you'll mostly find me on Instagram: instagram.com/pookyh/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/pooky/ Patreon: patreon.com/c/pookyh Or head to my website for slides, resources, online courses or info about booking me pookyknightsmith.com See you there?
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๐Ÿณ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป Free session next Tuesday for professionals & parents/carers Book here:ย eventbrite.co.uk/e/7-quick-wโ€ฆ Please share with anyone who'd find it useful (Recording & notes sent to everyone)
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Challenging behaviour is the focus of my next webinar - if you'd like to better understand & support, it would be great to see you there. More info and boooking here for the 4pm session: eventbrite.com/e/19849521342โ€ฆ Or here for the 7pm session: eventbrite.com/e/19849523017โ€ฆ Please share
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Last call for anyone who'd like to come and learn about / discuss EBSA and school anxiety this evening. We kick off at 7pm. Recording will be sent to everyone who registers eventbrite.com/e/when-schoolโ€ฆ
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*** ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด *** When School Feels Impossible For anyone supporting a child who's struggling to get to school. Parents, teachers, anyone in between. Wednesday 25th March, 7pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-schoโ€ฆ (please share)
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My first paid webinar: PDA Communication: Staying Connected When Demands Are Necessary For parents and professionals who've tried all the usual advice and found it doesn't always work. Thursday 22nd January, 7pm GMT ยฃ20, recording included eventbrite.com/e/pda-communiโ€ฆ
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๐—ฃ๐——๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ If you support a child with a demand avoidant profile, you might find this weekโ€™s free downloadable resource helpful. patreon.com/posts/145334187 (Please share)
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I'm looking forward to delivering a webinar today for parents and carers of autistic children We'll be exploring a gentle, neuroaffirmative approach to parenting. Slides & notes are: patreon.com/posts/slides-parโ€ฆ If you'd like something similar, get in touch: [email protected]
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๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: why 'just switch tasks for a second' isn't as simple as it sounds. One minute that changes how you think about autistic attention ๐Ÿ‘‡ youtube.com/shorts/5Fsx_SFOMโ€ฆ Please watch & share
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The school gate can be the hardest moment of the day. I've created a free resource with ready-to-use scripts for parents and school staff supporting children with morning anxiety. Download free: patreon.com/posts/download-sโ€ฆ (please use & share)
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New resource for supporting young people with a PDA profile The "๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ" helps identify what makes requests feel overwhelming and find lower-demand alternatives. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ + ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ patreon.com/posts/download-dโ€ฆ
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New Video: Supporting Recently Diagnosed Autistic Teens youtu.be/AlokY5n-okQ?si=y7ldโ€ฆ Please watch and share
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When we understand what makes a child feel safe, we can help them gradually widen that sense of security. Download this simple resource and supporting notes to explore safe people, places, and activities with anxious children. patreon.com/posts/download-fโ€ฆ Helfpul? Please share
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New resource: A gentle reflection tool for autistic young people to understand their masking patterns with self-compassion. Not about whether you should unmask - about understanding yourself better. patreon.com/posts/download-mโ€ฆ Includes worksheet + supporting notes - please share
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๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ: ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Our ability to sense what's happening inside our bodies. For many ND people, those internal signals don't come through clearly. patreon.com/posts/video-suppโ€ฆ Video and some supporting notes. I really hope it's helpful. Please share
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#Dyspraxia is more common than we often think & can hold pupils back in a number of different ways. @PookyH offers some practical strategies for #teachers the classroom: buff.ly/fMshamg #teaching #SEND
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๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ: ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป A simple way to plan ahead for supporting overwhelm PDF & Supporting notes: patreon.com/posts/download-tโ€ฆ >> If you like it, please share it <<
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Free audit checklist to help you identify and fix the sensory barriers to learning: patreon.com/posts/download-sโ€ฆ Please share (and feedback)
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#Dyspraxia is more common than we often think & can hold pupils back in a number of different ways. @PookyH offers some practical strategies for #teachers the classroom: buff.ly/8G9q2n3 #inclusion #SEND
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