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Understand what the body’s alarm system may be communicating when a child cannot explain how they feel.
Read about finding the words →Practical support for big emotions, shutdowns and moments when words or coping skills become hard to access.
Understand shutdowns and meltdowns →Neurodiversity-affirming guidance that looks beneath behaviour and respects each person’s individual needs.
Explore autism in school →A shame-free look at toys, figures and familiar interests that may bring autistic teenagers joy, comfort or calm.
Understand teenage interests →Support for attendance anxiety, masking, burnout and children who appear to cope at school before falling apart at home.
Explore school distress →A clear England guide to SEN Support, the SENCO and how schools can identify, support and review a child’s needs.
Understand SEN Support →Practical ways a school may reduce barriers for a disabled pupil, and how to ask for a plan that can be reviewed.
Explore reasonable adjustments →Why some children contain their distress through the school day, then unravel when they reach the safety of home.
Understand after-school collapse →Small, practical ways to ask for help, find understanding and look after your own wellbeing while supporting a neurodivergent teen.
Find support for parent loneliness →Reassurance and realistic ideas for parents who are worried, exhausted or waiting for specialist support.
Find support through the wait →Not sure where to begin? Browse the complete article collection and choose the title that feels closest to what is happening now.
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