neurodivergent Archives

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17th March 2025

How to help teachers and parents to celebrate diversity and inclusion

This article summarises the Nip in the Bud Podcast on Celebrating Diversity and focuses on how we can recognise and respect neurodiversity in our children, encouraging a focus on embracing…

6th October 2023

Being Neurodivergent

Neurodiversity can affect people in different ways from childhood right through to adulthood. Here Sarah Nabarro shares her own experience of being Neurodivergent and being diagnosed with Dyspraxia aged 30.

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12th March 2023

Challenging misconceptions about autism in children

By helping children understand the things they find difficult, we can arm them with coping strategies to successfully navigate their daily lives.

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5th February 2023

Barriers to learning: why children might not be engaged at school

By creating safe spaces where children, teachers and parents can listen to each other, we can show young people that learning isn’t just about the curriculum and the classroom.

A young student sits outside on a bench in a playground with a teacher.

31st December 2022

Talking to children about mental health and neurodiversity

By talking to children about mental health and neurodiversity we can help them understand and accept themselves for who they are, and give them the tools to ask for help when they need it.

16th November 2022

Inclusion for every neurodiverse child

Children should be protected from feeling that their mental health or neurodiversity means that their life is limited, or has less value.

12th November 2020

What is neurodiversity?

Have you heard of neurodiversity? It’s a concept that aims to recognise and celebrate neurological differences in the same way as other variations in humans. For example, some people are…

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16th September 2020

Growing up with Autism – Tylan’s story

From a young age, Tylan had a feeling that they were different. They felt alienated, especially at school, and found it difficult to fit in. Growing up, Tylan was continually…

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6th May 2020

What are the risk factors for developing ADHD?

Here we’ll discuss the risk factors for children to develop Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and how to recognise the symptoms. We’ll also explain what to do if you…