Archive Recordings 2024
The Pines Virtual Sessions
Recorded presentations, interviews and talks from Thriving Families and the National Autistic Society.
Pacing to make the most of our Day - Thursday 8th February 2024
Unexplained fatigue and the distress it causes are challenges facing many of our young people. Claire Atkinson, Children's Physiotherapist with the HC Paediatric Physiotherapy Team, discusses the long-term consequences of filling our days with draining (RED) activities and how we can achieve balance through planning in recharging (GREEN) activities.
Using an activity diary to make the most of energy resources
Persistent Fatigue 1
Persistent Fatigue 2
Persistent Fatigue 3
What I Wish School Staff Knew! - Thursday 8th March 2024
We know our neurodivergent young people experience the world (including school) differently to neurotypical kids – but what does that mean in real life? We hear directly from young people as they explain their experience of attending schools in the Highlands and what they wish the adults around them could understand about it. Two former Highland students who are now Volunteers with NAS Highland Branch, Hannah Fraser-MacLean and Adam McLeod, also discuss how their experience of school has shaped their adult lives.
Nate, age 11
Emily, age 14
Joseph, age 15
Macey, age 11
Adam & Hannah
Education Law & Your Rights - Thursday 9th May 2024
Presentation by Iain Nisbet, Consultant Solicitor with Cairn Legal and an expert who works across Scotland in terms of education law and the rights for parents and carers.
The Autistic Experience - Thursday 31st October 2024
Carrie Watts (FSW with Thriving Families) and Hannah Fraser Maclean, both volunteers with the NAS Scotland Highland Branch, talk about the lived reality of autistic people at home, at school, and out in the world. They discuss the critical importance in shifting our collective understanding of autism away from the commonplace deficit-based model and toward an affirming framework that centres the autistic experience. This talk will deepen your understanding of autistic processing, communication, masking, burnout, and how to identify strategies that support autistic needs.
The Neurodevelopmental Profile Wheel - Thursday 21st November 2024
The Neurodevelopmental Profile Wheel helps build a picture of your child’s strengths and challenges. The Wheel can be used by anyone looking to better help and understand a child. This includes those on the NDAS waiting list.
This film introduces the Wheel and how to use the films and worksheet. Using the resources you will have a picture of what is happening with your child, why it may be happening, and what support can be put into place. Presentation by Laurie Morrison (Educational Psychologist) and Carrie Watts (Family Support Worker with Thriving Families).
The 6 short films can be found on our Neurodevelopmental Profile Wheel page, together with the Profile Wheel Assessment Document and example Case Studies.
Click image for Profile Wheel Assessment Document