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Our vision is for all young people to have the practical skills and insights to manage peer relationships, and to be good social citizens through understanding and embracing the unique differences of themselves and others.

Thank you to everyone who participated in today’s one-day virtual workshop. Thank you for being so actively involved in ...
18/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in today’s one-day virtual workshop. Thank you for being so actively involved in the day. Hopefully your mess is more contained!!!

A HUGE congratulations to Em, who has spent the weekend celebrating the offical release of Being Eve, the much anticipat...
09/08/2026

A HUGE congratulations to Em, who has spent the weekend celebrating the offical release of Being Eve, the much anticipated graphic novel I had the privilege of possessing for a brief moment a few months ago at a conference before someone else spotted it and peeled it from my hands!!! I’ll just have to order my very own copy!!!!! I hear whispers that there could be a Melbourne book signing in the works. Oooooohhhh ;) Stocking stuffer? Book week inspo? Social group book club reader? So many ideas ### neurowild_

Why We're Developing a Neurodiversity-Affirming SEL Measure.One of the most exciting Social Stencil research projects cu...
29/07/2026

Why We're Developing a Neurodiversity-Affirming SEL Measure.

One of the most exciting Social Stencil research projects currently underway isn't the curriculum itself, it's the measure we're creating to evaluate it.

For decades, social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, and the measures used to evaluate them have reflected only neurotypical social and emotional preferences. The skills, behaviours and communication styles considered "socially competent" were typically defined through a neurotypical lens, while anything outside of those expectations was often understood and measured as a deficit.

We now have inclusive SEL programs that recognise social and emotional differences as natural variations to understand and respect, rather than deficits to correct. But we don't yet have measures that evaluate those programs from the same perspective.

Building a Measure That Matches the Paradigm
Together with a small team of psychology students from the University of Melbourne, we've created a potential SEL measure for schools.

The project has involved carefully developing questionnaire items that reflect neurodiversity-affirming principles, capturing social emotional themes and variations, rather than assuming one "correct" way to communicate, build relationships or regulate emotions.

The current stage of the research focuses on two initial elements, pilot testing and construct validity.

Pilot testing - we’re currently trialing the measure in an Australian school pre- and post- intervention (using Social Stencil as the Tier 1 intervention (whole class program).

Construct validity - we’re also now asking experienced neurodiversity-affirming advocates, trained Social Stencil Facilitators and neurodiverse young people to review each item and provide feedback about whether it measures what it is intended to measure, whether the wording is affirming, and whether the questions are clear and meaningful for young people.

This community feedback is an important first step before moving into larger-scale psychometric testing.

More testing and development will happen over time, and once psychometric properties are strong, this measure will be freely available to researchers, schools and clinicians.

We're excited to share updates as this research progresses and grateful to everyone contributing their expertise along the way.

If you are an Australian neurodiversity affirming advocate or trained Social Stencil facilitator, please email if you can spare 50-60 minutes of your time this week, to provide your opinion about the items we're trialing in this new measure.

Likewise, if your child has completed Social Stencil, and might be keen to help with our research and answer questions about our measure, we'd love to hear from you.

Join psychologist and program author Dr Connie Buckingham (PhD) to spend the day deep diving into Social Stencil theory ...
08/07/2026

Join psychologist and program author Dr Connie Buckingham (PhD) to spend the day deep diving into Social Stencil theory and fun! At the end of the day you’ll be ready to share this neuroaffirming program with your community. Not just for neurodivergent kids and teens, for everyone! This workshop is designed for allied health clinicians, educators, therapy assistants and LSO’s!

20/06/2026

Come to work with me today as a graphic recorder!

6:30am wake up, pat the cat, make some Çılbır, journal, get dressed, then off we go to Pentridge, to pat another cat and collaborate with Dr Connie Buckingham from Social Stencil, a neuroaffirming approach to social and emotional learning for students, delivering a training for teachers, wellbeing staff and clinicians.

First was all about listening, then expressing and reading emotions! I loved all the stim toys! Morning tea was quiches, then the science of anger, which needed emergency soy sauce, to show how adrenaline works, and strategies for dealing with anger. Next up was friendship styles, with excellent playdough demonstrations. Followed by the physics of friendship, why friendships fly or flop. And the drama triangle. Ooh!

Lunchtime means sandwiches and meat pies! Then we were straight back into it, and finished the day discussing how to problem solve and check your strategy.

I loved working with Social Stencil to capture the highlights of the day as a summary
And that’s a wrap!











🎤 Meet Our Host: Dr Connie BuckinghamWe're excited to welcome Dr Connie Buckingham as the host of the Tasmanian ADHD Con...
20/06/2026

🎤 Meet Our Host: Dr Connie Buckingham

We're excited to welcome Dr Connie Buckingham as the host of the Tasmanian ADHD Conference 2026. 💙

Connie is a psychologist, lecturer, researcher, and the creator of Social Stencil, one of Australia's first neuroaffirming social-emotional learning frameworks, helping young people better understand themselves, navigate relationships, and build confidence.

With more than 25 years of experience and a deep commitment to neuroaffirming practice, Connie brings a wealth of knowledge, warmth, and insight to everything she does.

We can't wait to have her guiding us through a day of learning, connection, and community in Hobart this July. 🧡

Help us give Connie a warm MSC welcome!

🎟️ Secure your ticket here:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1517943
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TASMANIAN ADHD CONFERENCE 2026

📅 Saturday, 18th July 2026
📍 Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
⏰ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
🎟 Get tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1517943

Proud YLB Sponsor, third year running! Looking forward to deep diving and celebrating neurodiversity and the incredible...
26/05/2026

Proud YLB Sponsor, third year running! Looking forward to deep diving and celebrating neurodiversity and the incredible advocacy achieved by YLB year on year!

The Evolution of Listening Practices in Schools: A Call for Change.Decades ago, "Whole Body Listening" was a social conc...
23/05/2026

The Evolution of Listening Practices in Schools: A Call for Change.
Decades ago, "Whole Body Listening" was a social concept that many believed to be helpful in explicitly instructing students on how to listen. Many, including me!
However, we now understand that this approach is neuronormative, and a behavior management tool rather than genuinely reflecting how we listen. Listening takes many forms.
So if you come across one of the old outdated whole body listening posters from the Social Stencil or Friendship Saver Program, let’s use it as an opportunity to help people understand why it needs to be replaced.
The new Listening for Learning poster is available free to download via the Social Stencil portal.
We all did the best we could with what we knew at the time, and now we know better. Let’s do better together!

Additional note - against trends I’m not adding music to this post because it makes it harder for some of us to regulate...
11/05/2026

Additional note - against trends I’m not adding music to this post because it makes it harder for some of us to regulate attention!

Is your birthday invitation up with the times or old school? Did you know, as of this moment, we’ve raised the bar on so...
08/05/2026

Is your birthday invitation up with the times or old school? Did you know, as of this moment, we’ve raised the bar on social etiquette! Social etiquette means inclusive! And why stop at social invitations? All event forms can include these very important two words. Yep, let’s just add two words ‘individual needs’ after dietary needs. Small addition, big beautiful change!

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