Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
I was recently talking to a parent whose child was facing a dilemma. This ND kiddo had developed some anxieties around going to school. It didn’t look like the usual “School Can’t” (which obviously doesn’t necessarily mean it isn’t!), as they were happy getting ready for school, and travelling to school. It was more that[…]
It is Men’s Health Week 2024. As part of this, More Than Quirky is looking into an aspect of autism that isn’t often discussed: undiagnosed males. What happens if we don’t adequately recognise our autistic boys, and they grow into unconfirmed autistic men? It is often shared that the increase in females and gender-diverse young[…]
School Can’t is still generally known as School Refusal in political, medical, and educational circles, unfortunately. However the understanding is that children who experience this are not refusing to go to school, or refusing to try. They simply can’t. Your child can’t do it easily. They can’t even try without immense effort. And often they[…]
When one of my kids was about 6 or 7, a friend of hers who I hadn’t met thanks to the COVID restrictions of the previous year or two, had some time off school for something unrelated to their health. When they came back to school my child was elated. They called out to each[…]
While many neurodivergencies are present from birth, some are acquired. Even some that are present all along don’t make themselves known until later in life. When parents have a neurotypical child, then “suddenly” have a neurodivergent child – whether this is through having traits recognised and confirmed, or through the acquisition of a neurodivergence –[…]
IDAHOBIT is the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, and is held on May 17th every year. LGBTQIA+ is an acronym encompassing sexuality, gender identity, and romantic orientation, other than hetereosexuality and cisgender identities. More Than Quirky is a safe place for LGBTQIA+ kids, parents, and friends. IDAHOBIT is the anniversary of May 17, 1990, when[…]
