ZigZag Leeds Autism Support Group

07/09/2025

07/09/2025

07/09/2025

🔴Emergency alert🔴

This is happening at 3pm TODAY. Please be aware that if you have a hidden mobile phone for safety reasons or would not want to panic your young person with it appearing on their mobile phone - it will still alarm today even if on silent. The only way to stop the alarm from sounding is to switch off the mobile phone.

If you have a hidden mobile or wish to hide this alarm from your young person, now is the time to prepare and switch it off.

03/09/2025

03/09/2025

Find out how to get an assessment, when more help than special educational needs (SEN) support is needed.

03/09/2025

We've updated our 'Back to school' online hub with new resources for this year 👇

If you're a parent or carer of a child with SEND, our hub is full of useful legal guides and resources to help you navigate the start of a new school year. From what to do if your child doesn't have a school place, to transport and exclusions, we cover a range of topics all in one easy place.

🔗 Explore the hub here: https://www.ipsea.org.uk/pages/category/back-to-school-hub

Plus, join our free 'Back to school' webinar this Wednesday (27 August). Places are still available, or you can request the recording if you can't make it live: https://www.ipsea.org.uk/join-our-free-webinar-back-to-school

02/09/2025

Over the past month, I don’t think a day has gone by when a government somewhere hasn’t made the headlines for treating difference as anything from a costly inconvenience to an existential threat.

However humans categorise it, pathologise it, or try to stop it, neurodiversity has always and will always exist.

Whether you’re neurodivergent, have an ND family member, or work with neurodivergent people, finding community and learning about ways to support one another is as crucial as ever.

This month's Neurodiversity Newsletter aims to do exactly that.

It features signposting to content and events from:
Jude Beveridge
Phenomenally Autistic
Lovette Jallow
Thriving Autistic
Aurora Consulting
Amanda Hind Autism & SEND Consultancy
Trauma Geek - Janae Elisabeth
Autism Level UP
SENDwise Hub
Autistic PhD
Fidgets and Fries
Aucademy - Education for everyone on Autistic experience
Autistic and living the dream
Emergent Divergence: The neurodivergent ramblings of David Gray-Hammond
Autistically Scott
Autistic Realms
Hvppyhands
Joanna Grace Tsp
Ausome Charlie
Lived Experience Educator
Kate Boot Neurodivergent Advocacy and Therapeutic Services
The Vibe with Ky
Oswin Latimer, Autistic Consultant
The Neuro Owl
The Coach
Maxfield Sparrow
The Autistic Library
Dr. Roger Jou
Sher Griffin
Wild of Brain - Anissa Ljanta, writer & ND coach
The Autistic Advocate
Bri Guerra, Nonspeaking Advocate for Change
Suzi Payton
Karenza Harding, Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Diversity Doodles
Viv Dawes Autistic Advocate
Pete Wharmby, Autistic Author
ADHDventures
Swarit Gopalan - My truisms unfiltered
Ruth Jones Speech and Language Therapy
Neuromess
Nigh.functioning.Autism
Spilling the Tea on Autism and ADHD
Littlepuddins.ie
Creative Neurodivergent
Destiny Huff Consulting
Education Otherwise Than At School - EOTAS Matters supporting SEN Families
Laura Hellfeld Neurodivergent Nurse Consulting
Liz Evans - The Untypical OT
The Chronically Resilient OT
And many more...

02/09/2025

29/08/2025

Thursday's session of Gravity was nice and quiet.
Welcome new families that joined us. See you on Sunday.