The In-Betweens
✨Some of the most profound moments in a school don’t happen in big meetings or carefully structured interventions. They happen in the quiet in-betweens—when a teaching assistant kneels beside a learner who’s stuck ✏️, offers a steady presence to a child in sensory overload 🌿, or instinctively shifts a lesson so it actually lands 🎯. These aren’t just small gestures. They are the moments that make learning possible.
As a school counsellor (and someone who has spent a lifetime noticing the unnoticed) 👀, I see how TAs shape the daily experience of students in ways that often go unspoken. They are the first to sense when a child needs space, movement, or a different kind of connection 💡. They track the tiny victories 🏆. They know when a student isn’t just ‘distracted’ but is holding on by a thread 🧵. Their work is human, essential, and deeply skilled.
I’m hosting this session to bring those insights to the forefront. To recognise, reflect, and strengthen the bridge between counselling and classroom support 🤝. Whether you’re a TA, a teacher, or simply someone who values the magic that happens in the in-betweens, come join me.
Closing Neurodiversity Week on The Dolly Show was the right kind of conversation—one that didn’t just highlight neurodistinct experiences but centered humans in all their gorgeous complexity.
"Strengthening a Just Transition for a Sustainable Future".
As we approach the upcoming International Neurodiversity Week, I'm thrilled to share a significant milestone in my journey – I was recently invited to Kolkata to receive an award from the "Mother Teresa International Committee 2024" for my international work in social projects serving neuro minorities. This accolade holds profound personal significance, rooted in my own neurodivergent experiences and fueled by a commitment to fostering inclusivity.