Dive into a collection of articles that amplify neurodivergent voices, support a more thorough understanding of neurodiversity, and challenge common misconceptions.

Can school ever be right for autistic people?
Kay Louise Aldred Kay Louise Aldred

Can school ever be right for autistic people?

In the current ‘industrial’ educational paradigm, schools aren’t accessible for autistic people. They both contribute to and cause trauma for autistic individuals. With reasonable adjustment and an embodiment focus, steps can be made to begin to change this. However, a wholesale reform of the educational system, is what is actually needed.

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My Origami Child
Elise Guthrie Stirling Elise Guthrie Stirling

My Origami Child

I was describing my ‘AuDHD’ (autistic and ADHD) daughter's school masking to a psychologist recently. She had been really understanding about my child's experiences up to a point, but I knew I had to explain the masking carefully, because it's not always what people (even professionals) think it is.

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Working with the nervous system to understand and support regulation
Kay Louise Aldred Kay Louise Aldred

Working with the nervous system to understand and support regulation

Living in a dysregulated state – in sympathetic fight/flight arousal – unfortunately is routine and the norm for autistic people. We are constantly being tested and triggered. Autism-friendly environments meet the needs of the body – most specifically, the nervous system.

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