When I win the Lottery...........

[mrsforgetful]

I will buy every book published by Jessica Kingsley Publishing (loads of SEN titles)....and force all the teachers at school to read them.....and then make them take an exam - so i can check they really did read them!!!!!

Anything in particular mrsforgetful. I try and check out the SEN threads when I can and pick up hints and tips, info and advise from you all in case need it in my job. I don't hav e children with any specific 'needs' as siuch at moment - just general learning difficulties, biut sometimes do. So any lists of titles would be good - and I can put a copy in my SEN file in my department too for everyone to see.

lol mrsf. remember now you are a member of aut-uk you get a 10% discount from Jessica

When I win the lottery I will pay for as much ABA and other therapies as we want. Maybe I'd start my own school.

MrsF - Would you laminate all the pages and covers first?

I'd buy a beautiful villa with fab pool in the South of Italy. It would be totally safe, with lots of appropriate toys/materials and play equipment plus therapists, well trained babysitters and playmates who live nearby but not too near. We could all take turns to have a relaxing, safe holiday with our kids (bagsy August!)

I'm buying books for myself as a secondary teacher with money from gov. What would you recommend?

For Hulababy: I have just bought Liz Hannah's "Teaching Young Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder" (Amazon link here ) because I saw reviews that said it was full of genuinely practical ideas not just for autistic children but for any who need behavioural/social/communication help (eg I wanted to find ideas for games to encourage ds's eye contact). But I'm not an expert, so perhaps views of others are needed?

Thanks binkie. Any extra reading we can do at school can only help. In our department we have a SEN folder with details of all our special children and their various diagnosis. So having references to books to go along side is really useful.

I am going to be doing supply after the summer so need to be really clued up on lots of stuff as I could encounter lots of different children every day.

if i won the lottery i'd be going private so dd2 wouldnt be waiting months to be seen at the hospital. (been since jan, not even a sign that the hospital has recieved referral letter). i'd also try and see if anyone can find a cure for DCM, if not then buy dh a mechanical heart.

if those things are sorted then i'd buy a big house out near one of the villages round here.

I want a lie in.... not much to ask. I really can't think of anything at the moment .....

i would give up work

buy a holiday home on the coast ( north of where we will live in aus) Fly first class whenever we wanted to visit the inlaws.... and pay for private speech, physio and ot for dd.

I am with Davros on this- lovely villa and pool but with a fulltime nanny!

I'd stop working too for a while at least.

Mind you I'd still keep DD in nursery a bit as well to give myself some time for me

POPSYCAL---no won't allow you to give up work....you are a teacher i seem to recal- and one that takes great interest in how you teach etc....so now....you cannot give up- so there!!!!

I would take my ds to swim with the dolphins in Florida
look for alternative treatments
and buy his school the best equipment possible.

I would also own a large mansion and get a titty job
travel the world but bring dh along as my personal luggage carrier

Hulababy- i'll compose a list and post it over the next day or so- i have now bought 4 books- and have borrowed several others from the library...I think it's brilliant that 1 publisher deals completely with this kind of thing!

JimJams...i forgot about the AutUk discount! How do i get it?
Also....i've not yet figured out how to even post on there!!!! I posted my 'introduction'...and get the digests daily....and 'Itch' to join in ...especially the 'adult autie' ones!