Odd Socks and Docs

Lottie Andrews
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Odd Socks and Docs is a podcast aimed at anyone working in aSpecial Educational Needs & Disabilities setting. Primarily teaching children and young people with severe and complex and profound learning difficulties.I hope this will be helpful to anyone with an interest in SEND including parents and other professionals in medical and social roles.

  1. 22/11/2025

    Big Emotions

    How people with Neurodiversity, ADHD and ASD can feel intense emotions that can feel visceral and painful, often triggering a meltdown. Being aware of this and tips on how to help someone with a Big Emotion.

    32 min

  2. 15/11/2025

    Chatting to a friend and fellow educator about her grandchild with ASD

    Discussing how a positive attitude and presuming competence can really help parents and children. Especially relevant to children  with ASD diagnosis.

    52 min

  3. 21/06/2025

    The Beach Comber

    Collecting stones and pebbles for use in the class room. A fantastic resource, sensory experience which is highly adaptable to make great lesson with many links to curriculum areas such as literacy, history and science. perfect for fine motor skills too.

    16 min

  4. 14/06/2025

    Time the greatest gift of all.

    How successful teaching is about having great relationships with the staff and children. This can only happen by dedicating time to build the relationship.

    22 min

  5. 31/05/2025

    Let them be

    The art of "Letting them be." and how this can be structured into activities across the curriculum and the school day. It is  a very important skill to learn to be independent.

    35 min

  6. 24/05/2025

    Shopping

    A fundamental Life Skill and needs to be taught carefully as it involves so many other skills. In this episode I talk about taking a group out weekly to a local shop and how to manage it.

    27 min

  7. 03/05/2025

    The Puppet

    How puppets can really enhance conversation skills, including signing and bring fun and laughter into the classroom. Also touching on the use of hand puppets in Intensive Interaction sessions

    17 min

  8. 26/04/2025

    First this then that!

    Just a minute, hold on a sec often used and not very meaningful. In this short episode I talk about using First this and Then that a simple clear way of moving from one thing to another. An action being needed before the next thing can happen, helping students to be adaptable and flexible.

    14 min
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Odd Socks and Docs is a podcast aimed at anyone working in aSpecial Educational Needs & Disabilities setting. Primarily teaching children and young people with severe and complex and profound learning difficulties.I hope this will be helpful to anyone with an interest in SEND including parents and other professionals in medical and social roles.

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  • Creator
    Lottie Andrews
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Odd Socks and Docs
  • Show Website
    Odd Socks and Docs