These slides were developed for a recent INSET.
Here’s the session overview:
Neurodivergence in the Classroom: Overcoming Barriers to Student Success
This session is designed to empower you with the tools to better support neurodivergent students in the classroom. We will explore six key barriers that ND students commonly face—sensory overload, emotional regulation, executive function, processing speed, transitions, and social communication—helping you understand how these challenges impact learning. Each section will include first-person perspectives to aid understanding, followed by a range of practical strategies on a graduated scale, from simple adjustments to more intensive interventions. You will leave with a clear, actionable toolbox of strategies to help students thrive in a way that feels safe, supportive, and sustainable, ultimately enabling them to engage more fully in lessons.
If you were there, I hope these are a helpful aide-memoire. If not, I hope they make enough sense without me to be useful. If you’d like to download them, you can do so via this page on slideshare.
Further Resources
Here are some further resources you might find helpful to build on the session:
- DOWNLOAD: ADHD/ASC Student Class Task Planner
- DOWNLOAD: Sensory audit for schools and classrooms
- DOWNLOAD: All about me sheet – fast relationship building
- BITESIZE CPD: Autistic Friendly Classrooms
- BITESIZE CPD: EBSA/School Anxiety – Starting the Day Right
- BOOK: Mentally Healthy Schools Workbook
- eLEARNING: Enable Children to Feel Safe so They Can Flourish
- VIDEO: YOU need to be calm when a child is anxious – why + how
- VIDEO: Quiet Praise Ideas – for kids who struggle with praise
- VIDEO: Managing Worries using Share it, Shelf it, Shout it, Shed it
- DOWNLOAD : Comfort Audit To Prevent Sensory Overwhelm
- DOWNLOAD : 4 Domains of Safety Worksheet
- DOWNLOAD : Anxiety – Feeling Safe Activity
- DOWNLOAD : Anxiety Exposure Ladder
- DOWNLOAD : ‘Things I Can Do Now’ Template
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