A new UK survey of more than 900 neurodivergent adults has revealed strong feelings about the language of neurodiversity.
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Homeschooling ranges from highly structured ‘school at home’ to ‘unschooling’ where kids learn through living.
Neurodivergent people can remain invisible and undervalued in a booming job market.
Neurodivergent people may struggle with casual conversations and networking. Efforts to ameliorate workplace settings and routines only go so far.
Return-to-work tensions reflect deeper questions about how different people work best and what modern organisations actually need to succeed.
Many neurodiverse children face misunderstanding and exclusion at school. Shifting to neuro-inclusive classrooms can help all children feel seen and supported.
Some autistic people walk on the balls of their feet, or take more time to complete each step.
The funny and heartwarming new film is already a box office hit.
People on the autism spectrum are often overlooked in hiring because of how they come across in interviews. But with the right understanding and fixes to the process, employers can make smarter choices.
Charter schools enjoy smaller classes and better teacher-pupil ratios. But big questions remain about their success rates – and why the public system isn’t better resourced.
Four in five children with ADHD are prescribed medication. The most common side-effect is lack of appetite and weight loss. Here’s how parents can manage this.
Some people embrace this new word but others reject it.
Many Autistic people struggle through air travel or avoid it altogether. But travellers told us small measures and supports can make a big difference.
Rates of ADHD diagnosis are rocketing in developed countries. A professor of child and adult psychiatry explains why.
ADHD is the most diagnosed childhood neurological disorder, but there have been inconsistencies around who is diagnosed and prescribed medication. New prescribing guidelines aim to change this.
More than 1.1 million Australians are estimated to be living with an eating disorder. Around a third of these people are also neurodivergent.
The best way to learn about neurodivergence is by listening to neurodivergent people themselves.
Mental health support is crucial for incel communities, however, associating incel violence with mental health and neurodivergence risks stigmatizing people with autism.
Children can have big emotions and sometimes struggle to process them. Here’s what it means for a child to be ‘dysregulated’.
Understanding and supporting employees with dyslexia is crucial not only for the individual success of employees, but for workplaces to be more effective.
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
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Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Psychologist, La Trobe University
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Teaching Fellow, School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Portsmouth; University of Sussex
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Visiting Senior Fellow in English and Creative Writing, University of Suffolk
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Bond University
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Research Officer and Writer at OTARC, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychological Sciences, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Associate Lecturer, Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, UNSW
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Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor in Psychology, Bond University
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PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science, McGill University
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PhD Candidate in Access to Healthcare for Autistic Adults, Cardiff University
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Professor of Autism and Intellectual Disability, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Southern Cross University