Neurodiversity Support

20/10/2026

When did being cruel to people online become so acceptable?

I want to share something personal because it’s really made me think about the young people and families I support every day.

My husband and I are opening a games café, and we’ve used AI tools to bring OUR ideas to life, including the artwork and signage. I also use AI to help with creative writing because I’m dyslexic. It’s given me the tools to support me writing my books.

And the response from some people has been absolutely vile.
We’ve been called snakes, liars and all sorts of other things. Not because we’ve deliberately hurt anyone, but because we’ve used technology that some people don’t agree with.
And whilst everyone is entitled to an opinion, nobody is entitled to bully someone because of it.

As a therapist and neurodiversity coach, I spend a lot of time supporting children, teenagers and adults who struggle with rejection, emotional regulation, low self-esteem and RSD. I also experience RSD myself. And despite understanding the psychology behind it, despite knowing the strategies and despite being a grown adult, those comments have hurt.

So imagine how it feels for a young person who is already struggling to fit in, already questioning their worth and already feeling different. We cannot keep telling children to be kind whilst adults are behaving like this online.

We talk about the mental health crisis among young people, the impact of cyberbullying, self-harm and su***de.
Yet somehow, people still think it’s acceptable to sit behind a screen and deliberately humiliate another human being. Disagree with AI. Debate it. Challenge it. That’s absolutely fine.

But don’t use your opinion as an excuse to be cruel.
Having an opinion doesn’t remove your responsibility to consider the impact of your words. And perhaps that’s the biggest lesson here. You never know how close someone might be to breaking point. You never know what they’re already dealing with.

For someone experiencing RSD, what another person sees as a throwaway comment can feel absolutely devastating.
We need more understanding, more empathy and a lot less judgement.
Because behind every screen is a real person. And kindness should never be optional. ❤️

16/10/2026

"Could this be autism? Or ADHD? Or both?"

It's a question many parents and adults ask themselves for a long time before they ask anyone else.

A NeuroProfile Assessment is a one-to-one session that builds a clear picture of how your brain works: how you take in information, where your strengths sit, and what makes everyday life harder than it needs to be. You receive a written profile in plain language, so you have a clearer idea of your next step.

You don't need a referral, and you don't need to have it all figured out first. If you'd like to talk it through before booking, send us a message.

https://www.neurodiversitysupport.co.uk/neuroprofile-assessment-uk

16/10/2026

Something happened mid-session this week that stopped me in my tracks.

My client was describing how she'd been losing things constantly. Keys, words, her thread of thought mid-sentence. She called it "falling apart." But as she talked, I was seeing something completely different. I was watching a brain that was working incredibly hard to manage a world that wasn't built for it.

That gap, between how you experience yourself and what is actually happening, is one of the things I come back to again and again in my work.

You're not falling apart. You're probably just running a different operating system in a world that only wrote the manual for one.

If that landed somewhere, feel free to share it.

16/10/2026

Sometimes children feel jealous when a brother or sister gets more attention.

Love Does Not Run Out is a gentle story for children, siblings, parents and carers. It explains, in warm words and simple examples, that parents can love all their children equally, even when each child needs different things at different times.

Fair doesn't always mean exactly the same. Fair means everyone gets what they need.

£5 from our website:
https://www.neurodiversitysupport.co.uk/product-page/love-does-not-run-out

13/10/2026

There was a moment during Joshua's EHCP process where I sat in a meeting, having read everything, done everything they asked. And still the answer was no.

That feeling of knowing your child needs something the system isn't giving is one of the most common things parents describe to me. It doesn't mean you're wrong. It means the process is hard, and slow, and it asks a lot of you.

One practical thing that helps: document everything, even the things that feel too small. The after-school conversation. The morning that went sideways. What your child said when they thought nobody was listening. That detail becomes evidence, even before anyone has asked for it.

You know your child better than any panel does. That matters.

If you'd like some help working out where you are in the EHCP process and what your next step might be, a 15-minute Taster Session is a gentle place to start: https://www.neurodiversitysupport.co.uk/service-page/15-minute-taster-session

