Video: Understanding ADHD
This short film provides professionals and educators with evidence-based insights and real-world perspectives to deepen their understanding of ADHD in…
Guide: ADHD Guide
A road map to help you navigate supporting a child or a pupil with ADHD. Use this to find our most useful content.
Podcast: Why is engagement of children key in effective learning?
As teachers, how do we know how all children learn and how to best teach in order to meet the needs of all? Barry Carpenter goes into some depth around…
Article: Why ADHD can go undiagnosed
For a diagnosis of ADHD, these core symptoms should be present by the age of 7 years, even if they’re not recognised until later in the child’s life.
Article: What is the hidden disabilities sunflower?
The hidden disabilities sunflower is a symbol that you or your child can wear to let people know you have a disability which might not be immediately obvious…
Video: What is ODD? A guide for parents
The school is telling me my 10-year-old son is being obstructive, not doing what he’s told at school. I’ve told him that he’s always been like this, and…
Article: What is neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity is a concept that aims to recognise and celebrate neurological differences in the same way as other variations in humans. For example, some…
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…
Article: What are the risk factors for developing ADHD?
Here we discuss the risk factors for children developing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and how to recognise the symptoms - along with…
Video: What are Conduct Disorders?
Conduct Disorders are mental and behavioural problems in young people and the most common reason for a child to be referred to Child and Adolescent Mental…
Article: Understanding reasonable adjustments at school
In this article, we explore what it means to make reasonable adjustments at school, and how to ask for support if a child’s needs aren’t being met.
Video: Understanding Neurodiverse Children
This film explores neurodiversity in children through real stories and expert insight - revealing how Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia shape learning, emotions,…
Podcast: Trauma and ADHD: supporting children at school and home
Today I speak with Jolene Ironside. Jolene is an Integrative Counsellor using the Arts, ADHD Coach and holistic therapist who specialises in children and…
Transcript: Autism and comorbid conditions in children
This is the transcript of the film about Autism and conditions that often accompany it, known as 'comorbid' conditions.
Podcast: The silent cost of exclusion
Research shows that children from marginalised groups, particularly those from black Caribbean backgrounds and those with neurodivergent profiles like…
Factsheet: The Teacher’s Guide to ADHD: Navigating Secondary School Transitions and Exams
Moving to secondary school and having to manage exams can be a source of anxiety and even lead to EBSA in pupils with ADHD; this factsheet has our tips…
Article: Talking to children about mental-health and neurodiversity
By talking to children about mental health and neurodiversity, we can help them understand and accept themselves for who they are, and give them the tools…
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…
Video: Struggling after my son's ADHD diagnosis
My son has just got a diagnosis of ADHD/ODD and I’m feeling judged and struggling to cope. Do you have any advice?
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…
Article: Recognising ADHD In Children
Learn how to recognise ADHD in children, understand key symptoms like inattention and impulsivity, and find practical ways for parents and teachers to…
Video: Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodivergent Children at School
Neurodivergent children often struggle in traditional classroom settings - not because they can't learn, but because the environment wasn't designed for…
Video: Raising a child with ODD and ADHD
Celina describes how ADHD feeds Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in her daughter and reflects on the fact that it is the ODD that affects her daughter…
Article: Parenting and educating a neuro-divergent child
This article summarizes the Nip in the Bud Podcast on Neurodiversity, the brain, child development, behaviour, setting boundaries, mental skills. Neurodiversity…
Factsheet: PACE, a Trauma-informed approach to ADHD
PACE stands for Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy
Article: Overcoming barriers to learning
By creating safe spaces where children, teachers and parents can listen to each other, we can show young people that learning isn’t just about the curriculum…