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Children and Parenting
Stacey Innes and Jade Farrington discuss neuroaffirming care through hard times
Mick Olds explains why 2-year-olds often struggle with choices
Alexis Quinn looks at moving from fixing to understanding Autistic children
‘Re-Storying Autism: A Framework for Families, Parents and Carers’ by David Gray-Hammond & Helen Edgar is now available to pre-order
Alexis Quinn on respecting your child’s monotropic flow
Zoe Williams explores monotropism as an Autistic parent
Kristy Forbes explains why she tells her and her family’s story online
Tanya Valentin outlines her shift from good parenting to brave mothering
Rainbow Wise have created an LGBTQ+ History Month resource pack for professionals working with children and young people
Helen Buzdugan on the UK’s sugar-coated surveillance bill designed to expand state control of family life
Amanda McGuinness looks at why Autistic identification can be life changing
Mick Olds on supporting their children to process anger
Marion McLaughlin explores the question of whether to get your child assessed for autism if they’re doing fine
Helen Buzdugan shares the challenges of going out to a restaurant as an Autistic family
Claire Lux looks at how Autistic advocacy is misinterpreted as fabricated or induced illness
Natalie Froud explains what parents in England need to know about police contact, legal rights, and safeguarding Autistic young people
Em Hammond outlines ways to make neurodivergent parenting easier
Kelly Mahler explains that behaviourism is built on the dangerous assumption that adults know the why behind behaviours
Kristy Forbes shares what she’s learning about her child and herself
Em Hammond asks people to stop demolishing children’s self-advocacy
Laura Hellfeld looks at ways to get comfortable with washing through play
Natalie Froud on supporting siblings of PDA and neurodivergent children
Kristy Forbes explores the gift of natural consequences
David Gray-Hammond exposes how mental health systems fail Autistic children
Education
Stacey Innes on creating inclusive educational spaces where every child is heard
Libby Hill emphasises the importance of educators listening to all forms of communication
Kelly Mahler and Savitha Sundar discuss how to empower every student through body awareness
Zoë Austin reflects on lived experience in UK education and the systemic challenges facing Autistic and ADHD children
Mick Olds outlines PDA for educators
Marion McLaughlin shares their thoughts on teacher training to support Autistic pupils
Marnina Kammersell explains why unschooled children may know more maths than you expect
Tiffany Joseph explores how belief comes first and protection can be a cage for the most disabled students
Hallie Sherman and Libby Hill discuss why it’s so important to support older students through speech and language therapy
Libby Hill explains what happens during a SEND tribunal
‘Embracing Diversity: A Handbook for Supporting Autistic Children in School’ is now available
Natasha Leahy on the impact of the start of term on parents’ nervous systems
Sarah Jane looks at problems with the UK’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Emma Leigh-Currill shares her experience as a home educator, and the lack of qualifications of those working for local authorities
Mick Olds discusses problems with reward charts
Em Hammond looks at one of the damaging impacts of behaviour charts
David Gray-Hammond says we need to fix the H in EHCP
Natalie Froud outlines EHCPs for PDAers
Laura Hellfeld explains levelling behaviour in the classroom
Apraxia and Non-speakers
David Kaufer looks at the harm caused when schools fail to provide effective communication tools
Tiffany Hammond challenges the idea that communicating through spelling isn’t scientific
Teslin Joseph on how his son communicates through AAC
Swarit Gopalan shares what friendship can look like for non-speakers
Libby Hill says hi-tech AAC shouldn’t be considered a last resort
Tom McDonald explains how to set up an AAC device for your child
Tiffany Hammond on the harm caused by using dehumanising language about non-speakers
Neurodiversity Paradigm Exploration
Alexandra Chambers shares their perspective on neurodivergence as inherited and acquired, biological and political
Janae Elisabeth explores white supremacy and neurotypicality
Neurodivergent Cultures and Ways of Being
‘The Scale of the Spectrum’ by Dr Joanna Grace is now available for pre-order
Rowena Mahmud neuroqueers trapeze
Catherine Asta and Jo Feaster discuss Jo’s experience of making sense of herself as an Autistic and bipolar woman
Natasha Leahy has produced the Aftershocks of Identification Framework: A somatic model of post-recognition identity and nervous-system integration for late-identified Autistic adults
Niko Boskovic asks what happens when disabled wisdom disappears
Helen Edgar explores how we can reframe stimming beyond ‘behaviour’ as embodied sensory language and an act of neuroqueering
Helen J shares their experience of trying to tease apart AuDHD
Marion McLaughlin says that talking about the beautiful aspects of being Autistic is not romanticising it
Sam Farmer explores Autistic personal philosophy and the importance of acknowledging what we don’t know
Pete Wharmby looks at what may trip up Autistic people in conversation
David Gray-Hammond explores Autistic identity: Masking, meaning, and becoming yourself
David Gray-Hammond has produced an Understanding Autism series featuring information and support for Autistic people, family members and professionals
Dr Jaime Hoerricks on Autistic autonomy and solitude
Marion McLaughlin explains the difference between echolalia and echolagia
Louise shares their daughter’s experience of aphantasia and art
Catherine Flynn explores her Autistic world view
Wellbeing and Neurodivergence
Natasha Leahy on somatic wintering and listening to the body when the world wants us to push
Alexis Quinn shares tips for managing rejection sensitivity
Em Hammond says Autistic people shouldn’t have to get used to discomfort
David Gray-Hammond shares his experience of getting sober as a neurodivergent person
David Gray-Hammond explains why sobriety still hurts
Catherine Flynn explores what resilience really means for Autistic people
Erika Sanborne on being a disabled, Autistic person in Minneapolis
