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Children and Parenting
Mick Olds explains proprioceptive sensory input and its impact on regulation
Laura Hellfeld on protecting relationships when sleep is hard for PDAers
Joyner Emerick and Shubha Balabaer have launched the Unbound Futures Podcast as parents raising Autistic kids with high/complex support needs
Tanya Valentin explores ways to rehumanise parenting
Erica Borgstrom and Jon Rainford look at how to support bereaved neurodivergent children
Alice Bramhill and Eliza Fricker on the work placed on neurodivergent mothers when systems fail their children
Laura Hellfeld looks at why waking up in the morning is hard
‘My Daddy is Not Autistic (But My Mummy is): A Picture Book and Guide Exploring Neurodiverse Families and Celebrating Difference’ by Elias Grace and Joanna Grace is available to pre-order
Libby Hill on how families are being failed by local authorities which refuse access to specialist care
Mick Olds looks at sensory avoidance in adults when faced with an extremely sensory-seeking child
‘The Queerly Autistic Workbook: The Ultimate Workbook and Journal for LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum’ by Erin Ekins is now available for pre-order
Heidi and Theo Mavir discuss the power of self-advocacy with Catherine Asta
Ann Memmott looks at grandparents’ responses to finding out their grandchildren are Autistic, and what they need to know
Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou on the importance of belonging for young people’s mental health
Bethan Warner shares how shifting from expectation to connection helped her family create a home where everyone feels safer, understood, and able to belong
Emma explores how understanding, acceptance, and the right support can help children grow up feeling secure in who they are
Helen Edgar looks at supporting Autistic children’s wellbeing in neuro-affirming ways
Chris Wenger on how to help when meltdowns are aggressive
G Sabini-Roberts looks at the ban on puberty blockers for UK under 18s and the impact it has had on suicide rates in trans young people
Laura Hellfeld explains why “just try it” might not work at the dinner table
Natalie Froud explores what happens when regulation strategies become demands for PDAers
Kristy Forbes says PDA isn’t non-compliance – it’s dissent
Education
Alice McSweeney explains how her family found their way to home education
Destiny Huff shares things she doesn’t like in the education system as an Autistic & ADHD mother of neurodivergent learners
Kieran Rose and Josh Knowles reframe ‘intolerance of uncertainty’ as ‘safety in predictability’
Dr Ross Greene has released ‘The Kids Who Aren’t Okay: The Urgent Case for Reimagining Support, Belonging, and Hope in Schools’
Em Hammond shares what happened when she asked neurodivergent kids why a teacher was their favourite
Pete Wharmby explains why he is sick of weaponised wilful ignorance in the education system and why teachers need to stop being so defensive
Helen Buzdugan reflects on Measure what Matters’ investigation into the devastating human cost to children and families when SEND support fails
Minnesota Disability Law Center has published a report into the use of seclusion rooms in schools
Libby Hill explains that selective mutism is not a parenting problem
Em Hammond has created a new parent to school communication bundle
Canary SEND looks beyond ‘school refusal’ at what happens when a child’s nervous system says enough
Robin Eveleigh rethinks ADHD as hypercuriosity
Marie Hutchinson-Ralph explains why treating EOTIS and Section 19 alternative provision as standard education choices is vital for Autistic and neurodivergent children
Destiny Huff on famous Black figures whose behaviours, communication styles, or resistance would be labelled “behavioural problems” in today’s schools: Audre Lorde | Malcolm X | Claudia Gordon | Leroy F. Moore, Jr. | Johnnie Lacy | Ida B. Wells | Huey P. Newton | Angela Davis | Bayard Rustin | Harriet Tubman | James Baldwin | Rosa Parks | Vilissa K. Thompson | Don Galloway
A teacher shares their experience of finding out they were Autistic after teaching in an autism school
Dorian Poulton offers insights on supporting wellbeing and belonging for neurodivergent young people in school or at college
Sonny Jane Wise shares accommodations that have helped them at university
West Berkshire Parent Carer Forum report on families’ experiences of SEND support
Em Hammond explains why getting neurodivergent children to practice complying isn’t a helpful approach
Emma Leigh-Currill shares her experience of attending a UK government SEND event
