OK, I’m kidding. Sort of.

Neurodiversity training for mental health professionals shouldn’t be dull, of course. It should be engaging, interactive, practical and useful.

However.

Neurodiversity training also needs to engage learners in some “long form” skills. Good neurodiversity training encourages deep thinking, reflection, self-awareness, uncovering unconscious bias, and sometimes uncomfortable truths about how the world operates.

Another uncomfortable truth is that we can’t get those things from social media.

For neurodivergent young people, A-Level results day can be a rollercoaster of emotions - and it’s not just about opening the envelope. It’s also about what comes next. Find out how you can support the neurodivergent young adults in your life navigate results day and beyond.

Free2BMe's next Spicy Space conversation is coming up on the 15th June 2024. It will look at how we might use/create metaphors and stories for/with neurodivergent clients.

Rejection sensitivity dysphoria or RSD is sadly familiar to most ADHD people, but what is it? Aitch Nicol considers the view that RSD is a reasonable response to what is essentially complex trauma and explores how therapists might help ADHDers recover from RSD by taking down the mask that has been both their protector, and their downfall.

Often talking therapies focus on having a client state what specific emotion they are feeling. But does that really work for neurodivergent people? Our next Spicy Space workshop is a chance to explore what is really going on for ND clients, and ND therapists.

In a recent Times article, Philippa Perry claimed that ADHD is “fashionable”, a trend driven by social contagion. We argue that a “lost generation” of women being misdiagnosed or missed entirely together with a woeful lack of support for ADHDers is less social contagion and more mental health crisis

Is core counselling training neuro-normative? Does it work for, or against, the ability of neurodivergent therapists to develop a strong bond with their neurodivergent clients? We discuss these challenges and more in our next Spicy Spaces session

Now Booking Sept-Dec 23 workshops. Spicy Spaces are discussion-based sessions, providing an opportunity to delve more deeply into neurodiversity-focused topics. They are based on the principle that sharing knowledge and experience can greatly improving practice

Judy Singer, “mother of neurodiversity”, has said in a recent Guardian article that she’s lost control of the term and we're getting it wrong. And it seems she has alienated her biggest fans, by saying she was only referring to autistic "brainy but socially inept nerds". What went wrong?

TikTokers are getting excited about the new Monotropism Questionnaire, hailing it as a new autism assessment tool. But is it really a reliable indicator of autism? Aitch Nicol investigates.

An open letter regarding York Health and Care Partnership’s decision to restrict access to adult autism and ADHD assessments, open for signatures from healthcare professionals involved with the care and support of autistic and ADHD adults

Workplaces still aren’t working well enough for neurodivergent people. Free2BMe director Liz talks about her own experiences of working while neurodivergent, and some things employers can do to start to redress the balance.

Some tips for the festive season on how to make your holiday gatherings neuro-inclusive

Why do neurodivergent minds require a different therapeutic approach?