19/09/2026

This looks great for those with dysgraphia 😀

18/09/2026

💭 Do you ever feel like something just isn’t quite adding up?
Maybe your child is struggling at school but nobody can quite explain why.
Maybe they hold everything together all day and then completely fall apart at home.
Maybe you’re an adult who has spent years wondering why things that seem easy for everyone else feel SO much harder for you.
ADHD? Autism? Sensory processing? Emotional regulation? Learning differences? Overwhelm? Masking?
Sometimes, what you need first isn’t another label, it’s understanding.
🧠 My NeuroProfile Assessments are designed to help make sense of the whole picture.
They are available for children, teenagers and adults and explore how you or your child thinks, learns, feels and responds to the world.
We look at areas including:
✨ ADHD
✨ Autism
✨ Sensory processing differences
✨ Emotional regulation
✨ Behaviour and communication
✨ Attention, focus and executive functioning
✨ Learning difficulties and patterns
✨ Anxiety, overwhelm and masking
You do not need a diagnosis to access support.
You may be waiting years for an assessment, wondering whether diagnosis is the right route, or simply wanting to understand what is happening now.
The assessment is relaxed, conversational and completed online, no intimidating testing, no judgement and no pressure.
Following the assessment, you receive a personalised professional report with practical recommendations, which can be useful when communicating with schools, SENCOs, employers, GPs and other professionals, and can also help provide supporting information for EHCP processes and workplace adjustments.
Most importantly, it gives you somewhere to start.
Because once we understand why something is happening, we can stop simply reacting to it and start putting the right support in place. 💙
👉 Find out more about NeuroProfile Assessments here:
https://www.neurodiversitysupport.co.uk/neuroprofile-assessment-uk
📩 Feel free to message me if you’re unsure whether a NeuroProfile would be right for you or your child.

14/09/2026

My feet are absolutely KILLING me this morning 😭😂

After dancing the night away Saturday night in heeled trainers, we then had the small issue of getting back to the van which my husband had parked in a field approximately 14 counties away from the event. 🙄😂 We had walked there across the beach earlier which, in theory, sounds quite lovely and romantic. It was not. 😂

There were sea streams to cross, waves coming in, sinking sand, stones, and SAND. I HATE sand in my socks and shoes. HATE IT. I had to stop, take my shoes AND socks off, empty everything out and basically perform a full foot decontamination before I could continue. 😂 Eventually we made it, had the BEST night, danced for hours to brilliant music and had a couple of shots…

Then came the dreaded journey back.

If you’ve watched KAOS on Netflix, honestly, it was like entering the abyss. PITCH BLACK. No clue where we were going. Brambles attacking us from all directions.
Random bits of beach. Fields. Uneven ground. More sand. Just endless darkness. 😂

I hate the dark.
I hate not being able to see where I’m going.
I hate not knowing what’s coming next.
And I especially hate not knowing how much further there is to go.

By this point we were also slightly squiffy, which weirdly may have helped. 😂 There were definitely several moments where I completely lost it. I genuinely felt like the darkness was NEVER going to end. We finally made it back alive, although my arms and legs look like I’ve had an argument with a particularly aggressive hedge thanks to the brambles. 😂 Fast forward to this morning…

My feet are SOOOOO sore.

They honestly feel like I have blisters on top of blisters on top of blisters. I was expecting to look down and see absolute carnage. But nope. Nothing.

No blisters.
No huge marks.
Nothing that remotely explains how bloody painful they feel.

My feet still look cute while internally screaming for an ambulance. 😂 And then it made me think…

This is actually such a good example of what neurodiverse masking can feel like.
Because people often look at what they can physically see.

They see someone talking.
Laughing.
Working.
Socialising.
Making eye contact.
Getting through the day.
Doing all the things they think a person who is “coping” should be able to do.

And they think…

“Well, you seem fine.”

But they can’t see the sensory overload. They can’t see how hard you’re working to process everything around you. They can’t see the anxiety caused by uncertainty or not knowing what is coming next. They can’t see the effort it takes to regulate your emotions, tolerate noise, lights, people, textures, smells, conversation and expectations. They can’t see the exhaustion from constantly monitoring yourself and trying to respond in the way the world expects you to.

They only see the outside.

And that is why phrases like “but you don’t look autistic”, “you seem to cope really well” or “I would never have known you had ADHD” completely miss the point.

Masking isn’t evidence that someone isn’t struggling. Sometimes it is evidence of just how incredibly hard they are working to hide that struggle.
Just like my feet today…

They look absolutely fine.

But I can assure you, they are having a full neurodiverse meltdown of their own. 😂❤️

13/09/2026

Now available on Amazon

Love Does Not Run Out: A children's book about sibling jealousy, fairness, and family love.

08/09/2026

🌞 New Children’s Book: Love Does Not Run Out 🌞
Sibling jealousy is such a common feeling for children, but it can feel really big, confusing and upsetting.
Sometimes children wonder why their brother or sister is getting more attention.
They may feel pushed out, forgotten, cross, sad, or worried that Mummy and Daddy love someone else more.
Love Does Not Run Out is a gentle children’s book that helps explain that a parent’s love does not become smaller when it is shared.
It helps children understand that:
💛 Jealousy is a normal feeling
💛 Fair does not always mean everyone getting exactly the same
💛 Fair means everyone getting what they need
💛 Brothers and sisters are not “stealing” love
💛 Mummy and Daddy have enough love for all their children
💛 Every child still belongs, still matters, and is still deeply loved
This book is ideal for families with siblings, new babies, children with additional needs, neurodiverse families, or any child who sometimes needs that extra reassurance.
A comforting story for children, parents, carers, and families learning how to share time, attention and love.
📖 Available here:
https://www.neurodiversitysupport.co.uk/product-page/love-does-not-run-out