July 2025 Resources Round-up
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Children
AuSends Network is campaigning against a local authority decision to refuse some children ADHD assessments if they are already diagnosed autistic
Isle of Wight SEN Support challenge the Neurodiversity Profiling Tool and MDT Model and its claims to be neurodiversity affirming
Neurodivergent Parenting shares an experience of learning to calm down through co-regulation
Teo Byrne explains why falling asleep is more than just closing your eyes
Spectrum Gaming have published a resource on suppoting autistic young people with PMDD
Neurodivergent Parenting says when “maybe” causes anxiety, be direct
Teo Byrne looks at when support feels like surveillance
Neurodivergent Parenting discusses the fawn response to trauma
Diary of a Mom shares her thoughts on telling your kids they’re autistic
Tanya Valentin on how grief becomes shame for children in burnout
Gráinne Warren on supporting burnout recovery
Helen Edgar explains why PBS is harmful for autistic and neurodivergent young people – Part 1 | Part 2
Tanya Valentin says changing your parenting to meet the needs of your neurodivergent child isn’t wrong
Tanya Valentin on breaking generational cycles of shame, grief, and emotional illiteracy in parenting
Jordan Levan looks at safety strategies for supporting kids with dyspraxia and high-seeking sensory needs
The Young Person’s Guide to Autistic Burnout by Viv Dawes will be released on July 21st
PDA
Dr Jennifer Huffman answers questions on PDA
Laura Hellfeld discusses PDA and toileting
Jodie Clarke asks people to stop judging how others parent their PDA children
Laura Hellfeld looks at supporting PDAers without overloading them
Danielle Jata-Hall’s daughter shares the impact she fears she’s had on her siblings
Dr Danika Maddocks looks at healthcare challenges for PDAers
Kristy Forbes on challenging power dynamics
Kate Kleinau explains how to identify if a PDA child is in burnout
Education
Kieran Rose looks at whether we should call it school refusal or school-induced trauma and proposes rethinking the harm we call help
I explain why we should be talking about school-induced anxiety, trauma and burnout instead of school refusal and EBSA
It’s That Parent discusses how lockdowns exposed school-induced anxiety
Grove Neurodivergent Mentoring & Education has produced a free guide to reasonable adjustments for autistic young people in mainstream secondary schools
Dr Joanne Riordan offers strategies for a neuro-affirming transition to secondary school
Dr Joanne Riordan says the school transition process for neurodivergent pupils needs a shake up
Jess Garner discusses how to improve the mainstream secondary school experience for autistic young people
Gina Gush on school year transition
Helen Edgar, Tanya Adkin and David Gray-Hammond have released Empowering Advocacy: Neuro-Affirming Support for Your Autistic Young Person at School
Ruth Jones reminds people that changes that may seem small to one person can feel huge to another
Gina Gush challenges the idea of ‘best’ in schooling
Helen Buzdugan looks at exit cards, sensory issues and school distress
The Autistic SENCO on the problems of school uniform in the heat
Lucas Vezza-O’Brien on his experience of being left in the building during a school fire
Viv Dawes challenges Ofsted guidance on autistic people and extremism
Tanya Adkin and Kieran Rose discuss harmful behavioural approaches
Laura Hellfeld explains why hierarchy backfires in school settings and what builds true connection instead
Jodie Clarke looks at how safeguarding checks can become safeguarding concerns
The Autistic Teacher on thriving, not just surviving
David Gray-Hammond offers a brief practical guide for educators of autistic students
Claire Ivy Waters looks at how the curriculum in schools disrespects neurodivergent learning styles
Sher Griffin on how education systems fail neurodivergent kids
Marnina Kammersell says home education isn’t perfect but school wasn’t either
David Gray-Hammond shares what school really did to him as an autistic child
Helen Edgar on awe, wonder and different ways of knowing: Cavendish Space and Helen De Cruz
Amanda McGuinness has produced a new resource for supporting autistic children on school buses
Teo Byrne says schools should be measured by how well they treat their most vulnerable students and not by attendance benchmarks and test scores
Apraxia and Non-speakers
Jakob explains the huge importance of learning about apraxia for non-speaking autistics
Jakob’s mum outlines his development to adulthood
Danny Whitty shares his poem reacting for RFK’s speech
Diary of a Mom discusses her daughter’s language development through echolalia and scripts
Typer Tremblings shares quotes on challenges for AAC users
Tiffany Hammond explains how to support AAC users in understanding they won’t always get what they ask for
Teo Byrne on explaining differences to other children
Bri Guerra shares her thoughts on Autistic Pride Day
Use of Language and Pathologisation
Teo Byrne explains how language sets the tone for safety
Sandhya Menon outlines why they’re uncomfortable with ‘neurospicy’
David Gray-Hammond on autism and the gut-brain narrative
Natasha Leahy shares why she says ‘Window of Capacity’ instead of ‘Tolerance’
