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