Tag: neurodiversity
Relaxed Performances
Theatre has long been a powerful medium for storytelling, emotional expression, and community engagement. Helen Eastman is an enthusiastic advocate.
A theatre performance can be...
The rise of ADHD and Autism in young girls
As a psychologist specialising in neurodiversity, Selina Warlow has witnessed a profound shift in the landscape of ADHD and autism diagnoses over the course...
Attracting attention
Dr Mic Carolan takes stock of current SEN provision.
It's fair to say that JUST STOP OIL has benefitted from a million more column inches...
My Whirling, Twirling Motor
This charming storybook is aimed primarily at the parents, caregivers and teachers who interact with children aged 4-8 who are presenting with an ADHD...
Place, Craft and Neurodiversity
Re-imagining potential through education at Ruskin Mill
For over four decades, Ruskin Mill Trust has worked with young people with special educational needs and behavioural...
What a difference a generation makes
Gemma Lees looks at the differences between her experiences in school as an undiagnosed neurodiverse child in the 80s and 90s and her son's...
Neurodiversity and Education
The authors of this publication combine extensive experience in the fields of education, neurodiversity, teacher training, tutoring and consultancy. Paul Ellis broadcasts regularly on...
Autism is a difference, not a deficit
Clare Caccavone on supporting more autistic young people into the workplace.
Employment rates for autistic people are bleak. Only 29% of autistic people are in...
Asperger’s versus neurodiversity
Dr Freya Spicer-White discusses the changing perceptions surrounding discrete diagnosis.
In the early 2000s as an Assistant Psychologist, and part of multi-disciplinary teams, I joined...
Autism: the diagnosis that unlocks support
You really need that diagnosis in order to get things done, says Graeme Lawrie.
Last year, the National Autistic Society revealed NHS figures showing more...