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The EOTAS consultation is asking families, professionals, and young people to share their experiences, and if your child has ever struggled to attend school, your perspective is essential.

Dyslexia isn’t a barrier to success; it’s a different learning profile that requires informed teaching, patient guidance, and adults who genuinely get it.

Young people entering the workforce today have grown up watching adults fight for EHCPs, reasonable adjustments, and basic recognition of needs. They’ve seen support dismissed as “special treatment.” They’ve seen teachers misunderstand processing differences. They’ve seen parents exhausted by advocacy.

Children with dysgraphia often know exactly what they want to say, but getting it onto the page is the hard part. That’s why games, movement, and multisensory activities are so powerful: they strengthen the foundations of writing without the pressure of producing perfect handwriting.

A new epilepsy diagnosis can change the pace of family life. There are appointments, new routines, unfamiliar language, and the constant hope that others will understand what your child needs.

These needs often sit beneath the surface, shaping how they feel in the classroom, how they respond to challenges, and how safe they feel to engage in learning.

The Autism Friendly Award is a step toward a transport system that recognises neurodivergent needs and responds with empathy, structure, and practical support. It shows what’s possible when organisations listen to autistic voices and design with inclusion in mind.

We believe every child deserves to feel understood, supported, and safe as they navigate their “new normal.”

Many neurodivergent people grow up feeling out of sync with traditional schooling or social expectations. But that difference, that sense of seeing the world from a slightly different angle, is exactly what fuels innovation.

Content Warning: This blog discusses suicide, suicidal thoughts, self‑harm, and the mental health challenges faced by autistic children, young people, and adults. It includes references to research on suicide risk within the autistic community, as well as descriptions of emotional overwhelm, alexithymia, and distress responses. Please take care while reading.

When you step back out into the street, the stories don’t stay behind. They follow you. They sit with you. They remind us that this is not history. It is happening now.

This new novel is classed as fiction, but it speaks the truth many families know all too well.