NeurHolistic

27/08/2025

This is so important for every child, but it's especially crucial for neurodivergent minds. It would be wonderful to see schools embracing a more holistic approach and becoming accessible for all neurotypes.

21/08/2025

This is not going to be a positive post, but I feel the need of vent some frustration, which I am sure is shared by many people in the neurodivergent community.

As we all know, ​across England, there is a significant lack of accessible and appropriate mental health services for neurodivergent people and individuals with learning disabilities. Many mainstream services are not equipped to meet the unique needs of these individuals, and there are often long waiting times to access the specialist support that is necessary. This creates a 'postcode lottery' where the availability of care is dependent on location.
​Furthermore, people are often required to be "ill enough" to receive support, which means many are forced to wait until their mental health has significantly deteriorated before they can access help. This can lead to crises, hospital admissions, and a worsening of long-term conditions.
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​The government continue to chose the option of cutting NHS funding for autism and learning disability services, which directly impacts the already-strained mental health provision. These cuts mean:
- ​Fewer specialists: cuts reduce the capacity to train and employ professionals with specific expertise in neurodiversity and learning disabilities.
​Reduced access to early intervention: early support is crucial for preventing mental health issues from escalating. With funding cuts, these preventative services are often the first to go.
- ​Increased pressure on families: without professional support, the burden of care often falls on family members, who themselves may experience significant stress and mental health challenges.

​This perfect storm of chronic underfunding, a lack of specialist services, and direct cuts to services is causing unimaginable harm to an already vulnerable population. We need urgent action to ensure that everyone, regardless of their neurotype or disability, has access to the support and care they deserve.

15/07/2025

Today I've been reflecting on the challenges ahead of parenting an ADHD teen (it will happen in a blink of an eye 😨)... I'm preparing for it by finding ways to share interests and activities that motivate my son and sports is definitely at the top of our list!

02/05/2025

A 5 senses grounding bag I made for one of my neurodivergent young people. Making it more concrete is way more effective than the regular 5 senses exercise...and I thoroughly enjoyed putting it together! I may make one for myself 😁

28/04/2025

I absolutely adore this little video about ADHD. I often encourage parents to share this with their kids when they receive a diagnosis. It balances challenges with straights and I love the illustration style too!

Short animation explains ADHD through the eyes of amazing ADHD'er Molly aimed at school children to help them understand the condition beyond the misconcepti...

26/04/2025

Some benefits of body doubling for ADHD brains 🧠👬

18/04/2025

An informative infographic on how to replace some unhelpful strategies to cope with ADHD. Caffeine vs Medication may be debatable, but the rest is quite useful.

06/04/2025

What are the 'ingredients' to include and those to avoid in our 'recipe' in order to obtain the optimal level of regulation?
The Window of Tolerance helps us doing just that!

Below is a generic example of an adapted version, but as a clinician I find very useful to construct a tailored WoT together with my client.

14/03/2025

Celebrating neurodiversity without turning our gaze away from the challenges that come with it.
This is a very touching letter from the perspective of a parent of an autistic child. Full of love and full of pain, raw honest emotions.

This is an open letter to parents of autistic and neurodivergent people. It may be very confronting. Please take care when listening. Love, HughApple Podcast...

25/02/2025

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25/01/2025

We are in the middle of the perfect storm!

Mental health issues on the rise while our chronically underfunded services try to keep their head above the water.

I reflected this week on how people can make affordable changes to boost their metal health instead of sitting on endless waiting lists or getting a loan for accessing private services. The answer sounds very simple, but trust me, it can be life changing for many: EXERCISE! 🏃‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

21/01/2025

It has been quiet here...my neurospicy family needed a lot of my time lately. Let's kick start 2025 with some helpful reflections on family dynamics in the context of neurodiversity.

Becoming a neurodiversity-affirming family is an important goal because it will assist all family members to embrace autism and/or ADHD within a positive identity frame, and help them to foster acceptance for the strengths, abilities and the difficulties that come along with being neurodivergent. In...