School stress and anxiety - How it

can lead to emotional based school

avoidance and impact on family life

This framework can be used by

practitioners as a self-reflection tool that

enables them to evaluate their practice

when supporting autistic children

The aim of this Padlet is to have access to useful links, information and strategies to help understand and support disabled and neurodivergent children and young people and their families.

You will find section headings at the top, scroll left and right to see all sections.

Once you have found the section you wish to look at, scroll down to see each post in this section.

Because there is such an overlap between some neurodivergence’s and disabilities and the issues involved, there are useful posts in multiple sections. We have tried to explain which other sections may be useful for you to have a look at.

This Padlet is a “working document “ and we aim to add new relevant sections and information.

We acknowledge that whilst we have added lots of resources and information already, there is more fantastic information out there and we welcome other suggestions to sections and posts.

Anyone can add a post to this Padlet by clicking the + in the relevant section. Once you have done this we will be informed and will view the post and then decide whether this post is suitable and relevant to be added.

Please note that some posts may not be authorised if they are either not relevant, not neuroaffirming and are duplicated in information already added.

parents/carers the most is being able to understand the WHY behind the behaviour. If you understand

the reason for the behaviour, you have a much better chance at diffusing the situation quickly and

positively.

With any child it’s not always clear as to why they are behaving in a way you wouldn’t hope for. With

a neurodivergent (ND) child, it can be even less clear. Throw in different ways of processing and

difficulties with communication and you have a loud and possibly violent situation on your hands

which is most likely drawing the attention from anyone within a 3-mile radius. It’s a situation most

parent carers are familiar with and would love to avoid at all costs. So, how do you actually do that?

When it comes to parenting autistic and ADHD children, strategies and behaviour management

methods used for neurotypical (NT) children simply will not work. But don’t panic, this download is

aimed to give you a heads up on how to prevent these situations from arising in the first place and

understand what your child is telling you through their behaviour.

For some years now, person first language has been taught as the ‘correct’ and respectful way to refer to people who are disabled. Thus, ‘people with disabilities’ rather than ‘disabled people’. This is often the way professionals are trained. However, some disabled communities now reject this terminology and prefer identity first language, including the autistic community.