Dive into a collection of articles that amplify neurodivergent voices, support a more thorough understanding of neurodiversity, and challenge common misconceptions.

Moving to Neurodivergent–affirming care
Four Questions For, Lived Experience Lucy Gilbert Four Questions For, Lived Experience Lucy Gilbert

Moving to Neurodivergent–affirming care

We’re joined by Lucy Gilbert, NdC’s Lived Experience Lead, for the tenth and final blog of our latest campaign ‘Against PBS & ABA’.

Lucy explores what Neurodivergent–affirming care is and what it isn’t, as well as sharing how you can start to grow your Neurodivergent–affirming practice today, with our new interactive toolkit.

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Rethinking behavioural support for Autistic people: Why “behavioural” approaches can miss the mark
Four Questions For, Lived Experience Beccy Floyd Four Questions For, Lived Experience Beccy Floyd

Rethinking behavioural support for Autistic people: Why “behavioural” approaches can miss the mark

Today Guest Contributor Beccy Floyd, late–diagnosed AuDHD Mental Health Nurse, joins us for the ninth blog of our latest campaign ‘Against PBS & ABA’.

Using her professional insight, Beccy highlights how behaviourist approaches, such as PBS, often overlook the internal lived experiences of the patients and calls for the widespread adoption of neurodiversity–affirming approaches in healthcare.

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Rethinking support for Neurodivergent people: why we need an alternative to current PBS plans 
Four Questions For, Lived Experience Kay Louise Aldred Four Questions For, Lived Experience Kay Louise Aldred

Rethinking support for Neurodivergent people: why we need an alternative to current PBS plans 

We’re joined by Kay Louise Aldred, NdC’s Development Lead, for the fourth blog of our latest campaign ‘Against PBS & ABA’.

Kay explores the genuine need to move beyond PBS and adopt Neurodivergent-affirming practices, such as those in our new interactive toolkit.

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A practical approach to neurodiversity-affirming care and support: our new interactive toolkit and alternative to PBS plans
Four Questions For, Lived Experience, AGAINST PBS & ABA campaign Kay Louise Aldred Four Questions For, Lived Experience, AGAINST PBS & ABA campaign Kay Louise Aldred

A practical approach to neurodiversity-affirming care and support: our new interactive toolkit and alternative to PBS plans

We’re joined on the blog today by Kay Louise Aldred, NdC’s Development Lead, for the second blog of our latest campaign ‘Against PBS & ABA’.

Kay explores some of the core principles of our new interactive toolkit.

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4Q4: Lived experience review project assistant
Four Questions For, Lived Experience Peg Digitalis Four Questions For, Lived Experience Peg Digitalis

4Q4: Lived experience review project assistant

In this edition of 4Q4 (Four Questions For), we speak with Peg Digitalis, who worked as a Lived Experience Project Assistant at NdC during the delivery of the recent lived experience review of services provided by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (AWP).

Peg shares why this work matters, how lived experience shaped the project, and how the findings could help services better support the people who rely on them.

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4Q4: Dr Virginia Carter Leno on disordered eating, Autism and ADHD
Four Questions For, Food & Eating Dr Virginia Carter Leno Four Questions For, Food & Eating Dr Virginia Carter Leno

4Q4: Dr Virginia Carter Leno on disordered eating, Autism and ADHD

Four questions for Dr Virginia Carter Leno, fellow at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, and co-author of a new research paper (published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal) that investigates the research priorities of autistic people and people with ADHD who have lived experience of disordered eating.

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4 Questions For: Autistic experiences of menopause study
Four Questions For Rose Matthews Four Questions For Rose Matthews

4 Questions For: Autistic experiences of menopause study

In this installment of our 4Q4 (Four Questions For) blogs, we speak with Rose Matthews, Community Research Associate on the Bridging the Silos: Autistic Menopause Study, an international co-produced research study bringing together Autistic community representatives and academics from Carleton University in Canada and Bournemouth University in the UK.

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