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Dear Neurodiversity Parent, If you are like me, September can feel stressful, with lots of new drop offs and collections going into the calander, and the idea of early mornings causing defininite tention! On top of this, there can be a lot of "hype". Shops filled with "back to school" signs, end...

Aug 26, 2026

Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater!

I've been busy over the summer spending lots of time with my kids, my family and other families too. We've been on holidays to France, we've had lots of time at home, and I've had some time to think about what I am passionate about in regards to parenting. In fact, my dad commented on...

Aug 17, 2026

Privacy is bigger than we think

As we come to the end of this little series, I’ve found myself returning to something quite simple. We don’t have to choose between sharing nothing and sharing everything. There is a middle space. And it’s in that space that I think most of us would like to land - somewhere that allows ...

Aug 10, 2026

Privacy is bigger than we think

So you have probably started to see a shift for me as I’ve been reflecting on this. You may have seen the difference on my social media too. For a long time, I think I associated privacy mostly with obvious things - names, faces, locations. It felt quite clear cut. But I’ve realised o...

Aug 03, 2026

Can children really consent to being shared?

I found myself thinking again about children online. I am seeing many of my online - colleagues, and some advocating parents, share lots of detailed stories about their children. Some also share images and videos and, even with faces not shown, the identifying information is very personal ...

Jul 27, 2026

Pause Before You Post...

Why it can feel so natural to share our children online As we move through the summer months, I’ve been noticing something quite familiar in myself, and I've been wondering if it might be familiar for many of you too? We take more photographs, we capture more little moments, and often, without...

Jul 20, 2026

Understanding autism and ADHD through a different lens

When we talk about autism and ADHD, it’s very easy for the conversation to focus on lists of traits or challenges, and while those can be useful at times, they don’t always capture the full picture. But autism and ADHD are not just sets of behaviours. They are ways of experiencing and i...

Jul 13, 2026

Passionate interests and different ways of communicating

Something I wanted to gently highlight this week is how often certain aspects of neurodivergence are misunderstood, particularly when it comes to communication and what are sometimes called “special interests.” Many children, particularly autistic children, can have strong, passionate i...

Jul 06, 2026

What do we actually mean by neurodiversity?

I wanted to introduce a word this week that can sometimes feel a little uncomfortable, and that is the idea of ableism. And I want to approach it gently, because this isn’t about blame or getting things wrong. Ableism, at its core, is simply the set of assumptions we tend to carry about...

Jun 29, 2026

What do we actually mean by neurodiversity?

I’ve been thinking recently about how often the word neurodiversity comes up in conversation now, and how, while it’s becoming more familiar, I’m not always sure we’ve had the chance to slow down and really sit with what it means. So for the next few weeks, we will have Siobhan Campion, an...

Jun 22, 2026

SNAs

Last week we looked at the new SNA guidelines and circular. To watch back, you can go to the SNA membership video inside the membership. This week, we are conscious that we are moving towards the end of the school year, and many families are beginning to hear about changes for September. A new t...

Jun 15, 2026

Understanding the Department of Education's Continuum of Support

Last week we looked at the new SET Circular and how schools allocate support. This week, I'd like to take a step back and look at the framework that sits underneath many of those decisions: the Continuum of Support. This is the Department of Education framework that schools use to identify needs,...

Jun 01, 2026

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