There are many Bible stories that the young people might be aware of around the themes that emerge from the film ‘CODA’.

We are all sensory creatures, exploring, understanding, and engaging with the world through all our many senses. This is just as true for someone who may have additional (special) needs as it is for anyone else.

We need a bit of cheering up and we all hope that this year might be the year that life can return to normal.

Those who suffer most in conflict zones are children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.

Let all of our interactions with children and young people with additional needs be honouring to them.

The author hopes the book will encourage readers to think more about the next steps that we can all take together, to create a place of belonging and spiritual development for all.

Churches can become centres of excellence for the creative use of AI technology to support everyone, including disabled people, both in church and elsewhere.

A checklist of ideas to have a great, inclusive, start to the New Year in children’s and youth groups and to create a place where everyone belongs.

‘Invited to Belong’ begins with an invitation to consider, how you might invite young people with additional needs to find a place of belonging within your community, your youth group, your church.

Let’s make sure we speak out and correct anyone who perpetuates these harmful views about autism.

The new advert could easily relate to someone who is a child refugee, or a child with additional need.

The things for which we are grateful, are a helpful reminder to us in those darker moments that things can and are positive too.

The input of children and young people with additional needs, and their families, can help us know the best way to journey with them and to support them.

Nonverbal communication is complex and can take more decoding than verbal communication, but it can be as rich and expressive if we are willing to learn it.

“A brilliant role model” is exactly what he can be to the 1 in 5 children and young people who live with additional needs or disability in the UK.

The plight of many families with disabled children hasn’t received the media attention that it so deserves and needs.

A range of fidget or fiddle toys can be really effective for children’s and youth workers and families, offering them safe ways to meet the sensory needs that children have.

Talking about mental health with young people through a glimpse into the early life of  of a well-known TV presenter and his struggles with mental health as a teenager.

A meltdown isn’t James being ‘badly behaved’, it isn’t him ‘pushing boundaries’ or ‘being difficult’. It is a brain overload, like a storm engulfing his brain.

Here’s my seven ‘top tips’ to help us help our family to improve our overall mental health afther the lockdowns.

What about wrong choices in the words that we use, especially words that might relate to additional needs or disability?

Birthdays are important days to celebrate, but in doing so we should make sure that the celebration reflects the needs of the individual.

“Why not come and listen to Jesus, I have heard amazing things about Him, maybe He will make you feel better”.

We might be easing slowly out of lockdown, but if we don’t listen then what kind of a world are we emerging back into?

As many rush to get hugging again, it is worth a reminder that for some people hugging and close physical contact is not always welcome.