Early Years Inclusion Support Team

08/12/2025

Top Tips for Christmas 🎄

🎄 The festive season is full of magic - but it can also feel overwhelming for some children and young people.

We’ve put together 10 simple, practical tips to help make celebrations calmer, sensory-friendly, and joyful for everyone.

💡 From keeping routines to creating quiet spaces, these ideas can help your family enjoy the holidays in a way that feels right for you.

👉 Read the full blog here: www.nest.scot/blog

08/12/2025

Top toys for Christmas 🎄

05/12/2025

Love this - What’s STRONG ? 💪❤️

🔍 How do we see neurodivergence?

Do we focus on what’s “wrong”… or what’s strong? 💪

Deficit-based thinking can make people feel broken. Strength-based thinking celebrates creativity, focus, and resilience.

✨ Let’s shift the narrative together!

👉 Read our latest blog for 10 practical tips to reframe neurodivergence: www.nest.scot/blog

05/12/2025

Visual supports are really helpful for children learning to use and understand language.

If you’re not sure whether to start using visuals with your child, take a look at some of the benefits below!

05/12/2025

⭐Here is the top tip for December⭐

05/12/2025

A new Makaton treat every day during Advent.

23/11/2025

Lovely description 😍

19/11/2025

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🔍 How do we see neurodivergence?

Do we focus on what’s “wrong”… or what’s strong? 💪

Deficit-based thinking can make people feel broken. Strength-based thinking celebrates creativity, focus, and resilience.

✨ Let’s shift the narrative together!

👉 Read our latest blog for 10 practical tips to reframe neurodivergence: www.nest.scot/blog

27/10/2025

🎃 Looking for a calmer way to celebrate Halloween?

Halloween can be overwhelming - but it doesn’t have to be.

We’ve put together a gentle guide full of sensory-friendly, creative and inclusive ideas for neurodivergent families 💙

From cosy movie nights to pumpkin painting and quiet trick-or-treating, there’s something for everyone.

👻 Let Halloween be joyful, not stressful.

👉 www.nest.scot/blog

03/10/2025

Definitely worth exploring this as an idea 💡

03/10/2025

More . A sign we use a lot when we’re playing with wee ones and providing opportunities for communication . More …. Bubbles . More …. Dough . More … snack . 👍😊

How to sign 'more' in Makaton. This was her first sign! Motivation signs like 'more', 'eat', 'hungry', 'drink' etc are great signs to start with if starting ...

03/10/2025

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This video is performed by the members of Hastings and Bexhill Mencap Musical Makaton Group. The translation is their own work and it is not for profit.The s...