Karenza Harding reminds that neurodivergence includes intellectual diversity
North East Autism Society on understanding stigma and the impact on autistic people
The Autistic Teacher explains why using the phrase “everyone is a little bit autistic” can be problematic
Erika Sanborne on the correct way to refer to non-disabled people
Nina Tame on what it would look like if disabled people acted like non-disabled people
Tiffany Hammond discusses ‘severely autistic’
PANDA reflects on the current conversation around autism
Candy Courn asks why autism is so white
Alice Running on neurowashing for Autistic Pride Day
PANDA discusses the figures that thousands of autistic people are still being locked away in mental health hospitals because of a lack of appropriate community support
Janae Elisabeth on how the med/psych system is actively harming many neurodivergent people by forcing cultural assimilation
Late Identification
Gráinne Warren explores the space between being Highly Sensitive and Autistic
Emily Quinton shares next steps after revealing their neurodivergence
Diversity Doodles tries to build a better future for the next generation
Jorie Houlihan looks at why so many women are getting diagnosed with ADHD as adults
Sher Griffin says undiagnosed ≠ undeserving
Natasha Leahy on stigma and the ‘spoiled identity’
Autistic and ADHD Culture and Ways of Being
Sharon Ponniah on being Brown, AFAB and Neurodivergent
Voices of Neurodiversity: An Inclusive Encyclopaedia by Chris Papadopoulos is available to pre-order with 25% off using code ADC25
Janae Elisabeth explains seven key ways that neurodivergence can be supported, accepted, and embraced
A Spoonful Of ‘Tism: Autie-Biographical Year Two Comic Collection is now available
Helen Edgar explores unmasking as reclaiming monotropic attentional resources
Scott Neilson and Rebecca Rae Hodgson share how their sensory experiences impact their passions and interests
The Autistic Coach considers what a healthy and supportive autistic community looks like
The Autistic Teacher explains stimming
Lil Penguin Studios looks at healing with sounds from the pain of hearing a sound
Kay Louise Aldred on celebrating and honouring body mind diversity
Aisling Walsh on sentience, imagination and play in Toy Story
Brett Whitmarsh asks “What is neuroqueer?”
Lovette Jallow explains neurodivergent grief in West Africa
Jeremy Andrew Davis discusses his experience of unmasking
Catherine Luna Blyth shares a love letter to music
Michael Brown asks where the space is for quiet ADHD
Neurodivergent_lou on her experiences of pattern seeking
The Audhd Mental Health Educator looks at the ADHD trait of hyperfocus
Teo Byrne celebrates a year of SENDwise Hub as a community devoted to neurodivergent voices
Helen Edgar on Autistic Pride and restorying and unknowing autism
David Gray-Hammond explains the Autistic Rhizome
Brett Whitmarsh on unmasking on stage through stand-up comedy
Helen Edgar collates Autistic-led organisations, charities and social media to follow
Charlie Hart on Neurodiversity Pride on the Double Rainbow
Wellbeing and Neurodivergence
Tanya Adkin introduces Lilipadding for autistic people as a way of reducing transitional trauma for monotropic minds
I reflect on the use of Lilipadding
David Gray-Hammond shares how he uses Lilipadding to solve monotropic split and spiral
Neurodivergent_lou on how she struggles with transitions
SMiRA have issued a statement on understanding and supporting selective mutism
Jill Holly on her experience of overwhelm and illness
Diversity Doodles says we should undo the notion that resilience is the aim
Pete Wharmby discusses the anatomy of a meltdown
Rose Weldon explains the most important thing in supporting someone through a meltdown
LiL Penguin Studios on autistic meltdowns and how to help
Janae Elisabeth on meltdown as a healthy way to vent stress energy
Teo Byrne has published a pause, pivot, protect resource for responding to dysregulation
AûDHDefined on the hidden exhaustion of socialising for neurodivergent people
No Heels, No Problem: A Neurodivergent Survival Guide to Adult Life When You’re Dyspraxic or ADHD by Maxine Roper is now available to preorder
Disabled Eliza discusses ways being disabled and LGBTQIA+ can impact them
The Autistic Teacher explains that co-regulation is not just for children
Teo Byrne looks at what happens when emotions don’t fit the chart
Dr Alice Nicholls explores the role of shame in autistic burnout
The Autistic Teacher shares de-escalation strategies
Tanya Valentin and Jill Holly share their experiences of grief and deep emotions
Teo Byrne shares tips for managing the heat
AJ’s Brain discusses autism and hot weather
David Gray-Hammond conceptualises psychosis as transformation instead of disorder
Lovette Jallow discusses why we don’t know how to repair relationships anymore
Autistic Ang explores what safety feels like before they realise they’re safe
The Dopamine Dispatch discusses why ADHDers can feel terminally late to their own lives
Tanya Adkin and David Gray-Hammond discuss burnout
Morganne Crouser conceptualises masking as a neurodivergent extreme sport
Lovette Jallow looks at whether hurt people really hurt people
Lovette Jallow asks what if “narcissistic abuse” is just… abuse?
