BUILDING A COMMUNITY FROM ANXIOUS TO AUDACIOUS

If you’re not sure what Teen Girls Circle is, please read previous post. If you’ve read it, I can tell you that the first one was a HUGE success. A small number of anxious girls with and without neurodivergent diagnoses, came in quietly. They left lighter...

WHAT IS TEEN GIRLS CIRCLE?

In short, another idea from the multi-faceted brain of Suzy Rowland, Founder of #happyinschool project© Seriously, when I talked to teenaged girls as part of my research for my book about school anxiety, I felt you needed something different, just for you. I know that...

SCHOOL AVOIDANCE/REFUSAL/NON-ATTENDANCE?

The work isn’t quite done yet on my school avoidance book – we’re still working on the title and I will explain why that’s so important. ‘Avoidance’ or ‘school refusal’ sounds like the young person has dug their heels in,...

Seizing the neurodivergent advantage

Huh? What advantage I hear you cry? Suzy Rowland, Author, Speaker and resolutely individual. (artwork is Bridget Riley) Lack of diversity in creative industry I remember a boss in an advertising agency I worked at, saying how lucky I was to be black. I was dumbstruck...

happyinschool project Christmas Quiz 2021

We usually play board games at Christmas, but decided to make up our own quiz, and we had such fun I thought I’d share it with you, as we’ve already done the hard work of thinking up the questions! Each of us did ten questions on our specialist subject, so...