Neurodivergent needs
Neurodivergent needs
The below areas of neurodevelopment are a helpful way to think about where your child or young person may have relative strengths or need additional support.
Each child or young person can experience neurodivergence differently – with varying strengths and support needs. This section provides advice, information and signposting across a range of areas commonly associated with neurodivergent experiences.
Nine areas of Neurodivergent Needs
The nine key areas align with the Neurodivergent Needs Analysis, but these resources can be accessed by anyone at any time.
Attention and impulse control
Concentration and thinking before saying, or doing something.
Cognitive — skills your brain uses for thinking
Thinking, remembering, reading, solving problems, speaking, listening and paying attention.
Emotional regulation
Understanding and managing emotions and feelings.
Energy levels
How active your child is.
Flexibility and adaptability
Managing change. Need for good structure.
Motor skills
Movement, balance and coordination.
Sensory
How we experience and respond to sensory information.
Other areas of need
We have also included additional topics that sit outside the current Needs Analysis but may still be important aspects of wellbeing for many neurodivergent people.
