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“I’m not just an arm.” What autistic adults told researchers about breast cancer care
You are sitting in a clinic with a new set of words to learn, a pile of leaflets, and a nurse you have never met who [...]
A Life After School
My name is Evie, I’m 18, I’m autistic and ADHD and for my whole life I have struggled with school. I know that my story [...]
Five to Twelve: The Girls Look Fine at Five. That’s Exactly the Problem.
Ask any mother in our community when she first knew something was different. Very few say five. At five, her daughter was "a pleasure to [...]
Autistic Anxiety Isn’t Irrational — New Research Says It’s Reasonable
You've told CAMHS, the SENCO, the paediatrician, maybe your own mother: this anxiety is not irrational. It's not catastrophising. It's not "attention-seeking" or "manipulative" or [...]
New Research Found Autistic Adults Are Fairer to Strangers
Let That Sink In. If you're the parent of an autistic girl, you've probably sat in a meeting where her social differences were read out [...]
The DfE’s New Autism Evidence Review Gives Girls One Sentence in 93 Pages
If your daughter has ever been put through a social skills programme, a behaviour chart, or an intervention designed to make her look less autistic, this document is about her.
Persistent Absence Isn’t a Discipline Problem: What the 2025/26 Attendance Figures Really Tell Us
If you're a parent whose child can't get through the school gates, you don't need a government spreadsheet to tell you what this year looked like.
Why Earlier Identification Matters for Girls
After my son was born instead of newborn cuddles and bonding time we had constant screaming. My baby had to be held against an adult [...]
🌟 Freelance Lead Group Facilitators Needed (Scotland)
As a Group Facilitator you will act as a group leader during the regular sessions, facilitating the planned activities for each session. ...
Why School Isn’t Working for Your Neurodivergent Child (and Why 2,400 Years of Education Experts Would Agree)
Your child is at home, exhausted by a school day built on compliance. The school's answer is a reward chart, a sanction, an attendance letter. [...]
Georgia – circles graphic design work
As part of my development for AGN Circles, I focused on developing calm, welcoming visuals that feel familiar to the AGN's current audience, while also expanding the brand to reach a wider community.
“Given Us Our Child Back”: What a Year of Doing School Differently Just Told Us
Every family who responded said their child's overall wellbeing has improved since joining, most of them saying it has improved a lot.
