Patient groups decry ‘scandalous’ delays as four integrated care boards take step due to soaring demand for diagnoses

A calm space for neurodivergent passengers and others who find busy transport environments overwhelming has opened at Ealing Broadway station as part of a Transport for London (TfL) trial which could ...

Psychiatrists in Channel 4 documentary argue it is more a ‘social construct’ than a medical condition

One of the ideas I shared during the Autistic Burnout Conference has stayed with me, because it explains something so many neurodivergent people describe but rarely see reflected in sleep advice.

Exclusive: Prof Simon Baron-Cohen says his language was misunderstood and it is a myth that autistic people lack empathy

Training document used to teach inspectors updated after campaign by celebrities including Chris Packham

Up to 97% of autistic people over 60 are undiagnosed. Experts offer up advice for family members on how to support this ‘neglected generation’

How a very special hairdressing salon in Lowestoft is cutting it when it comes to neurodivergence.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is researching how it supports neurodivergent claimants of universal credit (UC), months after an autistic man took his own life after becoming increasing…

Feeling abandoned and overwhelmed, families are turning to controversial new therapies backed by the US health secretary

A free programme for mainstream primary schools to introduce pupils aged 8-11 years to the concept of neurodiversity, and how it impacts our experiences at school.

Some types of mental health medication may make it difficult for the body to regulate temperature.

Although it might seem like a minor irritant, the consequences of email incivility can be far-reaching

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Researchers say risk comes from ‘other factors, including genetic predisposition to mental health conditions’

In this article commissioned by the Independent Office for Police Conduct, NPAA Chair John Nelson looks at how police officers can recognise autistic and neurodivergent traits and respond effectively ...

Little is known as to what drives feelings of grief and relief observed following the late identification of neurodivergence, and its significance as it relates...

While society labels quiet souls as antisocial, neuroscience reveals a different truth: those who crave solitude aren't broken—they're operating sophisticated nervous systems that process every conver...

Police chiefs have finally agreed to keep a promise they made more than four years ago to investigate why their forces were passing on so few disability hate crime cases to prosecutors. The Nationa…

As medieval sages understood, putting things off – done well – can open the doors to creativity and purpose

Progress has always been made by people who think differently. Neurodiversity helps us think outside the box – and when we do, the sky’s the limit, says space scientist Maggie Aderin

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Durham Constabulary Inspector Adam Norris reflects on how his neurodivergent identity has shaped his career in policing When arguing that policing should not just merely include neurodivergent officer...

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk with his hand on his chin and says `` yawn '' .

by Sarah WhiteheadNeurodiversity Lead | Northamptonshire Police As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, I would like to focus on and draw attention to the taboo subject of child-to-parent violence...

A combination of autism and ADHD caused outbursts, confusion and stress that my son couldn’t understand – until he saw David Tennant behaving the same way

When James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they wer...

It makes rejection, teasing or criticism feel unbearable, often prompting a strong physical reaction. Sufferers describe life with a condition that is only just starting to be understood

Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision

Does it only affect weak people? Is work always the cause? Burnout myths, busted by the experts

It’s a common misperception that autistic people are always unemotional.

By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy

Data comes as government prepares to publish plans to overhaul Send system in England

Every second, 11m bits of information enter our brains, which then efficiently prioritise them. We need to learn to work with the process, rather than against it

PhD student and former police officer Alexander Wood shares his personal experience of acquired brain injury (ABI), a form of neurodiversity that is often lesser considered but has wide-reaching impac...