Our factsheet collection provides clear, practical guidance on neurodivergence and mental health in children. Written for parents, carers, and educators, each factsheet explains a specific condition or challenge in straightforward language, offering evidence-based strategies for support and reassurance that you're not alone. Whether you're seeking to understand a recent diagnosis, noticing concerning behaviours, or simply want to learn more about how children's minds develop differently, these resources are designed to help you feel more confident in supporting the young people in your care. All factsheets are reviewed by mental health professionals and informed by lived experience.
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Factsheet: Conditions that accompany autism
Autism spectrum condition affects how people relate to one another and process sensory information. For children, there are often challenges that need…
19th Feb 2026
- Nip in the Bud with Dr Lisa Honeyman Dr Celia McElwee
Factsheet: Guide to understanding OCD in children
OCD can be broken down into symptoms of intrusive thoughts (or obsessions) and repetitive behaviours (or compulsions). Here's our guide to how to spot…
Factsheet: PTSD in children - Tips for Teachers
When a child in your class is living with PTSD, your role as a trusted, consistent adult matters more than you might realise. Here's how you can help.
19th Feb 2026
- Nip in the Bud with Dr Sarah Miles Dr Zoe Maiden
Factsheet: Supporting children with ADHD
We can think of ADHD as a lifelong neurotype that shapes how someone thinks, feels, and responds to the world. It is not a flaw; it's a different processing…
14th Feb 2026
- Nip in the Bud
Factsheet: How to support a child who is being bullied - Tips for parents
Bullying can have a big impact on a child’s mental health, and might be in the form of physical violence, humiliation, verbal abuse, or leaving someone…
5th Feb 2026
- Nip in the Bud
Factsheet: How do you support a child through grief and loss?
Grief is a complex emotional process for anyone, regardless of their age or stage in life. But exploring the reality of death with a child or teenager…
27th Jan 2026
- Dr Tina Rae
Factsheet: Smartphones and Social Media
We need to teach children how to navigate the internet safely and critically, recognise when something isn’t right, and feel confident approaching someone…
26th Jan 2026
- Dr Susie Davies
Factsheet: School Phobia and what to do
Emotionally based school avoidance, or EBSA, is a term which is often used to describe children who struggle to go to school because of their anxiety.
18th Jan 2026
- Nip in the Bud
Factsheet: What is ADHD in children?
It is characterised by difficulties in the areas of attention, level of activity and impulse control. These difficulties are present before the age of…
16th Dec 2025
- Dr Iris Rathwell
Factsheet: Can children be depressed?
What to do if you think your child or a child you are caring for is depressed. Signs and symptoms to watch out for, when to refer for extra help, and how…
24th Oct 2025
- Dr Gordana Milavic
Factsheet: Anxiety - Tips for Parents
Anxiety is an emotional alarm system that keeps us safe, but it can become unhelpful if we are anxious all the time. You can support children to find healthy…
16th Sep 2025
- Nip in the Bud
Factsheet: Early Intervention Films and Download
Nip in the Bud has produced four short early intervention films to explain the steps parents/carers can take to help a child who they suspect may be struggling…
19th Jun 2025
- Nip in the Bud
Factsheet: Conduct Disorders in Children
Conduct disorders are characterised by repetitive and persistent patterns of antisocial, aggressive or defiant behaviour that is more frequent and severe…
30th May 2025
- Dr Matt Woolgar
Factsheet: Stigma and discrimination
Mental health-related stigma and discrimination happen when people treat someone unfairly or think less of them because the person has a mental health…
18th Apr 2025
- Dr Petra Gronholm