We keep teaching children to speak up. But are we actually listening?
We keep teaching children to speak up. But are we actually listening? Chelsea Luker is an Autistic/ADHDer psychologist, author, and parent of two Neurodivergent children.…
Author: JKP
When Toileting Isn’t About “Refusing”: Looking Beyond Behaviour
When Toileting Isn’t About “Refusing”: Looking Beyond Behaviour Laura Hellfeld is an independent Nurse and Sleep Consultant, an educator and advocate for the neurodivergent and…
A note on our blog
This blog brings together the voices of our authors, many of whom are professionals and people with lived experience across neurodiversity, mental health, social care…
A Time of Rapid Political Change – How autistic people can cope in an uncertain society
By Dr Hannah Belcher: author of Dealing with Change, Loss and the Unexpected, and an autistic advocate, lecturer and researcher, with a PhD in camouflaging,…
404 Error: Executive Functioning Not Found
404 Error: Executive Functioning Not Found Stuck on Hard Mode was written by AuDHD gamer Erin Phillips. The AuDHD Brain when Autistic Inertia and ADHD…
“That’s so ADHD!”: Pushing Against Stereotypes
“That’s so ADHD!”: Pushing Against Stereotypes By Abigoliah Schamaun, who is an American stand up comedian based in London. Her latest book, ‘Neurodivergent Moments‘, co-written with…
10 Years of Non-Monogamy: What I Wish I’d Known at the Beginning
10 Years of Non-Monogamy: What I Wish I’d Known at the Beginning 5 lessons that would have made it all easier By Sarah Stroh, author…
What Does It Feel Like to Experience Narrative Therapy?
What Does It Feel Like to Experience Narrative Therapy? This is an extract from the chapter ‘Using Narrative Therapy to Help Navigate the Journey in…
Identifying Emotional States: Extract from Working with Autistic People in Mental Health Settings
Identifying Emotional States: Extract from Working with Autistic People in Mental Health Settings By Dr Anna Day. This text has been adapted from section 6.4.1 ‘Identifying Emotional…
Why Emotional Vocabulary Matters for Regulation: Helping Children Understand Their ‘Feelings Furballs’
Why Emotional Vocabulary Matters for Regulation: Helping Children Understand Their ‘Feelings Furballs’ By Lynn How. Buy here book, The Feelings Furballs, here. When children are…