The Specialist Mental Health Nurse

05/08/2025

Good morning everyone ❤️✨🐝🌱🌼

We will be spoilt with gorgeous homemade cakes today 🦋🍰🍥🌺 Thank you for making these Donna's Catering Team ❤️

🐾 Summer Animal Care Holiday Club – Spaces Still Available! 🐾



What an amazing first week! Our young people loved learning about animal care, building confidence, and developing life skills in a fun, SEN-friendly environment. 🌞

📅 Every Tuesday this summer
👥 Ages 11–18 | Small group setting
🎓 Work towards an ASDAN Animal Care qualification
🐕 Hands-on experience with rescue animals
🧠 Skills for confidence, responsibility & self-care

📍 Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire

⏰ 10:30am – 2:30pm (bring lunch)

💷 £80 per session | 3 sessions for £210

👉 Book here: Wild Minds Booking Link

📦 We’re also excited to share our Skills Tool Kits, supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing alongside animal care fun!

🐴 A summer of animals, learning & laughter awaits – come join us!

☀️

04/08/2025

🌿 It’s National Allotments Week! 🌿
4–10 August 2025

Did you know just 20 minutes in green space can reduce cortisol levels, regulate the nervous system, and improve focus? 🧠💚

For many neurodivergent individuals, nature offers a powerful, sensory-safe space for calming the body and mind. Whether it’s the texture of soil, the rhythm of watering, or the scent of herbs — green space can support:

🌱 Grounding techniques
🌱 Sensory regulation
🌱 Routine and emotional balance

This , think small:
🌼 A herb pot on your windowsill
🚶‍♀️ A mindful walk in the park
🪻Your own patch of calm

Your nervous system will thank you.

03/08/2025

☀️ Summer Holidays = A Window of Opportunity ☀️

The school term is over, routines have shifted - and for many families, summer is the first chance to pause and reflect.
You might be wondering:

🧠 Why does my child struggle with transitions, friendships or focus?
💬 Why do certain environments overwhelm them while others soothe?
🏫 Why are school holidays a relief - or a challenge?

At The Specialist Mental Health Nurse, we offer ADHD and autism assessments for children (aged 7 and above) and young people, tailored to individual needs and family experiences.

Summer is an ideal time to:
🌿 Book assessments without the pressure of school
🧩 Start understanding the ‘why’ behind behaviours
💛 Lay foundations for a calmer, more supported September

If you’ve been putting it off or unsure where to begin - we’re here to help, with compassion and clarity.

📩 Contact us via our website https://www.thespecialistmentalhealthnurse.co.uk/contact-us
📍 Based in Buckinghamshire

02/08/2025

10 Things NOT to Say to a Parent of an Autistic Child

(And what to say instead)

01/08/2025

🍼 World Breastfeeding Awareness Week 🍼
1–7 August 2025

This week is a powerful reminder of the importance of early connection - not just between parent and baby, but between care, support, and emotional well-being.

For many parents, feeding can be both beautiful and overwhelming. And for neurodivergent parents, it may come with sensory challenges, executive function demands, and added emotional pressure that often go unspoken.

Whether you breastfeed, bottle-feed, combination-feed, or express - you deserve support that honours both your mental health and unique needs.

🤍 Read more about the campaign here
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-breastfeeding-week/2025

01/08/2025

Take a look at this workshop taking place on Sunday in High Wycombe 🌱🧠🌻☕️✨

WISE WELLNESS presents
WHAT IS ADHD AND AUTISM?
a presentation by Dr Athif Ilyas
this SUNDAY 3rd August 2025
When: 11am to 1pm
@ *The HIVE*, Arnison Avenue, High Wycombe HP13 6DD

Awareness session on neurodivergence in children, understanding ways we can best support children throughout their upbringing.

Light refreshments provided
wisewellness@wise-web.org

29/07/2025

✨ What an amazing start to our Summer Animal Care Club! ✨

Wild Mind Well-Being

Wild Minds Therapy & Coaching

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Firstly we would like to thank put young people and their amazing families for choosing to come and learn, relax and enjoy their day with us!!!

Day one was an absolute joy! We welcomed 5 fantastic young people, who all engaged brilliantly throughout the day. Together, we learnt all about:

🐾 Animal safety and care
🍎 Feeding and health
🐕 Different breeds and their needs

Each young person was an absolute pleasure to spend the day with – their curiosity, kindness, and enthusiasm made it such a special start to the holidays. ☕🦋✨💭❤️🌺

We can’t wait to see them again next week and welcome even more young people to join us over the summer! 🌞

Thank you all so much, Aimee Amber (aka Lizzie) and Camila,🐝🐰🍄🌼✨🌺

If you’d like to book a place for your child at our Tuesday Summer Animal Care Clubs, you can do so here:
👉 Book Your Spot here

https://share.google/kLnIL6X0ObBLVtySW

Here’s to more learning, fun, and furry friends over the summer! 🐾🐝🦋🪿🐞🐺🐴🦄🐖🐑🐏🐭🦔🐰🦃🐓🦉🍄🌳🌼🪻🌾

26/07/2025

🎉 Neurodiversity Celebration Day at Renboga – Highlights! 🌈✨

What a magical afternoon at the Renboga Art Centre celebrating neurodivergent voices, creativity, and connection. 💫

🧠 From calming sensory spaces and colourful crafts to laughter-filled family moments and a real sense of community — this day was a beautiful reminder of the power of inclusivity and joy.

🌿 Huge thank you to the organisers for creating a space where everyone could feel seen, supported, and celebrated.

🎥 Watch our video recap for a glimpse into this heartwarming day!

25/07/2025

🧠 National Schizophrenia Awareness Day 💜

Today is about understanding, not fear. About seeing people, not just diagnoses.

Schizophrenia affects how a person thinks, feels, and experiences the world. But behind every experience is a person - with a story, strengths, and so much more than a label.

Let’s change the conversation. Let’s lead with compassion and curiosity, not stigma.

👉 To learn more, support awareness, and access helpful resources, visit this important post from Change Mental Health

Hearing voices can be part of distress.

But voices and other sensory disturbances also show up during job interviews, on daily commutes, in parenting moments, long queues at the shop and awkward first dates.

When we talk about voice hearing as part of someone’s life, we begin to see them more clearly.

And when we see the whole person, we can change the conversation.

📘 Read our guide to voices and sensory experiences 👇
https://buff.ly/vws9ICx

25/07/2025

📚✨ Community Shoutout! ✨📚
A huge round of applause for GET Free Books HW 👏👏👏

We visited this week for the first time! In a time when libraries are closing, this incredible initiative is keeping the magic of reading alive 💖

🌟 Visitors can pick up to 3 FREE books every day — no catch!
🌟 They accept book donations and offer a huge variety of genres
🌟 Helping reduce waste AND encourage a love of reading — what’s not to love?

Let’s support them by spreading the word, donating if you can, and popping in to grab your next great read 📖
Check out their page for opening hours and details: GET Free Books HW

24/07/2025

Ooooohhhh how I love the dialectics - I find exploring dialectic thinking, feeling and being can feel tough initially. It's a skill, the more we practice the more we believe 💕💭🧠💪🏼✨☕

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.