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How can I support children in my class with PDA?
PDA (Pathological demand avoidance) is seen when a child avoids everyday demands and requests to an extreme level. This can mean not or only part attending school, missing events or complete refusal to initiate common everyday tasks at school. PDA is common in autistic and other neurodivergent children, with one research study reporting that 1…
Read MoreHow can we best support neurodivergent children with learning maths?
There are some easy ways in which children with Neurodevelopmental conditions can be supported. For example a recent study suggested that giving children with ADHD extra time on a maths task was associated with higher rates of completion. Interestingly, in that study less than half of those with ADHD used the extra time. Being able…
Read MoreCo-occurring neurodevelopmental conditions: impact on behaviour, learning and wellbeing
We commonly speak about neurodevelopmental conditions as if they occur in isolation but the reality is they very commonly co-occur. Indeed it is fair to say that having an isolated condition is the exception rather than the norm. How common are co-occurrences? A systematic review we did (which is a review that brings all the…
Read More“It’s like an itch”: How your teenage girl with ADHD experiences school
This post was written by Āine Singleton on a placement as part of the MSc in Science Communication at the University of Edinburgh “How was school?” “Fine.” That all too familiar conversation takes place in homes all over the world daily. But what if we could dig a bit deeper? A recent study has explored the…
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