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The Untapped Potential of Neurodiversity - The Young Neurodiversity Champions Call for Action at a Parliament Hui

This Create Happy Media article explores the Young Neurodiversity Champions’ Parliament Hui and the pressing issues it brought to light. 🌟

Structured Literacy No Magic Bullet For Neurodiverse Students

Structured literacy is not a magic bullet for dyslexic students and differentiated learning support remains essential.

The damning testimonials showing how the education system is failing neurodivergent kids

Up to 100,000 neurodivergent children are being left behind by our education system.

Schools failing autistic and other neurodivergent children - report

A report warns schools and early childhood centres are failing autistic and other neurodivergent children on an epic scale. The Education...

A broken system: Report says education system failing

Listen to Dr Nina Hood and Dane Dougan discuss the latest education report in regard to our neurodivergent young people here

Politicians commit to working across party divides to fix the broken education system.

IHC’s pre-election online forum line-up on 6 October saw a high level of agreement that the current education system does not work for...

Calls for overhaul of education system for neurodiverse kids.

For most of her young life Annabelle March struggled at school. Diagnosed as gifted as a child, a brain wired to learn and process faster...

Neurodivergence at work: Why flipping the narrative benefits all

Jenn Loh's article explores ADHD in adults and insights from the Neurodiversity in Education Coalition on building neuroinclusive workplaces

Innovative Learning Environment can have adverse affect on some kids: expert

This article explores how Innovative Learning Environments often fail neurodivergent students, creating overstimulation and barriers.

Politicians commit to working across party divides to fix the broken education system.

IHC’s pre-election online forum line-up on 6 October saw a high level of agreement that the current education system does not work for...

Calls for overhaul of education system for neurodiverse kids.

For most of her young life Annabelle March struggled at school. Diagnosed as gifted as a child, a brain wired to learn and process...

Learning Creates Australia - Young people co-creating transformation in education (July 2023)

A 1-hour Learning Creates Conversation hearing from an international panel of young people who are actively shaping education systems....

The Post - Young woman’s petition for life-saving neurodiversity diagnosis (28 July 2023)

Even after Jas Mcintosh was officially diagnosed with ADHD and autism, healthcare providers denied it, dismissing what became a “pivotal...

Education Gazette - Unlocking the superpowers of neurodiverse (17 July 2023)

A group of 15 Young Neurodiversity Champions are standing up for the rights of all neurodiverse young people in Aotearoa – and calling...

The Post - Class Struggles: School a ‘traumatising place’ for neurodiverse kids (8 July 2023)

Parents are pulling their children from classrooms as a Government plan to support neurodiverse students in school fails to make an...

Class Struggles: School a ‘traumatising place’ for neurodiverse kids.

Parents are pulling their children from classrooms as a Government plan to support neurodiverse students in school fails to make an...

Education around neurodiversity needed

This NZ Herald article highlights the challenges for the parents of neurodivergent children in navigating the health and education systems.

Radio NZ - More support needed to help neurodiverse children (7 June 2023)

Groups supporting children with conditions such as autism and dyslexia say a government action plan has failed to deliver. The...

The Post - Neurodiverse students' needs not being met, says new coalition (12 June 2023)

Aotearoa’s education system is failing the one in five neurodiverse students in every class, says the new Neurodiversity in Education...

More support needed to help neurodiverse children - Radio NZ

Groups supporting children with conditions such as autism and dyslexia say a government action plan has failed to deliver. The...

Neurodiverse students' needs not being met, says new coalition - The Post

Aotearoa’s education system is failing the one in five neurodiverse students in every class, says the new Neurodiversity in Education...

Re:News - Neurodiverse students want better accomodations (16 March 2023)

10 to 20% of New Zealand’s young people are neurodiverse. They have brains wired to think, learn, perceive the world and feel differently...

RNZ - Neurodiverse students want better accomodations (16 March 2023)

10 to 20% of New Zealand’s young people are neurodiverse. They have brains wired to think, learn, perceive the world and feel differently...

Re: News - 'It's my superpower' how a dyslexia diagnosis helps this teen succeed (30 March 2023)

Elliot Jones was 12-years-old when he finally got diagnosed with dyslexia but instead of treating it as a learning difficulty, he sees it...