EPT Neurodiversity Community and Newsletter

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Advocacy can feel exhausting. Many of us are explaining our child repeatedly.Clarifying needs.Correcting misunderstandings.Pushing gently for accommodations. It can feel uncomfortable to speak up. But advocacy is not aggression.It is protection. When we advocate, we are not asking for special tre...

Mar 16, 2026

Becoming a Neurodiversity - Informed Parent, Teacher or Professional

Understanding neurodiversity is one thing. Living it daily is another. Being neurodiversity informed is not about lowering expectations.It is about adjusting how we interpret behaviour, motivation, and emotion. It means recognising that:Some children need more recovery time.Some children experien...

Mar 09, 2026

Understanding Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence

As we move into March, I want to shift our focus slightly. Many of us are parenting, teaching, or supporting children whose nervous systems work differently. Sometimes we name that difference.Sometimes we are still exploring it.Sometimes we are only beginning to see it. Neurodiversity simply mean...

Mar 02, 2026

Support the body first

As February comes to an end, many families notice emotions sitting closer to the surface. This is okay Xx When this happens, it’s tempting to talk more, explain more, or reason harder. But emotional regulation begins in the body. If the sensory system is overwhelmed, the thinking brain cannot c...

Feb 23, 2026

You don’t have to be perfect to help

Many of us are emotionally stretched - juggling lots of people's needs! And when children struggle, we often feel pressure to stay endlessly calm. But co-regulation isn’t about perfection. It’s about presence. Children don’t need us to erase our feelings.They need to feel we can stay connecte...

Feb 16, 2026

Rest is Action

This week - it's okay to notice exhaustion. For neurodivergent children, exhaustion can happen more easily than for other kids (and for neurodivergent adults too). You are taking in more sensory information, so it makes sense that this would be tiring. It can look like slowing down.Withdrawing.R...

Feb 09, 2026

Safety comes before everything else

Hurray! It's February - hopefully you are seeing a small shift as we leave January behind us. Small steps :) ...because our nervous systems don’t move straight from overwhelm to engagement. They move through safety first. When a child feels unsettled, avoidant, explosive, or withdrawn, it’s rarel...

Feb 02, 2026

Carrying steadiness forward

As January comes to a close, many of us notice a familiar pull. A sense that we should be more organised by now. More energised.More ready for what’s next. But nervous systems don’t move in neat calendar blocks. They build steadiness gradually, through repetition, safety, and being allowed to mov...

Jan 26, 2026

Our nervous system matters too...

By now, many of us are running on very little. We’re holding space.We’re regulating on behalf of others.We’re thinking ahead, repairing behind, and trying again daily. That takes a toll. Parent burnout doesn’t always look dramatic.Often it looks like emotional fatigue, self-criticism, and feeling...

Jan 19, 2026

Have you noticed this?

Many parents tell me this is the week things unravel a little more at home. After days of holding it together, socially, emotionally, cognitively, children often release that effort where it’s safest. At home. Children are often tired being back at school - I can see it with my own two boys... T...

Jan 12, 2026

When motivation dips... 🥹

I am feeling it this week... That quiet dip in energy.The resistance that wasn’t there before.The sense that even small things feel harder to begin. For many neurodivergent children(and adults!), low motivation isn’t about attitude or willingness. It’s often about capacity and energy. After long...

Jan 05, 2026

Why after school feels so hard (and what helps

Dear EPT Parent, Have you noticed how school days often end in tears, meltdowns, or silence? That’s because many neurodivergent children spend all day masking and holding it together. By the time they walk through the door, their nervous system is on overload. The “afterschool crash” isn’t bad ...

Sep 08, 2025

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Newsletter for the EPT Community

Where you will find parenting tips, tools, resources, updates on assessments and more...

Newsletter for the EPT Community

Where you will find parenting tips, tools, resources, updates on assessments and more...

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