The Autlaw explains what happened when a moth flew into their ear
Sher Griffin looks at ableism through a systemic lens
The Dopamine Dispatch looks at how ADHD shows up as people pleasing and overworking
Teo Byrne outlines the experience of living in translation
Dr Megan Anna Neff shares ways her community support their mental health
David Gray-Hammond looks at the impact of stopping referrals for adult ADHD assessments
Hanna Keiner shares her wheel of wellbeing
The Dopamine Dispatch on how to prioritise with ADHD when everything feels equally important and urgent
Kristen McClure looks at energy-matching and hormonal patterns for ADHDers
Dr Megan Anna Neff shares more ways to support our mental health
Divergent Dialogues discusses autistic women’s experiences of domestic and sexual violence with Jessica Fox
Caitlin Hughes on addressing SV against autistic people through a neuroaffirming lens
Aurora Consulting on going from calm to BAM
Anissa Ljanta shares four potentially unpopular opinions for neurodivergent people
Emily Quinton looks at boundaries as self-love
CripRevolution outlines how to check whether a disability organisation is supported by disabled people
Rosie Weldon on being told “autism isn’t a disability” by a doctor
Janae Elisabeth says it is wildly inaccurate and harmful to say an adult is mentally like a child
Sam Petersen on being driven to scream through neglect
Sam Petersen shares a day in the life of their group home
Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice
Erin Bulluss and Rachel Samson say therapist self-reflection is key to working ethically with neurodivergent clients
Rebecca Floyd explains why a greater awareness of autism is needed in older people’s services
Sonny Jane Wise has produced a checklist to help determine whether a provider is neurodiversity affirming
Aims Walters shares their fat neurodivergent reflexology experience
Kelly Mahler explains why “I Don’t Know” and “I Feel Fine” are valid answers
Catherine Flynn looks at how bottom-up processing comes up in counselling
Catherine Flynn considers how autistic norm-challenging shows up in therapy
Catherine Flynn explains autistic rhythmic communicating in the counselling room
Laura Hellfeld answers “How Do I Get Them to Shower?”
Cos Michael looks at older age – the autistic life stage that politicians refuse to acknowledge
Emily Duffy outlines the co-occurrence of chronic illness and neurodivergence and how therapists can work with their clients
The Feeding Trust has published Feeding & Eating Difficulties: Guidelines for Assessment & Management
Dean Beadle says autistic people shouldn’t be shoehorned into inaccessible services
Listening to autistic voices and rejecting ABA’s harmful practices
Dr Beverley Samways shares thoughts and feelings about ABA
Autistic Inclusive Meets on whether ABA works
Ásdís Bergþórsdóttir on autism and the interest-based social communication style
AUsome Training explains what makes a programme neuroconformative
Kate E. Reynolds explains why silence around sexuality fails neurodivergent people
National Autism Implementation Team shares key messages for neuro-affirming health practitioners
Work and Employment
Anissa Ljanta explores ways to enable autistic brilliance
Brett Whitmarsh on navigating identity, unmasking, and inclusion at work
Kristen McClure looks at how to navigate work leadership that triggers you
Brett Whitmarsh shares his experience of masking in the workplace
Catherine Luna Blyth shares why being a yoga teacher works well for them as an autistic person
Neurodivergent Health
I try out my Neurodivergent Healthcare Passport
Romy shares how Tourette’s helped them embrace the unknowns of chronic illness
vōx and Dr Talia discuss creativity, chronic illness and reclaiming the self
Dr Talia looks at ways mistrusting your body can show up in your life
Kristen McClure explores hypermobility, anxiety and ADHD
Laura Hellfeld on medical conditions and their impact on eating habits
Laura Hellfeld on hypermobility and Ehlers Danlos and how they affect food and eating
Briana shares her story of being diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome aged 14
A new training code has been published for GPs on learning disability and autism
Autistic Revolution have released their food and nourishment edition
The Autistic SENCO on autism and menopause
Research
Ann Memmott rounds up June’s autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and learning disability research
Ann Memmott highlights why more autistic people are needed in autism research
Autism, menopause, and reaching breaking point
Reframing Autism summarises research on early autistic sensory experiences
Thriving Autistic outlines new research into experiences of disclosure for autistic adults
On Dyscalculia looks at the research into struggles with maths
Ludmila N. Praslova on research into what brings autistic people joy
Helen Edgar and Fergus Murray have collated a spring round-up of monotropism research and other content
Aurora Consulting on the impact of shoddy reporting on research
Jo So Happy reflects on research that shows school distress impacts the whole family
Katie Munday on redefining success and impact beyond academia
Jade Farrington - Neurodivergent Counsellor and Rewind Trauma Therapist 
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