Surviving School

Creating a sensory friendly classroom

Jaco de Goede

For some students, the traditional classroom presents huge obstacles. It’s full of color, bright lights, and loud noises that contribute to sensory overload. Building a sensory-friendly classroom can help each...

Creating a sensory friendly classroom

Jaco de Goede

For some students, the traditional classroom presents huge obstacles. It’s full of color, bright lights, and loud noises that contribute to sensory overload. Building a sensory-friendly classroom can help each...

Are we on our own? Support for ASD in our educa...

Jaco de Goede

Over the past year, Sarosha Pillay, Madeleine Duncan and Petrus de Vries from UCT’s Centre for Autism Research in Africa wrote several studies that show the lack of support for...

Are we on our own? Support for ASD in our educa...

Jaco de Goede

Over the past year, Sarosha Pillay, Madeleine Duncan and Petrus de Vries from UCT’s Centre for Autism Research in Africa wrote several studies that show the lack of support for...

Introducing Malaika House, a neurodiverse appro...

Jaco de Goede

Earlier this week, when our son returned to school, Malaika Rose did not join him. Just like so many other PDA’ers, the pressure of school has finally become too much...

Introducing Malaika House, a neurodiverse appro...

Jaco de Goede

Earlier this week, when our son returned to school, Malaika Rose did not join him. Just like so many other PDA’ers, the pressure of school has finally become too much...

What is Unschooling? And what does it mean?

Jaco de Goede

In the world's most-watched TED talk, Ken Robinson poses a simple question to the audience at TED's 2006 conference: do schools kill creativity? He then shares the moving story of...

What is Unschooling? And what does it mean?

Jaco de Goede

In the world's most-watched TED talk, Ken Robinson poses a simple question to the audience at TED's 2006 conference: do schools kill creativity? He then shares the moving story of...

How to support our autistic children at exam time

Jaco de Goede

This time of year can be very stressful for parents of Autistic children. The increased anxiety of exams combines with the pressure to perform to create a melting pot of...

How to support our autistic children at exam time

Jaco de Goede

This time of year can be very stressful for parents of Autistic children. The increased anxiety of exams combines with the pressure to perform to create a melting pot of...

Is Self Directed Education the way forward for ...

Jaco de Goede

Over the past year we have watched our highly intelligent, innovative, and creative daughter struggling more and more with traditional school. Even though she is already in a school that...

Is Self Directed Education the way forward for ...

Jaco de Goede

Over the past year we have watched our highly intelligent, innovative, and creative daughter struggling more and more with traditional school. Even though she is already in a school that...