The Neurodiversity Wise Blog
By Jannine Perryman, MA, PGCE, Qualified Teacher, SEND Specialist Teacher Consultant and Neurodiversity Coach
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Think of this blog as a lived experience and research-informed living library. It’s a space where we bring together all the conversations, the up-to-date research we dive into, the training we deliver, and the real-life insights that parents, individuals with ADHD, and young people share with us. It’s all here so that our community can easily find it, use it, and feel a little more understood and supported in everyday life.
Think of this blog as a lived experience and research-informed living library.
It’s a space where we bring together all the conversations, the up-to-date research we dive into, the training we deliver, and the real-life insights that parents, individuals with ADHD, and young people share with us.
It’s all here so that our community can easily find it, use it, and feel a little more understood and supported in everyday life.
By Jannine Perryman, MA, PGCE, Qualified Teacher, SEND Specialist Teacher Consultant and Neurodiversity Coach
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Why Teacher Training Must Include Trauma, Attachment, and ACEs. Let’s look at how unmet needs hurt new professionals – and the children and families they serve. The Expectation Without Preparation We tell new teachers to “adapt to meet every child’s needs.” But we don’t always show them how. In the UK, every teacher is expected […]
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Let’s look at how negative messages shape the ADHD child’s inner world – and what adults can do about it. The Weight of Words By the time a child with ADHD reaches their twelfth birthday, they are estimated to have received around 20,000 more negative or corrective messages than their neurotypical peers (Dodson, 2022). Psychiatrist […]
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Who and what is included when we talk about neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is an everyone concept. Human brains are as unique as fingerprints. Some are described as “neurotypical,” while others are described as “neurodivergent.” Together, we make up the whole spectrum of neurodiversity. So, which conditions are considered neurodivergent? We will give you a quick version […]
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