This week is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK and the focus this year is on loneliness. Loneliness has always been a factor in our...

The dictionary defines communication as ‘the exchange or imparting of information by speaking, writing or some other medium’...

When an animal is scared, it will often react with aggression and inflict harm if necessary to protect itself. A human being is no...

This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week - a time to celebrate the strengths and advantages that ND brings rather than focusing on...

Using curiosity to understand our young person is only part of the picture. And quite possibly only the secondary part of it, because if...

From the time we are born, we communicate through actions. When we are young children, and our emotional regulation is developing, we act...

When we first become parents, it can be difficult to see our children as anything other than small versions of us and the idea that they...

The word ‘self-care’ traditionally conjures up images of bubble baths and spa days. These are certainly fabulous ways to relax and look...

“Connection is not an exchange of information. It’s an exchange of humanity. It’s an exchange of emotion.” Sean Stephenson As human...

When we consider communication, we often immediately think about speaking. We may then consider body language but listening may well be a...

Understanding is described in the dictionary as having ‘sympathetic awareness or tolerance’ and ‘having insight or good judgement’. In...

Part of the definition of curiosity for me is being willing to consider a different outcome to one that you imagined. We all have ideas...

Curiosity is not for the faint-hearted…. It means questioning deeply, listening without judgement and possibly letting go of our own...

This week I posted an article by ADDitude magazine 'Bad behaviour? No. Your child's Adhd symptoms are to blame. I titled it 'Assume best...

This week I have been trying to further develop my knowledge of autism and so 1 am currently enrolled on an online course, I have been...

It's Mental Health Awareness week and in many stories and reports of mental health struggles, people report feeling different and not...

The connection we have with our children will determine the success we have when we need to teach them a different behaviour. Punishments...

The ADHD Foundation wrote: "October is ADHD Awareness month 'Drop the D's-not disordered, not deficit - but different. Not an error of...

On December the 3rd International Day of People with Disabilities was celebrated. This year the theme was not all disabilities are...

As the parent of a neurodivergent child, you often find yourself having to advocate on their behalf as they grow up ❤ Sometimes that...