The Power of Play
One of the most frequent (and most important) questions we get asked by clients is ‘how do I play with my child?’. We understand it can be tricky for adults to feel confident with ‘playing’ as it’s a skill we have most likely forgotten. We have grown up and moved away from the simple fun…
Our New Nursery: Inclusion in Action
There’s been a big focus recently on inclusion in government policy across the U.K. , in an attempt to lower exclusions from education for children with additional needs. We were recently invited to the launch of one such strategy at a local council, which was actually part 2 of a 2 part launch. Which is…
To New Beginnings…
In July 2022 we had to make the difficult decision to close our Scotland Blue Sky Autism Centre in Stirling. After 12 years, this was not something we had planned for or expected but sadly the reality of running a small charity across 2 locations post covid began to hit us hard. Having had huge…
Ask the Expert: An Interview with Professor Sally Rogers
Having worked in SEN teaching and management as an Autism Specialist for a number of years, I was always drawn to the field of naturalistic, play based early intervention for young children with ASD. Following the publication of the first Early Start Denver Model RCT in 2010, I was lucky enough to visit the UC…
Stories of Hope: A Podcast
An important part of our work is supporting parents, care givers and the wider family start to understand their child’s motivations and challenges. As part of this, we also want to focus on the positives to help everyone in that child’s life see that there is lots of potential to learn and grow, and that…
A Film About Finding Your Voice
On 25/11/2020 we officially launched Play2Talk on our social media and had an overwhelming response! Part of our launch included a very special premiere of our film, featuring a number of the little superstars that we have supported through our Blue Sky project over the years . One of the biggest issues we have with…
Making Sense of the Sensory
There is a lot of information out there on the sensory side of things when you google developmental delays and neuro diversity. Some of it is good and some of it is not, and some of it is just completely overwhelming. At Play2Talk our first focus is on identifying and using children’s sensory interests and differences…
Working with Babies- How Early is Too Early?
Quick answer here- it’s never too early to start to do something if you have concerns about your baby’s development. It is clear from many research studies, and across the 20 years I have worked in this field, that parents and caregivers are always right with their gut instincts. Numerous parents I have engaged with…
Introducing Play2Talk
Having worked in the field of autism and early intervention for over 20 years, I am very aware of the magnitude of information that exists around therapy approaches. Over these past two decades, I have spent time undertaking training and certification in a wide range of models. This training has incorporated both the developmental (a…
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