Neurodivergent people, especially autistic individuals, often have more physical health issues like pain, hypermobility, and digestive problems, but most research has focused only on adults. This article reviews how these health problems affect neurodivergent young people in schools, highlighting challenges like communication difficulties and not being believed about symptoms. It also offers advice for teachers, parents, and others on how to better support these students so their health issues don’t hurt their learning and social life.
Neurodivergent people, especially autistic individuals, often have more physical health issues like pain, hypermobility, and digestive problems, but most research has focused only on adults. This article reviews how these health problems affect neurodivergent young people in schools, highlighting challenges like communication difficulties and not being believed about symptoms. It also offers advice for teachers, parents, and others on how to better support these students so their health issues don’t hurt their learning and social life.
