Blog posts

As students with autism make the transition to higher education, it’s important that colleges and universities foster a supportive, inclusive, and accessible environment. This blog offers practical advice for supporting autistic students – whether they’re currently at college or university, or preparing to take the leap.

In this blog post, we discuss the difference between the terms autism and ASD in the context of assessments.

In this blog post, we give a step-by-step guide to organising a dyspraxia assessment.

In this blog post, Leandri Ferreira,
Occupational Therapist, explores what dyspraxia is, an introduction to dyspraxia assessments, and a few top tips to help your child with motor planning difficulties

For many autistic people, rewatching television series and films is a common and comforting activity. This blog explores some of the reasons for this.

In this blog, Nikki Rockell, Highly Specialist Speech and
Language Therapist at The Gesher Assessment Centre, discusses the attributes of autism with questions and prompts for parents/carers to consider.

What does neurodivergence actually mean? In this article we define some of the terms used when talking about neurodivergence.

A blog by Marguerite Hayes, who runs The Big E, looking at the difference between an assessment of need and a diagnostic assessment.

A blog by Sarah Wild, Headteacher at Limpsfield Grange School in Surrey, discussing autistic masking in girls.

A blog post discussing social anxiety in children and adolescents

Ten actions schools can take to support neurodiverse learners.

A blog post looking at the cost of a private ADHD assessment in London.