Guides

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Each guide is built from research, lived experience and practical signposting. Honest about what's proven, what's promising, and what's still unclear.

PDA

Pathological demand avoidance: what the evidence says, what’s controversial, and what helps

PDA isn’t a formal diagnosis. It is a profile that thousands of families recognise. Honest, research-grounded guidance on the most contested topic in autism.

PDA symptomsPDA vs ODDStrategiesDiagnosisADHD & PDA
ADHD

ADHD in children: what it looks like, what helps, and what you’re entitled to

From recognising the signs to navigating diagnosis, medication decisions, school support, and your legal rights.

Signs & diagnosisRight to ChooseMedicationSchool supportPIP & DLA
Anxiety

Why autistic anxiety looks different and what to do about it

It’s not just worry. It’s intolerance of uncertainty, sensory overload, masking, and a nervous system that processes threat differently.

Intolerance of uncertaintySchool anxietyMasking & burnoutCo-regulation
Behaviour as communication

Meltdowns, shutdowns, school avoidance and what they’re actually telling you

Behaviour that challenges is communication you haven’t decoded yet. From meltdowns vs tantrums to EBSA and the evidence behind CPS and low-demand approaches.

Meltdown vs tantrumEBSASchool avoidanceCPSLow demand
Sensory

Sensory processing, interoception, and why the environment is part of the problem

Fluorescent lights, scratchy labels, crowded corridors. For some children, the everyday environment is genuinely overwhelming.

The 8 sensesInteroceptionSensory regulationRetained reflexesSI therapySensory dietsClassroom strategies
Autism

Autism: understanding the spectrum, navigating assessment, and finding support

From the first signs to formal assessment, from masking to late diagnosis. Research-grounded guides covering autism in children, girls, adults, and the ADHD overlap.

What is autismGirls & autismAssessmentAdultsADHD & autismPIP & DLA
EHCP

EHCPs: your child’s right to support and how to secure it

An Education, Health and Care Plan is the document that makes your child’s support legally enforceable. The process of getting one is confusing, adversarial, and poorly explained. These guides walk you through it.

EHCP applicationAnnual reviewsAppealsMediationTribunalSENDIASSIPSEA