Neurodiversity affirming guidance, practical tools, and UK pathways designed for real life.
🌈 Why This Matters
From the Founder
I’m Neurodivergent, and I Parent Neurodivergent Children
This page is grounded in lived experience and strengthened by postgraduate and professional training. Read more about why the founder created this page…
🌈 What is Neurodiversity?
A Different Way of Thinking, Not a Defect
Neurodiversity recognises that differences such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia are natural variations in how the brain is wired. These differences shape how people process information, regulate attention, and experience the world. ADHD is not a behaviour issue; it is a neurodevelopmental difference involving the brain’s attention and executive‑function networks, with behaviours reflecting internal neurological patterns, not personal choice.
When environments fail to meet these needs, barriers appear. Our focus is not on “fixing” individuals, but on removing those barriers so people can thrive. Clear expectations, predictable environments, and practical support enable neurodivergent people to use their strengths and reach their full potential.
Neurodiversity: Common Questions, Where to Begin, What to Explore
Can someone be more than one type of neurodivergent?
Yes. Many people experience more than one form of neurodivergence, such as ADHD and dyslexia together. Recognising these overlaps helps ensure support is tailored, compassionate, and effective.
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Recognising Neurodiversity in Yourself
This guide provides simple starting points for anyone exploring whether they may be autistic, have ADHD, or another learning difference. It also offers clear steps for parents worried about school difficulties and adults seeking workplace adjustments.
Where can I find support and resources?
Explore practical guidance, lived‑experience insights, and downloadable tools in the Neurodiversity Resources section. Everything is designed to be accessible, trauma‑informed, and supportive for individuals, families, and professionals.
Access the NAAVoices Autism & ADHD Resource Library by clicking the images below.
ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia & More: A Simple Overview
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism is a developmental difference involving variations in social interaction, communication, sensory processing, and behaviour.
Many autistic individuals have strong pattern recognition, deep focus, and unique problem‑solving abilities.
Experiences vary widely, and each person’s strengths and challenges are individual to them.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD is characterised by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
People with ADHD often bring creativity, innovation, and fast‑paced thinking to the world around them.
Strengths frequently include problem‑solving, adaptability, and the ability to think in original and dynamic ways.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia involves differences in reading, writing, and language processing.
Many individuals with dyslexia excel in big-picture thinking, reasoning, creativity, and problem-solving.
Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia affects the understanding of numbers and mathematical processing.
Individuals with dyscalculia often exhibit strengths in language, creativity, holistic thinking, and pattern-free problem-solving.
Dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder)
Dyspraxia affects physical coordination, planning, and motor skills.
People with dyspraxia often show strong empathy, verbal reasoning, imaginative thinking, and determination.
🌱 When neurodivergence goes unnoticed, mental health suffers.
Explore the links and the lived experiences behind it.
The Impact of Late or Missed Diagnosis
🎵 A Personal Story: 🌟 A Moment That Stayed With Me
Three years ago, I met Craig while he was performing at an event for Learning Disability Awareness in Oswestry. When I mentioned that the children with me, all diagnosed with ASD/ADHD, were struggling to stay still, he immediately understood. He shared his own late‑diagnosis story, and his honesty stayed with me.
Recently, Craig posted an original song that moved me deeply, both as an adult diagnosed with ADHD and as a healthcare professional. His words capture the reality of growing up undiagnosed, masking, and carrying years of misunderstanding and internalised blame. He turned that pain into music that gives voice to those who never had one.
🎵 Craig’s Words About “Know Your Enemy”
I finished my E.P. last year, but haven’t done anything with it yet. If I’m honest, I think I’ve just been scared and anxious about what people might think. So today feels like the first day of fighting back.
“Know Your Enemy”, track three from Just Like The Stars, is about battling an unknown illness for decades and getting nowhere. For 30 years, I was treated for depression and anxiety when the real issue was ADHD, something I had to discover myself, and something I can never get those years back from.
Sharing this song is a big step for me. If you could listen, give feedback, or share it, I’d be incredibly grateful. I know there’s something special in my music; I just need to start believing in myself again.
If you’d like to support Craig’s music, follow his journey, or book him for gigs and events, please use the link to his social media. Sharing his work helps amplify a voice that deserves to be heard.
🌈🧠 University of Cambridge – Autism Research Centre (ARC)
Landmark research from the University of Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre (ARC), involving more than 600,000 adults, found that transgender and gender‑diverse people are three to six times more likely to be autistic.
For Parents, Carers and Professionals
Explore a curated collection of guides designed to support every stage of the neurodiversity journey.
NAAVoices resources bring together practical information to help with evidence‑building, school communication, health appointments, multi‑agency involvement, and understanding rights and processes.
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The Solihull Approach: For Parents & Professionals
The Solihull Approach is an NHS-developed, evidence-based model that helps adults understand behaviour as a form of communication.
By combining child development, attachment theory, and neuroscience, it supports parents and professionals to respond in ways that build safety, connection, and emotional regulation.
Core concepts:
Behavioural Management – predictable boundaries rooted in the relationship
Containment – helping children feel safe and understood
Reciprocity – attuned, responsive interactions
It offers simple, practical tools that reduce conflict, strengthen trust, and support healthy development — especially helpful for neurodivergent children and young people.
Know your rights. Neurodivergent people are protected under UK law.
Neurodivergent people are often dismissed or told they’re “misunderstanding” discrimination.
Click the link to explore Life Through a Neurodiverse Lens, a growing collection of real stories, reflections, comments, and lived experiences from people across the neurodivergent community.
Discover honest accounts, shared challenges, moments of clarity, and the voices that bring neurodiversity to life through everyday experiences and personal journeys.
The Impact of Late or Missed Diagnosis
🎵 A Personal Story: 🌟 A Moment That Stayed With Me
Three years ago, I met Craig while he was performing at an event for Learning Disability Awareness in Oswestry. When I mentioned that the children with me, all diagnosed with ASD/ADHD, were struggling to stay still, he immediately understood. He shared his own late‑diagnosis story, and his honesty stayed with me.
Recently, Craig posted an original song that moved me deeply, both as an adult diagnosed with ADHD and as a healthcare professional. His words capture the reality of growing up undiagnosed, masking, and carrying years of misunderstanding and internalised blame. He turned that pain into music that gives voice to those who never had one.
🎵 Craig’s Words About “Know Your Enemy”
I finished my E.P. last year, but haven’t done anything with it yet. If I’m honest, I think I’ve just been scared and anxious about what people might think. So today feels like the first day of fighting back.
“Know Your Enemy”, track three from Just Like The Stars, is about battling an unknown illness for decades and getting nowhere. For 30 years, I was treated for depression and anxiety when the real issue was ADHD, something I had to discover myself, and something I can never get those years back from.
Sharing this song is a big step for me. If you could listen, give feedback, or share it, I’d be incredibly grateful. I know there’s something special in my music; I just need to start believing in myself again.
If you’d like to support Craig’s music, follow his journey, or book him for gigs and events, please use the link to his social media. Sharing his work helps amplify a voice that deserves to be heard.
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