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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

Department of Education Circular on SET Supports

Sorry I am late sending my email this week! Busy week. So, over the past few months, many parents have been reaching out feeling confused, worried, or unsure about how support decisions are being made within schools. And I understand why because schools are currently navigating significant change...

May 28, 2026

Trusting ourselves as parents

There’s a moment many of us reach when we are parenting a neurodivergent child. A moment when we begin to doubt ourselves and ask: “Maybe the school knows best.”“Maybe I’m overthinking this.”“Maybe I should just leave it.” My in my own experience... the school rarely knows better than an attuned,...

May 18, 2026

Are you feeling some rigidity in school?

This is a thought I have wondered about, particularly in the past 12 months... I feel like things have become a little more rigid in schools. Have you ever wondered the same thing? Last week, I shared a little about my own experience of advocating, and I explained how I was noticing a tension tha...

May 11, 2026

I didn’t expect this to feel so hard

Any of you who have been attending the LIVE sessions will know that I've been working through some challenges and barriers in relation to my own child's education the past few months. I am learning a lot being the parent, rather than the psychologist, so I thought it might be helpful to share a l...

May 04, 2026

Want to really know your child?

I was thinking this week about a question I often ask in clinic. Not about behaviour.Not about strategies.Not about what’s “working” or not. Just this: How do we really learn about and KNOW our child? Because it’s easy to feel like we should know. We live with them.We support them.We think about ...

Apr 27, 2026

When the Advice Doesn’t Fit

A parent said something to me this week that really stayed with me: “I’m doing everything I’ve been told… and it still doesn’t feel right.” And I hear this more than you might think. Parents reading, learning, trying to follow the guidance… and still feeling unsure. Not because they’re doing it w...

Apr 20, 2026

This Isn’t Helping Us (Or Our Children)

I’ve been thinking a lot this week about how we support one another as parents. And I want to share my thoughts with you, which come from feedback from other parents and professionals. Some of the conversations happening in parenting spaces right now feel… divided. Different approaches. Different...

Apr 13, 2026

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