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Living with ADHD can feel like navigating a world that often seems out of sync with your mind’s rhythm. Whether you are someone with ADHD, a family member, or part of a school community, gaining a clear and compassionate understanding of this condition is a vital step towards creating supportive environments where everyone can flourish. In this guide, I want to share insights that blend warmth and clarity, helping you feel more confident and hopeful about the journey ahead. W

As someone supporting families and children through neurodiversity assessments and advocacy, I frequently encounter a pattern: many parents don’t recognise that their child may be neurodiverse. Not because they lack care or insight—far from it—but because the characteristics feel familiar, unremarkable, even expected. When you live with neurodiversity or differences in thinking yourself (or in your family), your benchmark of typical is different. What might appear to others

Living with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) can feel like navigating a complex maze. The challenges it presents are unique, and finding the right approach to support those with PDA requires patience, understanding, and tailored strategies. Over time, I have learned that a calm, encouraging environment combined with practical techniques can make a significant difference. In this post, I want to share some thoughtful and effective PDA management tips that can help create a

Navigating the world can feel like a complex puzzle when your senses respond differently from those around you. For many, everyday sights, sounds, textures, and smells can be overwhelming or underwhelming, making simple tasks a challenge. This experience is often linked to what we call sensory processing differences. Understanding these differences is a vital step towards creating supportive environments where everyone can flourish. Sensory Challenges Explained: What They Are

When we think about illness and health, we usually think of cancer, heart disease, strokes, or AIDS and that’s important. But as we learn more about how to prevent and treat many health problems, we need to include mental health issues and brain development problems. Doing this could save many lives, especially among young people who are most at risk. Advances in Medical Science: What We Can Achieve - Leukemia (a type of blood cancer): Used to be almost always deadly for chi

Living with ADHD often feels like navigating a world that isn’t quite built for the way our minds work. Yet, within this unique wiring...

Dysgraphia: The Unseen Struggle Behind the Pen Many children struggle with handwriting, but for some, it’s more than messy work, it’s...

Neurodiversity is a beautiful and complex spectrum that reflects the many ways our brains can function. It celebrates the natural...

I’ve spent decades living, working, and breathing neurodiversity as a parent, a professional, and as someone who is neurodiverse myself....

Living with intense emotional responses to perceived rejection can feel overwhelming. When feelings of hurt and anxiety arise from even...

Living with or supporting someone who exhibits defiant behaviour can be challenging. It requires patience, understanding, and a...

A growing body of medical research confirms a strong link between hormonal fluctuations and the intensification of challenges faced by...