The Bird's Nest Consultancy

03/10/2026

Definitely a child is not a problem thwy are a person who needs our supprt, guidance and to be seen.

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03/10/2026

Yep

AuDHD.

It simply means someone who is both autistic and ADHD.

And sometimes those two parts of the same brain seem to want completely different things.

Routine… but novelty.
Predictability… but stimulation.
Deep focus… but also distraction.
Wanting a plan… then struggling to follow the plan you made.

AuDHD isn’t a contradiction.

It’s a useful way of describing someone who’s both ADHD and autistic.

And for many people, discovering there’s a word for it brings a:

“Ohhhhh. That explains a LOT.”

Mandy Cook
The Autistic Teacher

03/10/2026

Bullying is regular and not nice.

Looking for an easy way to help your students learn what bullying is (and what it's not?)

Use the STOMP acronym! Bullying is Several Times, One-sided, Mean, and Purposeful!

Check out this blog post with more activities and ideas that will make it easier for your students to recognize bullying: https://www.counselorchelsey.com/blog/whatbullyingis

03/10/2026

Love this

Stay close to a child's magic. It's contagious!

03/10/2026

Yep

Some sounds aren’t just annoying.

They can hurt.

A hand dryer.
A chair scraping across the floor.
Someone chewing.
The hum of a light that nobody else seems to notice.

For an autistic person, the brain may not filter background noise in the same way. Everything can arrive at once, at full volume, demanding attention.

And sometimes it isn’t even about how loud a sound is.

A tiny repetitive noise can be unbearable while loud music we’ve chosen is absolutely fine.

That isn’t being dramatic or difficult.

It’s a sensory difference.

Ear defenders, headphones, leaving the room or asking for a sound to stop aren’t avoiding life.

Sometimes they’re what makes being in that environment possible.

Mandy Cook
The Autistic Teac

01/10/2026

Yeo

Via

01/10/2026

So true

01/10/2026

The diagnosis becomes part of the puzzle pieces that make up the whole puzzle/person it all helps to understand how they work and how to help them flourish.

Is it autism or ADHD?

Maybe that’s the wrong question.

When someone is AuDHD, autism and ADHD aren’t taking turns.

There isn’t an autistic brain on Monday and an ADHD brain on Tuesday. 🤣

It’s one neurodivergent person.

Someone who might need routine AND novelty.

Avoid some sensory input AND seek other sensory input.

Desperately want to be organised AND find organisation incredibly difficult.

Need predictability AND impulsively change the plan.

Perhaps we need to spend less time trying to work out which trait belongs in which diagnostic box.

And spend more time asking:

What is happening for this person?

Because we’re not supporting a diagnosis.

We’re supporting a person.

Mandy Cook
The Autistic Teacher

01/10/2026

Yesterday was a good day had a co-worker for the morning and lunch out which was lovely. I worked hard on a spreadsheet to help streamline my business which is a bigger job than I thought but will be so useful moving forward. I had one tutoring session which went really well he was early as he was so excited to do his session. Learning can be fun when the child feels comfortable.

30/09/2026

Yesterday was another good day the morning was spent in the nest HQ getting some admin jobs done. Then the afternoon was a therapeutic session and supporting a child to complete a dyslexia screener which now helps us get a step further in understanding their profile - great day. Even had time for some sewing woo hoo.