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Missing The Mark

@_missingthemark

Sunday Times Bestseller. Illustrator + author + education + autism + childhood + learning + activist + art. Represented by @thebksAgency

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I was recently asked to talk about PDA for her new podcast. We talk about the adjustments our children need to thrive. The episode has a lovely title too: Draw the World Differently. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dra…

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It was a delight to welcome Eliza Fricker Missing The Mark to the NiES (Neurodiversity in Educational Settings) Master’s Module Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Jenny Gibson last week, discussing why authentic trust and genuine relationships must be at the heart of inclusion for #neurodivergentlearners

It was a delight to welcome Eliza Fricker <a href="/_MissingTheMark/">Missing The Mark</a> to the NiES (Neurodiversity in Educational Settings) Master’s Module <a href="/CamEdFac/">Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge</a> <a href="/DrJennyG/">Jenny Gibson</a> last week, discussing why authentic trust and genuine relationships must be at the heart of inclusion for #neurodivergentlearners
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I went to talk this weekend with Rebecca Solnit, a writer, historian and activist. She talked about the slowness of change and how we hold steady in uncertain times with hope and it got me thinking..

I went to talk this weekend with Rebecca Solnit, a writer, historian and activist.
She talked about the slowness of change and how we hold steady in uncertain times with hope and it got me thinking..
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When I was thirteen, I started at a new school. The other kids disliked me and called me names. I found the work boring and pointless. I felt like an alien. I dreaded each interminable day. I stopped wanting to go to school. Every Sunday evening I was filled with misery. If that

When I was thirteen, I started at a new school. The other kids disliked me and called me names. I found the work boring and pointless. I felt like an alien. I dreaded each interminable day. I stopped wanting to go to school. Every Sunday evening I was filled with misery.

If that
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‘Why can’t you make them behave?’ So much of ‘good parenting’ is about children’s behaviour. Right from the start we’re encouraged to try and mould our children, so they are ‘well-behaved’. We’re told to use star charts, and praise, and to set firm boundaries. Tell them our

‘Why can’t you make them behave?’

So much of ‘good parenting’ is about children’s behaviour. Right from the start we’re encouraged to try and mould our children, so they are  ‘well-behaved’. We’re told to use star charts, and praise, and to set firm boundaries. Tell them our