Teaching Creation Station

It has been a while since we had a Sunday Saver discount code. For those of you new to this page, I share a discount code for certain resources on random Sundays throughout the year. To kick-start getting back into Sunday Saver mode, I've created a discount code that gives you 15% off any resource… Continue reading Sunday Saver is back.

This website is currently undergoing a facelift and has had a change of name from ASD Creation Station to Teaching Creation Station! They say to practise what you preach and I am forever preaching how all children should be given access to the supports that help them to reach their full potential. This is one… Continue reading Welcome to Teaching Creation Station.

Over the past 2 months I have been having the best fun working with Ease Education trialling their A3 light panel with the children in my classroom and I am pleased to say that I have a newfound love for this resource. Don’t get me wrong, it is not quite up there with my love… Continue reading My thoughts on….Light Panels.

I have and always will be a lover of books; books of any kind but I have a particular affinity for picture books. They open the door to a world of imagination, curiosity and adventure and give children the viusals they need to escape to far away lands. What more could you ask for? I… Continue reading The Power of a Picture Book

When I worked in the UK, PDA or Pathological Demand Avoidance seemed to have been more widely recognised and known about by professionals and parents. As time goes on, it seems to be getting more recognition here in Ireland but is still relatively unknown by many parents and educators. For those of you who may… Continue reading How to…support a child with a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile.

Refusing to come to school can be a very common occurrence with many of our children and is something that I am asked for support on quite frequently in my Q&A sessions on Instagram. There are many factors that can influence or lead to an increase in refusals. For many children, the physical task of… Continue reading How to… support a child who is refusing to come to school.

Hi all, I hope you are all well and have enjoyed the Summer break. I’m certainly glad to be getting back into a routine but as usual am up to my eyeballs in work already and the kids have only been back a day! I am writing this blog post as over the past month… Continue reading My guide to setting up an Autism Specific Classroom

Organising the children’s individual reports and paperwork was one of the first jobs that I did when I moved into my own ASD class. Prior to being offered my position, I did not know my children or my future parents and due to interviews being held late in the Summer holidays, I only received my… Continue reading Organising and using children’s professional reports.

When starting to set up your own classroom there are so my things that you need to consider and it can be very overwhelming at times, especially if you, like myself, was or are learning on the job. The most important thing you can do in your class, just as, if not even more important… Continue reading Taking time to get to know and support your kids.