Alice Hewson explains why inclusion matters, and should begin in schools, education and youth work
Apraxia and Non-speakers
Danny Whitty responds to the mocking of letterboard users
Lovette Jallow on what precolonial Africa can teach us about non-speaking autism and belonging
David Kaufer explains what “evidence-based” actually means and how it has been twisted to harm non-speakers
Ben Kingston on the right to be heard as a non-speaker
Neurodiversity Paradigm Exploration
Dr Angela Kingdon positions Autistic culture as a framework distinct from the medical and social models
Janae Elisabeth explores beyond the basics of the neurodiversity paradigm by reclaiming neurodiversity language and affirming community identification
Liam Stanley looks at neurodiversity politics through the work of Robert Chapman and Nick Walker
Janae Elisabeth explains why personality disorders are forms of neurodivergence
Bridgette Hamstead proposes a constitution for neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent Cultures and Ways of Being
Finding Your Neurodivergent Community Online rounds up neuroaffirming community spaces
‘Autism: A Collection of Essays’ by Kieran Rose is now available
Dr Joanna Grace explores the breadth of the Autistic spectrum and whether people at ‘opposite ends’ of the spectrum are really so different
Fergus Murray on Weird Pride in a hostile world
David Gray-Hammond & Helen Edgar discuss 2026’s Weird Pride and neuroqueering
What’s happening on Weird Pride Day 2026
Queer! AuDHD! BIPOC! book and podcast is currently crowdfunding to help late-diagnosed/identified queer and/or AuDHD BIPOC folks feel seen, less alone, and supported while living in multiple margins
Kaligirwa calls for an intersectional model of the double empathy problem
Dr Aimee Grant explains how people may experience Autistic joy
Helen Edgar explores monotropism, limerence, and Autistic and ADHD experiences
Kerry Nicole Davies discusses dyslexia and creativity as an actor
Kristy Forbes explains the difference between her trauma and PDA responses
Dean Beadle says you can’t speed up an Autistic person’s processing
Kristy Forbes explains why disability and empowerment are not opposites
‘How to Read Minds: The Science and Art of Empathy’ by Aimee Cliff is out this month
Kim Clairy explains Autistic vocal stims
Helen Edgar explores the Autistic rhizome through community, liminal spaces and belonging
Gráinne Warren outlines how PDA and demand avoidance are not the same thing
Bridgette Hamstead on understanding AuDHD as distinct neurology
Teo Byrne conceptualises AuDHD as a synchronous symbiotic relationship
David Gray-Hammond asks if he truly knows what it feels like to be Autistic
Tanya Valentin on non-conforming expression
Wellbeing and Neurodivergence
A young person shares their experience of Autistic masking
Dr Jaime Horricks explores safety as ecology after unmasking
Kristen Acciaria contemplates post-diagnosis imposter syndrome in late-identified AuDHDers
Kelly Banks outlines ADHD transition struggles and how to make them easier
Maxine Share explains why Autistic social injuries can last decades
Jesse Meadows shares on ketamine, neuritogenesis, and the surprisingly beautiful science of ego death
Allan White outlines his relationship with the digital world as a dyspraxic person with non-verbal learning disability
Lovette Jallow explores reparenting, neurodivergent attachment patterns, and why mother wounds show up in adult relationships
Hannah Chatterley shares common challenges in relationships
Helen J explains what’s changed six months after their autism assessment
Aliya Rahman, an Autistic woman with a traumatic brain injury, shares her experience at the hands of ICE
Dr Sheila Akomiah discusses the spiritual lives of non-speaking Autistics and Black Autistic adults
Supporting Autistic Adults’ Intimate Lives (SAAIL) has produced a toolkit for navigating relationships in a neuronomative society
Kristy Forbes’ PDA masterclasses are available for AU$20 until March 5th using code EXTENDWEEK
Teo Byrne asks what happens when community isn’t safe
Lucy Matthews on autism and self-harm
Brian Haines and Catherine Asta discuss Brian’s late autism diagnosis and mental health crisis
Sue Lansbury and Catherine Asta discuss Sue’s late autism diagnosis and loss of a child
Alexis Quinn challenges the myth that Autistic people are less interested in social connection
Autism Central offers tips for supporting Autistic people with anorexia, and a personal account of anorexia and autism
Janae Elisabeth explores what trauma means
Dean Beadle and Libby Hill discuss the intersection of autism and OCD
