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Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Introducing Debbie who has diabetes. 2. What is it like to have diabetes? Food, blood tests, insulin injections, sport and exercise. 3. Things about diabetes that can make me feel worried and upset. 4. Low blood sugar levels. 5. High blood sugar levels. 6. Making sure I am healthy with my diabetes. 7. Meeting others with diabetes. 8. What is type 1 diabetes?. 9. Insulin pumps. 10. Recognising the signs of diabetes. 11. What you need to learn at the start. 11. Diabetes and school. 12. How friends can help. 13. How teachers can help. 14. How parents can help. Recommended reading, websites and organisations.

Introduction. 1. Introducing David who has Down syndrome. 2. What is it like to have Down syndrome?. 3. What I like to do. 4. Playing with other children. 5. In my classroom. 6. Telling the class about Down syndrome. 7. How other children can help. 8. How teachers can help. 9. How parents can help. 10. How my brother and sister can help. Recommended reading and websites.

1. Introduction (for adults); 2. About Dyscalculia; 3. Early Years 4. Dyscalculia Testing; 5. Family 6. At Home; 7. Friends; 8. Helping Yourself 9. School; 10. How to Help 11. Information and Support

Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing Zoe, who has dyslexia. 2. Learning the alphabet. 3. Understanding the sounds in words. 4. Reading new words. 5. Remembering words. 6. Reading slowly. 7. What reading is like for me. 8. Spelling. 9. Writing down my thoughts. 10. Mathematics. 11. Following directions. 12. What I'm good at. 13. Finding out I had dyslexia. 14. How teachers can help. 15. How parents can help. 16. Possible early signs of dyslexia. 17. Some important ideas to know. Further reading. International websites.

Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing Zoe, who has dyslexia. 2. Learning the alphabet. 3. Understanding the sounds in words. 4. Reading new words. 5. Remembering words. 6. Reading slowly. 7. What reading is like for me. 8. Spelling. 9. Writing down my thoughts. 10. Mathematics. 11. Following directions. 12. What I'm good at. 13. Finding out I had dyslexia. 14. How teachers can help. 15. How parents can help. 16. Possible early signs of dyslexia. 17. Some important ideas to know. Further reading. International websites.

Introduction. 1. What it's like to have dyspraxia. 2. Getting dressed and changed. 3. Going to secondary school. 4. Before I went to school. 5. Early signs of dyspraxia. 6. Difficulties at primary school. 7. Going for an assessment. 8. Therapy groups. 9. Handwriting and fine motor skills. 10. Getting organised for school. 11. Sport. 12. Maths and Science. 13. Some facts about Dyspraxia. 14. How parents can help. 15. How teachers can help. 16. How other children can help. Recommended reading, websites and useful organisations.

Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing Alice and friends who have eating disorders. 2. Avoiding food. 3. Why we avoid food. Anorexia Nervosa. Bulimia Nervosa. Food Avoidance Emotional Disorder. Selective Eating. Functional Dysphagia. 4. It is not just about eating. 5. What causes eating disorders?. 6. Problems we have at school. 7. Problems we have at home. 8. How you can help. 9. How adults can help. Recommended Reading, Organisations and Websites.

Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing Ellie and friends who have Epilepsy. 2. What is Epilepsy? 3. Absence seizures. 4. Focal (Partial) seizures. 5. Tonic Clonic seizures and basic first aid for seizures. 6. Medication and treatments. 7. We are all unique. 8. How teachers can help. Recommended reading, websites and organisations. Blank for your notes.

1. Introducing Kit. 2. Gender Identity. 3. Sexual Orientation. 4. Transitioning. 5. Gender Expression. 6. Gender Dysphoria & Euphoria. 7. Gender Identity Clinics. 8. Language. 9. The Equality Act (2010). 10. School. 11. Misgendering. 12. Being Kit. How Other People Can Help. Further Guidance & Support Groups.

Introduction. 1. Introducing Jan, who is sometimes lonely. 2. What is the difference between loneliness and solitude? 3. Feeling lonely at school. 4. Why do I feel lonely in school? 5. Feeling lonely at home. 6. When do I feel most lonely? 7. What about my friends? 8. How does loneliness affect me? 9. Helping myself. 10. Where is the best place to go? 11. Why does music or drawing help? 12. How can my teachers help, in lessons? 13. How can my teachers help, outside lessons? 14. How can family and friends help? 15. Recommended reading, organisations and websites.

Introduction. 1. What is ME? 2. ME symptoms. 3. About fatigue. 4. Good days and bad days. 5. Activity and aids. 6. Out of energy. 7. Role reversal. 8. Senses working overtime. 9. Forgetting things. 10. Friendships. 11. It gets you down... 12. Misunderstandings. 13. What's in a name? 14. Food for thought. 15. Questions and answers. 16. Children get ME too. 17. How teachers can help. 18. List of acronyms. 19. Facts and figures. Recommended websites and organisations.

1. Meeting Maria and her family. 2. Becoming ill. 3. Receiving a diagnosis. 4. Professionals who can help. 5. Treatment. 6. How MS affects the family. 7. How Maria manages MS. 8. What is MS? 9. Different kinds of MS. 10. Recommended reading, websites and organisations.