OUR MISSION

We elevate the voices of Neurodivergent people to help them flourish and thrive

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FREE CARE PLANNING TOOLS

Download our free interactive toolkit for a neurodiversity-affirming approach to care

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We believe in compassionate, person-centred care approaches for Neurodivergent people and people with learning disabilities.

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MEETUP GROUPS

Find your community

Explore our monthly online meet-up groups—spaces for Neurodivergent folk to connect and share experiences.

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TRAINING

We provide flexible, modular training solutions across a range of topics

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  • What I value most is that ND Connection fills a gap that statutory services simply can’t. They provide the kind of relational, neurodiversity‑affirming support that prevents escalation, reduces isolation, and helps young people stay connected... I recommend the ND Connection team because I trust them. I trust their approach, their values, and their ability to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people who deserve to be understood and supported—not just assessed or managed.

    — Jane Ferguson, Consultant Practitioner, HOPE(S) Team

  • The integration of extensive knowledge with the range of personal lived experience really made the difference...There was a great capacity to engage people in constructive dialogue, while challenging where necessary, within a neuro-affirming approach.

    — Clinical Lead, Trustwide Autism Team

  • Working with this team has transformed how we think about sensory needs. Hearing about sensory and communication needs directly from people who experience and understand it has altered how we work with the young people in our service.

    — CAMHS Inpatient Mental Health Team

  • As an autistic person I just want to commend the team for having lived experience so deeply ingrained into the training. It was so refreshing to see and made the content a lot more interesting and understandable.

    — Mental Health Professional, Autism Informed Training attendee

  • The resources created by this team are brilliant. They’re really useful and should be applied in schools as well as hospitals.

    — Children’s Occupational Therapist

  • Jill ensures that true co-production is at the heart of all projects and brings a unique energy to everything she does. Jill is innovative and never dogmatic, turns ‘problems’ into opportunities, and you can trust that what is agreed will be delivered.

    — Tom McGhie, Care and Treatment Review Programme Manager
    NHS England

  • I just wanted to let you know how impactful your report and your words in today’s meeting were. The work you are doing is giving a voice to autistic people who aren’t able to articulate their needs and it’s brilliant to see. I hope our paths cross again!

    —Josie Saville, Co-CEO, Lets for Life

  • One of the best training sessions I’ve attended. Thank you so much.

    — Attendee of “Introduction to Autism” Online Training

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OUR MISSION

We are here to support change that enables Autistic people to flourish.

We are here to elevate Autistic and other Neurodivergent voices. Our work is focused on sharing solutions, helping others understand, and promoting different ways of working.

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Our training curriculum

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OUR WORK

We believe that Autism is a difference, not a disorder.

There’s a lack of understanding about the challenges that Autistic people face, and what needs to be done differently to ensure they can thrive. Our work aims to change that.

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NdC Journal

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NdC Journal
Critiquing PBS: it is missing lived experience
Lizzie Smith
Critiquing PBS: it is missing lived experience
Lizzie Smith

We’re joined on the blog today by Lizzie Smith, NdC’s Communications Lead, for the first blog of our latest campaign ‘Against PBS & ABA’. Lizzie asks, are you missing the lived experience in your practice?

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Lizzie Smith
4Q4: Lived experience review project assistant
Peg Digitalis
4Q4: Lived experience review project assistant
Peg Digitalis

In this edition of 4Q4 (Four Questions For), we speak with Peg Digitalis, who worked as a Lived Experience Project Assistant at NdC during the delivery of the recent lived experience review of services provided by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (AWP).

Peg shares why this work matters, how lived experience shaped the project, and how the findings could help services better support the people who rely on them.

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Peg Digitalis
Autism, Neurodivergence, Support Needs and Inclusion — What’s New in February
Ann Memmott PgC MA
Autism, Neurodivergence, Support Needs and Inclusion — What’s New in February
Ann Memmott PgC MA

In this research roundup, Ann Memmott brings together recent February papers exploring Neurodivergence and Learning Disabilities. The studies cover drug trials, gender parity, social communication preferences, later-life Autism diagnosis, bullying patterns, ADHD and mind wandering and mental health and suicidality in older Autistic adults—highlighting the importance of understanding, support, and respect for diverse ways of being.

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Ann Memmott PgC MA
Neurodiversity-Lite: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Tania Robinson
Neurodiversity-Lite: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Tania Robinson

Neurodiversity celebrates the natural variation in human minds, challenging the notion of a single “normal.” In this guest blog, Tania Robinson explores why a “neurodiversity-lite” approach can be harmful, and how to identify practices that genuinely support and include Neurodivergent people.

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Tania Robinson
Belonging grows from being seen: the reflections of a parent in a Neurodivergent family
Bethan Warner
Belonging grows from being seen: the reflections of a parent in a Neurodivergent family
Bethan Warner

Belonging in a Neurodivergent family often means letting go of traditional expectations and learning to see behaviour as communication. Bethan Warner shares how shifting from expectation to connection helped her family create a home where everyone feels safer, understood, and able to belong.

