Toolkit for educators and parents

An active 8-year-old boy loves to run around in the corridors with his friends and on his own, and is reluctant to engage in quieter activities because he is very distracted and reacts to extraneous noises.

Lina, 7-year-old girl. Shel is observed to lose stability when the order or timetable of tasks changes, and to be overwhelmed by time limits and changes. In such cases, she experiences physical signs of discomfort, such as sweating, shivering and heart palpitations.

David is a 9-year-old boy. The teacher discovered that David was being teased by his classmates for wearing worn clothes and shoes and for not having a proper lunch prepared.

Aistė, an eight-year-old girl, is reluctant and unable to explore new things and has difficulty keeping her balance. She lacks self-confidence and the skills to deal with new situations.

Juan is a 8-year-old boy who has difficulties in organising space in relation to himself and to different mobiles, in controlling dispersion and occupation of empty spaces.

Jack is a 5-year-old boy with a language disorder characterized by difficulty with receptive and expressive language skills.

Children are already aware of differences in skin color and other physical characteristics among themselves.

Jane is a 10-year-old girl in 5th grade and she has been struggling with following class rules and has been defiant towards teachers and classmates.

John is a 15-year-old student. He was diagnosed with ADHD and he also experiences social and racial challenges as he is one of the few students of colour in his school.

Efe is 11 years old and comes from Turkey. He does not know Bulgarian, he knows that he will not continue his education in Bulgaria and stubbornly refuses to speak the language.