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Six Steps to Seven
Many neurodivergent children have a diagnosis of autism and “50% of parents of autistic young people reported their child had been unlawfully sent home from school or denied an education” in a 2019 survey. Many of our clients are out of education, and because of this,...
Autism and gender dysphoria
Gender identity is how people feel about and describe their gender. Everyone expresses their gender in different ways, for example through how we act and dress. Whilst certain individuals happily identify with the sex that they were assigned to at birth, others do...
Autism burnout
By understanding the causes of autism burnout we can help people to recognise, prevent, treat and recover from this phenomenon. In 2019 The Academy Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) ran a study and much needed participatory research about...
Removing the stigma against Autism
Neurodiversity removing the stigma against Autism Numerous autistic individuals have embraced the neurodiversity system. The word neurotypical portrays the more significant part of the brain, whereas autism is an explanation for the presence of variety in the...
Early Diagnosis
Good Idea for Children to Receive an Early Diagnosis Neurodiverse people have conditions related basically to the working of the neurological framework and mind. Instances of neurological conditions in children incorporate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
Famous Neurodiverse Individuals
Neurodivergent people can battle with different tasks, like spelling, perusing, and writing, or arranging and remaining on track. Although this can influence their confidence, neurodivergent individuals will generally be highly inventive and extraordinary problem...
The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide
How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic About the Author: Siena Castellon is a 17-year-old universally perceived and multi-award-winning autism advocate and anti-bullying campaigner on the autism spectrum. Moreover, she has won a BBC Radio 1 Teen Hero Award, Observer New...
#CreativeDifferences
A Handbook that Explores Neurodiversity Universal Music has distributed its first handbook for supporting neurodiversity in creative enterprises. Planned by Manchester-based agency Music, the guide named 'Creative Differences' takes a gander at individuals' encounters...
Brain Awareness Week
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) started in 1996 as a modest effort, including 160 associations in the United States. DABI coordinated the first Brain Awareness Week to unite diverse groups with various interests from the scholarly community, government, and expert and...
BNA Festival of Neuroscience
There is some discussion about when the Brain Discussion Group started, which turned into the Brain Research Association (BRA) in 1968, and then the Brain Neuroscience Association (BNA) in 1996. BRA held informal gatherings at the Black Horse Pub in Rathbone Place,...