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Bethan Warner
This Is My Place: Finding Belonging in Schools, Homes and Communities
Emma
This Is My Place: Finding Belonging in Schools, Homes and Communities
Emma

For many Neurodivergent children, belonging can feel confusing, distant, or out of reach long before they have the words to explain why. Emma explores how early experiences of difference and exclusion shape a child’s sense of self — and why understanding, acceptance, and the right support can help them grow up feeling secure in who they are.

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Emma
This is my place: supporting Autistic children’s wellbeing in neuro-affirming ways
Helen Edgar
This is my place: supporting Autistic children’s wellbeing in neuro-affirming ways
Helen Edgar

During Children’s Mental Health Week, “This Is My Place” invites us to rethink how we support Autistic children. Helen Edgar explores how creating safe, Neurodivergent-affirming spaces—where children’s sensory needs, communication, and interests are respected—helps them feel they truly belong and thrive.

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Helen Edgar
Autism, Neurodivergence, Support Needs and Inclusion — What’s New in December and January
Ann Memmott PgC MA
Autism, Neurodivergence, Support Needs and Inclusion — What’s New in December and January
Ann Memmott PgC MA

In this research roundup, Ann Memmott brings together recent papers from December and January exploring Autism and other Neurodivergent conditions, with a particular focus on support needs, inclusion, and ethics in research and practice.

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Ann Memmott PgC MA
5 Tips for a Home that Supports Sensory Needs
Lou Chandler
5 Tips for a Home that Supports Sensory Needs
Lou Chandler

Lou Chandler shares reflections on how home environments can impact sensory needs, drawing on their lived experience as an autistic person. Lou explores how elements such as lighting, noise and spatial layout can affect regulation and offers gentle prompts for considering small, supportive adjustments at home.

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Lou Chandler

OUR VISION

We want to create positive change in society, not just in hospitals.

We recognise that opportunities for creation, connection, fulfilment and purpose help Neurodivergent people live happy, healthy and meaningful lives in the wider community.

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Resource library

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Resources Library
A practical approach to neurodiversity-affirming care and support
ABA, PBS, Therapeutic Approaches, Autistic SPACE Framework, Care, templates, Safeguarding, Safety Plan, Care Plan
A practical approach to neurodiversity-affirming care and support
ABA, PBS, Therapeutic Approaches, Autistic SPACE Framework, Care, templates, Safeguarding, Safety Plan, Care Plan
ABA, PBS, Therapeutic Approaches, Autistic SPACE Framework, Care, templates, Safeguarding, Safety Plan, Care Plan
Language
Ndc Original, Original, Language, Identity, Neurodiversity-affirming, Labels
Language
Ndc Original, Original, Language, Identity, Neurodiversity-affirming, Labels
Ndc Original, Original, Language, Identity, Neurodiversity-affirming, Labels
Co-escalation and co-regulation
Ndc Original, Nervous System, Employment, Sensory Processing, Regulation
Co-escalation and co-regulation
Ndc Original, Nervous System, Employment, Sensory Processing, Regulation
Ndc Original, Nervous System, Employment, Sensory Processing, Regulation
Supporting nervous system regulation in the workplace
Ndc Original, Original, Nervous System, Employment, Sensory Processing, Regulation
Supporting nervous system regulation in the workplace
Ndc Original, Original, Nervous System, Employment, Sensory Processing, Regulation
Ndc Original, Original, Nervous System, Employment, Sensory Processing, Regulation
Understanding boundaries
Ndc Original, Original, Boundaries, Communication
Understanding boundaries
Ndc Original, Original, Boundaries, Communication
Ndc Original, Original, Boundaries, Communication
Guide to PBS and ABA for professionals, parents and caregivers
Ndc Original, Original, ABA, PBS, Behaviour, Therapeutic Approaches, Autism-Informed Care
Guide to PBS and ABA for professionals, parents and caregivers
Ndc Original, Original, ABA, PBS, Behaviour, Therapeutic Approaches, Autism-Informed Care
Ndc Original, Original, ABA, PBS, Behaviour, Therapeutic Approaches, Autism-Informed Care
A guide to self-identification and Neurodivergence
Ndc Original, Original, Identity, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Affirming, Neurodiversity-Affirmative, Self Diagnosed, Self-Identification
A guide to self-identification and Neurodivergence
Ndc Original, Original, Identity, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Affirming, Neurodiversity-Affirmative, Self Diagnosed, Self-Identification
Ndc Original, Original, Identity, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Affirming, Neurodiversity-Affirmative, Self Diagnosed, Self-Identification
Neurodiversity: An introduction
Ndc Original, Original, Identity, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Affirming, Neurodiversity-Affirmative
Neurodiversity: An introduction
Ndc Original, Original, Identity, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Affirming, Neurodiversity-Affirmative
Ndc Original, Original, Identity, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Affirming, Neurodiversity-Affirmative
Safeguarding Neurodivergent individuals from spiritual abuse
GCC Summit 2023, Abuse, Hate Crime, Coercive Control, Support Organisation, Safeguarding, Spirituality, Ndc Original, Original
Safeguarding Neurodivergent individuals from spiritual abuse
GCC Summit 2023, Abuse, Hate Crime, Coercive Control, Support Organisation, Safeguarding, Spirituality, Ndc Original, Original
GCC Summit 2023, Abuse, Hate Crime, Coercive Control, Support Organisation, Safeguarding, Spirituality, Ndc Original, Original