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