Diana Seach
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Diana Seach is an English
specialist in special education
.
Seach established the 'smile: Interactive Play for Children with Autism' programme in 2000. She taught in special education for twenty years, and was the founder of the Southdowns Support Group for families of children with autism
. In 1994 they set up the Southdowns Family Centre in Rustington
, West Sussex
, which offers a range of activities including, play, music, art, sports, and sensory integration for children with autism and their families.
Seach is the author of two books on educating children with autism and regularly writes and presents her work at conferences. She has developed a range of training programmes for parents and professionals, and has an established international consultancy.
Seach is a part-time Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Special Educational Needs at the University of Chichester
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
specialist in special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
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Seach established the 'smile: Interactive Play for Children with Autism' programme in 2000. She taught in special education for twenty years, and was the founder of the Southdowns Support Group for families of children with autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
. In 1994 they set up the Southdowns Family Centre in Rustington
Rustington
Rustington is a seaside resort and civil parish near Littlehampton in West Sussex. Rustington is centrally situated on the West Sussex coast almost midway between the cathedral city of Chichester and Brighton. For local government purposes, it forms part of the Arun district of the administrative...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, which offers a range of activities including, play, music, art, sports, and sensory integration for children with autism and their families.
Seach is the author of two books on educating children with autism and regularly writes and presents her work at conferences. She has developed a range of training programmes for parents and professionals, and has an established international consultancy.
Seach is a part-time Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Special Educational Needs at the University of Chichester
University of Chichester
The University of Chichester is a university based in West Sussex, England. Campuses are based in the city of Chichester and the nearby coastal resort of Bognor Regis...
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