Rhiannon Crispe and Michelle Luken have released ‘The Burn In Model’ to support alignment of identity, activities, relationships and environments
Teo Byrne explores why transitions are so hard
Bridgette Hamstead shares the AuDHD Guide to Surviving 2026 in the United States
Dr Joanna Grace offers 50 ways to support Autistic people at work, school and home
Alisha explains why decolonising is for white folks too
Tania Shoukair looks at how the window of tolerance can be used as a demand to adapt to harm instead of dismantling it
Sorcha Rice explains why they don’t use the concept of internalised vs externalised PDA
Emma Leigh-Currill on avoiding things we don’t like or find stressful
Carly Findlay outlines the secondary ableism experienced when writing about ableism
Sienna challenges the ableism from within the disabled community
Dr Chelsia Potts on reconnecting with your soul after burnout
Em Hammond explores why it might be hard doing the stuff you planned as an AuDHD human
The Activistic Autistic on coping with paranoia and psychosis in times of mass surveillance
Pete Wharmby explains why Autistic people can be so anxious so often
Diversity Doodles on the internal judge watching herself
Chamieka House-Osuya explains that neurodivergence doesn’t absolve people of responsibility for their actions
Luis Robertson and Helen Edgar have created a signposting resource focused on being Autistic and eating
Chamieka House-Osuya on the harm caused when people believe politeness is the highest moral good
Mykie, Zahraa & Tychelle explain why they’re so tired of doing labour for whiteness in Autistic spaces
Lou Chandler offers tips for a home that supports sensory needs
Emma reflects on the trickiness of daily routines for neurodivergent people
Nicole Igarashi explores coercive control in Autistic families
Kristen McClure uses sensory clues to find out what’s wrong
Dr Megan Anna Neff outlines mindfulness on the go for minds that don’t sit still
Dr Chelsia Potts explains how cannabis helps slow their mind and reduce sensory overwhelm
Blu looks at warning signs of predators that neurodivergent people should know
Nicole Igarashi on reclaiming your nervous system from the labyrinth of RSD
Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice
‘Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy: An Anti-Oppressive Model for Whole Person Care’ by Nyck Walsh is now available to pre-order. UK and European orders receive 30% off print and ebooks using the code WN357
Ann Memmott discusses therapy, treatment, cure or support, and what autism ‘experts’ hope to achieve
Dr Lanza says advocacy is not optional in the mental health field
Gráinne Warren explores what can happen when therapists centre themselves as the expert
Sonny Jane Wise’s ‘The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills: Second Edition’ is now available on clinical licence
‘Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy: Rethinking Approaches for Autistic and ADHD Clients’ by Amy Peters is available for pre-order
Karenza Harding reminds that neuroaffirming approaches are for all Autistic people whatever their support needs
Emma explores the double empathy problem and communication differences
Patrick Casale says you can’t be a therapist and a Trump supporter
Dr Patty Gently explores post-patriarchal therapy and the myth of clinical neutrality
Tyla Grant explains that neurodivergent experiences can’t be supported in isolation
Aimee Cliff and Sam Hope on empathy as radical belief
Work and Employment
Caitlin Hughes on reclaiming neurodivergent professional identity beyond the binary of brokenness
Patrick Casale looks at the impact of the ‘that’s how we’ve always done things’ mentality
Charlie Hart explores trans and non-binary inclusion at work
Neurodivergent Health
Christina Keeble shares an example of how Ehlers Danlos Syndrome shows up in their body
‘Autistic Menopause: A Guide to the Menopausal Transition for Autistic People and those Supporting Them’ by Prof Julie Gamble-Turner & Dr Rachel Moseley is now available
Catie Osborn balances ADHD struggles with hygiene, with the impact on others
Christina Keeble on the relationship between hypermobility and gynaecological problems
Dr Lawrence Afrin and Dr Linda Bluestein discuss mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)
vōx asks not to be called a warrior and explains why sickness isn’t a contest and bodies aren’t battlefields
Research
Ann Memmott rounds up December and January’s autism, neurodivergence, support needs and inclusion research
Dr Henny Kupferstein explores when ABA ‘interventions’ are really experiments on distress
Joy Keenan, Mary Doherty & Sebastian C. K. Shaw have published research into the experiences of Autistic doctors transitioning into clinical practice in the UK
Ann Memmott on what physiotherapists know about Autistic people
Jessica Dark explores their family’s evolving understanding of autism through poetic autoethnography
Kristen McClure reviews new research which shows what happens when Autistic kids become a revenue stream
Rita Serra and Andreia Dickinson research neuroaffirmative responses to antifeminism and the war on autism
Amy Peters et al explore the safety, connection and personal growth Autistic teens and young adults find in tabletop RPGs
Research shows the prevalence of dysautonomia in long covid patients
Transitioning in and out of Autistic flow
Kristen McClure reviews research into childhood ADHD traits and physical health across the lifespan
Researchers outline why we need to study assisted methods to teach typing to non-speaking Autistic people
David Gray-Hammond considers the overlap between autism and psychosis
Use of Language and Pathologisation
David Kaufer looks at how advocacy can be bent into more compliance
Marion McLaughlin condemns RFK’s ‘fight against autism’
Mati Boulakia-Bortnick explains that autism is both a difference and a disability
Courtney Ahn explains how Autistic traits are perceived as racial stereotypes
Marion McLaughlin says euphemisms for disability are a huge barrier to acceptance and accessing our rights
Dr Jaime Hoerricks considers the term ‘gestalt language processing’ and who gets to decide when a way of knowing is ‘real enough’ to be named
The Galaxy System on reclaiming the c-slur
Jess Wilson shares her shift from viewing Autistic people as broken
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