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...

Are your kids ready to go back to school?

For the longest time since Spring, I stopped communicating. Like many parents, my energy levels of were pushed to their limits, soaking up the confusion and stress of the family I was trying to support. But slowly, gradually, my energy has ebbed back and now I’m...

Getting ready to go back to school? try a little C.A.L.L.M.

I’ve been busy putting my ideas and experience into a number of articles during lockdown: pieces to help with home-learning, to combat boredom and more recently to help ease parents and teachers back into the school world, even though we don’t really know...

I don’t see the point

  “I don’t see the point?” have you ever heard a young person in your care say this? Your first reaction might be to think they’re rude or defiant. But what if they are on the autistic spectrum?  It’s not the obvious thing most...