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Autism & SEND specialist · North West England

So no SEND child falls through the gaps.

Autism consultancy, bespoke training, home tuition and visual resources — from a SEND specialist teacher with thirty years of experience, and lived experience of neurodiversity.

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Reading, writing & maths

Sensory integrationmanaging overwhelming environments

Emotional regulationfeeling safe enough to learn

The basics come first.

Where would you like to start?

  • I’m a parent or carer

    Advice, help with EHCP paperwork and reports, home tuition, and visual supports.

    ConsultancyHome tuition

  • I work in a school or setting

    Bespoke training for your staff, and specialist advice about the children and young people you support.

    TrainingConsultancy

  • I’m with an organisation

    Training planned around your team and the people you work with.

    Training

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The specialist

A teacher, advocate and consultant.

“I’m a SEND specialist teacher, advocate and consultant. I founded Building The Basics with one clear mission: to ensure that no SEND child falls through the gaps of a rigid educational system.”

SEND specialist teacher
Thirty years of experience
MEd Autism
Master of Education (Autism)
Lived experience
of neurodiversity
North West England
Based in the North West

How sessions feel

Not a traditional “sit down and drill” session. The approach is:

  • Low-demand
  • Low-arousal
  • Interest-led
  • Motivational

Services

How I can help

A good place to start is a free 30-minute consultation, to talk through what’s going on and what would help.

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    01 Parents of autistic children, young people and adults

    Autism consultancy

    Support with all matters related to SEND — from making sense of the system to the paperwork it asks for.

    • Help with EHCNA, EHCP, DLA and appeal paperwork
    • EHCP review, revise and amend
    • Independent SEND specialist teacher reports — an evidence base for the diagnostic process and to inform EHCPs
    • Observations of children and young people, with detailed reports
    • Advice on challenging behaviour, communication, transitions and visual supports
    Ask about autism consultancy
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    02 Schools, staff teams, parents and organisations

    Bespoke training

    Training put together for your setting and the people in the room, rather than an off-the-shelf course.

    • Planned around your setting, your team and what you’d like to cover
    • Can be planned for teaching assistants, teachers, parents and carers, or other professionals
    • Topics can draw on communication, transitions, visual supports, emotional regulation and sensory needs
    Ask about bespoke training
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    03 Neurodivergent children and young people

    Home tuition

    Personalised support that starts from the learner — not a traditional “sit down and drill” session.

    • Low-demand, low-arousal approaches
    • Interest-led and motivational
    • Personalised to the learner
    Ask about home tuition
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    04 Autistic children, young people and adults

    Visual resources

    Visual resources that help with accessing everyday environments and the local community — and bespoke visual supports made to order.

    • Ready-made visual resources
    • Bespoke visual supports made to order
    See sample resources

Consultancy

The paperwork, in plain words

Help is available with all of these — and with reviewing, revising and amending an EHCP you already have.

EHCNA
Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment — the council’s assessment of a child’s needs.
EHCP
Education, Health and Care Plan — the legal document that sets out needs and the support to meet them.
DLA
Disability Living Allowance — a benefit that can help with the extra costs of a child’s needs.
Appeals
The paperwork when you disagree with a decision about an assessment or a plan.
Ask about paperwork support
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Bespoke training

Training planned around your setting

Tell me who’ll be in the room and what you’d like to cover, and the training is shaped around that.

  • Teaching assistants
  • Teachers & SENCOs
  • Parents & carers
  • Other professionals
  • Organisations
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Resources

Visual supports, ready or made to order

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Questions

Good to know

What is the free 30-minute consultation?

A chance to talk through the challenges you may be facing in navigating the SEND system, and what kind of support might help. Send an enquiry and you’ll be contacted to arrange it.

Can you help with EHCP paperwork?

Yes — support covers EHCNA, EHCP, DLA and appeal paperwork, as well as reviewing, revising and amending an existing EHCP.

What does home tuition look like?

It isn’t a traditional “sit down and drill” session. Tuition uses low-demand, low-arousal, interest-led and motivational approaches, personalised to the learner.

Do you offer training for schools?

Yes. Training is bespoke: it’s planned around your setting, who will be there and what you’d like to cover. Use the enquiry form to describe what you have in mind.

Where are you based?

In the North West of England. Ask in your enquiry about where sessions can take place.

How much does it cost?

Prices aren’t listed on this site. The free 30-minute consultation is a good place to ask about the support you need and what it would cost.

What should I put in an enquiry?

Just enough to get the conversation started — what you’d like help with and how best to reach you. Please don’t include medical details or diagnosis information in the form; that can be talked about together, when you’re ready.

Contact

Start with a free 30-minute chat

Send a short enquiry and choose how you’d like to be contacted — or get in touch directly.

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