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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.
24th Feb 2026
- Nip in the Bud
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…
24th Feb 2026
- Nip in the Bud
Video: Breaking down barriers to learning
In this 3-minute film, children talk about their difficulties with learning and how these make them feel.
It illustrates the importance of proactively…
24th Feb 2026
- Nip in the Bud
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
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…
2nd Jan 2026
- Nip in the Bud with Alis Rocca
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…
2nd 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
Podcast: How to celebrate neurodiversity and learn from our children
How to celebrate neurodiversity and learn from our children
8th Dec 2025
- Alis Rocca with Scott Mair
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…
5th Dec 2025
- Alis Rocca with Jolene Ironside
Podcast: How can we support Mental Health in Education?
I speak with Barry Carpenter on important themes in education, such as school curriculum, the impact of COVID on mental health, absenteeism, complex needs…
4th Dec 2025
- Alis Rocca with Professor Barry Carpenter
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…
4th Dec 2025
- Alis Rocca with Professor Barry Carpenter
Video: Living with ADHD - Debbie's Story
In this 4-minute film, Debbie explains the difficulties she had in school before she received a diagnosis, and the impact of masking her ADHD. Debbie belongs…
2nd Dec 2025
- Nip in the Bud
Podcast: ADHD and ADD: A Conversation with Education Professional Lisa Tills
In today's episode, we talk about supporting children with Special educational needs with a focus on ADHD and ADD with Lisa Tills. Lisa has worked in…
2nd Dec 2025
- Alis Rocca
Podcast: How and why should schools celebrate diversity
In today's episode, we will explore celebrating Neurodiversity and strategies to support neurodiverse children attending mainstream primary schools and…
1st Nov 2025
- Alis Rocca with Lauren Whitaker
Podcast: Friendships, social connections, online world, and executive functions.
We talk about helping our children in their friendships and social connections, and the challenges of screens and the online landscape.
31st Oct 2025
- Alis Rocca with Dr Bettina Hohnen
Podcast: Executive Functions: How Parents and Teachers Can Help
We discuss the executive function framework and how we can learn to develop children’s skills, setting them up for life to be more effective both as learners…
31st Oct 2025
- Alis Rocca with Dr Bettina Hohnen
Podcast: How the latest research in neuroscience will improve your teaching
We discuss how teachers step into a child’s life as an attachment figure. Dr Bettina Hohnen explains the importance of building relationships to understand…
31st Oct 2025
- Alis Rocca with Dr Bettina Hohnen
Podcast: Age-Appropriate Parenting: A Developmental Guide
We discuss the four phases of being a parent and what to know at these key times in your child’s development. We also discuss the circle of security approach…
31st Oct 2025
- Alis Rocca with Dr Bettina Hohnen
Article: Barriers to learning: why children might not be engaged in school
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…
30th Oct 2025
- Nip in the Bud
Podcast: How to parent and educate neurodiverse brains effectively
Bettina is a Clinical Psychologist, author and speaker working in the field of child mental health and neurodiversity. She works with parents, organisations…
18th Oct 2025
- Alis Rocca with Dr Bettina Hohnen
Video: ADHD: Tips for parents and carers
Tips for parents and carers of children with ADHD who are experiencing challenges at school or at home.
7th Oct 2025
- Nip in the Bud
Video: Comorbidity in autistic children
Autistic people will often, but certainly not always, experience some mental health challenges. It is estimated that around 70% of autistic people have…
28th Jun 2025
- Nip in the Bud with Professor Emily Simonoff
Transcript: Comorbidity in Autistic children
One of the things that we, as a research group, have been really interested in understanding is what happens to autistic children with coexisting or co-occurring…
27th Jun 2025
- Nip in the Bud
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…
11th 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
Transcript: Help for parents dealing with bullying
Bullying can have a life-long impact on children, and so it's crucial that parents and carers recognise when their child is being bullied and know how…
30th Apr 2025
- Nip in the Bud with Dr Sian Williams
Video: Children and Bullying: Tips for Parents and Carers
Bullying can have a life-long impact on children, and so it's vital that parents and carers recognise when their child is being bullied and know how to…
30th Apr 2025
- Nip in the Bud with Dr Sian Williams
Article: ADHD in children - Tips for teachers
This 4 minute film gives Tips for Teachers who have a child in their class who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
30th Apr 2025
- Nip in the Bud
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…
29th Apr 2025
- Nip in the Bud
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