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Neurodiversity at Home Blog
Welcome to Neurodiversity at Home, a space created to support parents, carers, and educators of neurodiverse children. Here you’ll find lived experiences, practical advice, and resources on SEN support in the UK, reflections on neurodiversity in education, and questions like how to support an autistic child at school.
You can also explore my book, Neurodiversity in Education a neurodiversity book for parents and educators, where I share my personal journey, echoing the experiences of many families raising and teaching neurodiverse children.


Victorian Education System Today
Is our Victorian educational system still fit for purpose in 2025? Should we stop the adult-led teaching of comparison and grades and start meeting the children's needs?
Joanne Baldwin
Oct 17, 20253 min read


How Emotional, Psychological, and Social are important for Good Mental Health
Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with life's stresses, realise their abilities, learn and work well, and contribute to their community.
Joanne Baldwin
Oct 15, 20252 min read


Informative Books about Neurodiversity and Special Educational Needs
Here's a list of books about Neurodiversity and Special Educational Needs. I have found them informative and helpful. This is my choice; it may lead you to other books.
Joanne Baldwin
Oct 13, 20255 min read


Are these 10 Executive Functioning Skills important?
Are executive functioning skills essential? The brain acts as a control centre, orchestrating various mental processes to help individuals navigate the complexities of daily life.
Joanne Baldwin
Oct 11, 202510 min read


Homeschooling in the UK: Personalised Learning and Socialisation Challenges
Homeschooling in the UK has become an increasingly popular educational option for various reasons. Here are the key advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling in the UK.
Joanne Baldwin
Oct 8, 20253 min read


Why is it important to look after our Neurodiverse children?
Why is it important to look after our Neurodiverse children? Could you show me a class of children who are all the same? The same abilities, interests, backgrounds, and learning styles?
Joanne Baldwin
Oct 2, 20253 min read


How to support Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder (SPCD)
What's the difference between a child who masks their autistic behaviour and a child with Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder(SPCD)?
Joanne Baldwin
Sep 29, 20254 min read


Pathological Demand Avoidance(PDA) How to manage daily living
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). How to manage daily living with a child experiencing high levels of anxiety and demand avoidance. PDA is associated with Autisum.
Joanne Baldwin
Sep 22, 20254 min read


The lost Autistic people who Mask to Socially Survive
Masking refers to the behaviour of individuals with autism that consciously or unconsciously copy social behaviours to be socially included.
Joanne Baldwin
Sep 18, 20252 min read


Are Academies working for our Children?
Has the government made a good choice in creating academies, taking the schools away from the Local Authority and putting our education into a business model?
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 28, 20254 min read


Definitions of Intelligence and Nine different types
The schools only respect or value certain forms of intelligence; the rest of us fail. The school system should be based on modern innovation, not Victorian ideology
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 28, 20255 min read


Dyscalculia - How to support a Specific Learning difficulty
Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty affecting a person's understanding, knowledge, and ability to perform mathematical tasks and concepts.
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 28, 20252 min read


How to understand the Diagnosing Process of Dyscalculia
Diagnosing and supporting dyscalculia involves strategies and resources provided through the education system and support services.
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 28, 20252 min read


Best tech and strategies to Support Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty affecting the understanding and ability to work with numbers. Support involves employing various strategies to help
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 28, 20253 min read


What is the best Mindset to learn?
A mindset refers to a person's established way of thinking, beliefs, attitudes, and perspectives that shape how they perceive and interpret the world around them.
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 28, 20253 min read


Dysgraphia - How to understand this Specific Learning Difficulty
Dysgraphia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a person's ability to write coherently and legibly, spell, and organise their thoughts.
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 23, 20252 min read


The History of Special Educational Needs and Disability
The history of Special Educational Needs shows ignorance and a lack of understanding of learning disabilities. An overview of how society has viewed people who did not fit into society.
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 20, 20259 min read


Discrimination Against Disabilities and Learning Difficulties in Wartime
Wartime discrimination against disabilities and learning difficulties worked in factories, doing essential work to support the war. Trained to work in factories.
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 20, 20258 min read


Best Tech to support a person with Dyslexia.
Best tech to support a person with Dyslexia - Technology plays a crucial role in empowering neurodiverse individuals in various aspects of life, including education
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 20, 20254 min read


Why I started to write about Special Educational Needs
Best tech to support a person with Dyslexia - Technology plays a crucial role in empowering neurodiverse individuals in various aspects of life, including education
Joanne Baldwin
Aug 20, 20254 min read
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