Janae Elisabeth differentiates sensory trauma from other sensory experiences
Em Hammond explains felt safety
Sonny Jane Wise shares the prejudice experienced by those with personality disorders
Shayla Amamiya shares their opinion on the BAFTAs as a Black person with Tourettes
Sandhya Menon on racism and ableism at the BAFTAs
Dr Pete Olusoga offers a nuanced view on the BAFTAs, racism and disability
Georgina L Chapman on the racism and prejudice everyone experiences
Courtney Ahn explains why white people need to speak up on racial inequality
Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice
‘Unseen Minds: A Therapist’s Guide to Multisensory Aphantasia and Invisible Cognitive Differences’ by Sassy Smith is now available
The second edition of Sonny Jane Wise’s Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills is now available
Jade Farrington and David Gray-Hammond explore neuronormativity in therapy
David Gray-Hammond offers a neurodivergence-competent guide to supporting Autistic people
Hannah Chatterley says the best thing you can do to support a neurodivergent person is to believe them
Joanna Grace explores how we ‘know’ in relation to people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
Lucy Matthews shares five things she wishes professionals knew about autism and self-harm
Tania Robinson explores why neurodiversity-lite approaches can be harmful, and how to identify practices that genuinely support and include neurodivergent people
Catherine Flynn outlines what needs to happen in therapy for things to change
Emma explains Autistic meltdowns through an IFS lens
David Gray-Hammond explains why ABA can never be neuroaffirming
Applications are open for speakers for the Autistic Mental Health Conference 2026
Work and Employment
Rolondo Talbott on being Black and AuDHD in corporate America
Yellow Ladybugs have produced a five part guide to work for Autistic and AuDHD people: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Jenny Lucas asks why neurodivergent women are leaving the workforce, and what HR is missing
Sara Eileen O’Neil Woods explains why we need more Autistic health care professionals and how to support them
David Gray-Hammond looks at why so many Autistic people are living in poverty and working to death in an ableist economy
Neurodivergent Health
Dr Linda Bluestein explains ambulatory wheelchair use
Nicole Igarashi explores why test results come back normal while your system is crashing
Dr Linda Bluestein outlines Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
Helen J shares their experience of the POTS-autism connection
vōx shares a conversation with Jesse Meadows on diagnosis, crip time, and living inside the metamorphosis
Research
Ann Memmott rounds up February’s autism, neurodivergence, support needs and inclusion research
Evaleen Whelton challenges the science behind ABA
Dr Gemma Williams discusses research into ADHD and rejection sensitivity dysphoria
Anne Borden King asks how we got to the point where people can purposefully frighten Autistic toddlers in the name of ‘research’
Dr Jaime Hoerricks challenges research which is too limited to explore gestalt language processing
Kristen McClure explains research into ADHD experiences of perimenopause
New research highlights the importance of faster Autism diagnosis to prevent suicides
Researchers explore sensory-processing informed autism practice for child-centred therapists
Jaime Prout shares research on estrogen’s effects on blood vessels, mast cells, and nerves across the lifespan
Researchers explore the views of Autistic adolescents attending specialist schools on what friendships mean to them
Lauren Powell on surviving and thriving in academia as an AuDHD woman
Exploring why Autistic psychiatrists are silenced by shame
Use of Language and Pathologisation
Sonny Jane Wise explains why you can’t diagnose neurodivergence
David Gray-Hammond and Helen Edgar ask who gets to tell the story of autism
Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield have authored a report into the rollback of disability rights in the United States
Courtney Ahn shares some of the history of disability discrimination
Jaime Prout explores how one word may be stopping people being diagnosed with EDS
Dr Chloe Farahar explains why The Lancet Commission on Autism & The Guardian got it wrong on ‘profound autism’
Teo Byrne on how systemic vagueness harms neurodivergent people and prevents accountability
Catrina Lowri explains why Reform are not the friends of neurodivergent people
Lucy Pollard asks why society loves to blame Autistic people
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