Neurodiversity Needs
Neurodiversity needs and the neurodiversity profiling tool
The neurodiversity profiling tool developed by Portsmouth helps identify children and young people’s neurodiversity needs at an early stage and plan how to meet those needs at home, school and in the community. This is currently being piloted with a small sample of children/young people. You can find out more about this at the neurodiversity-transformation-programme . In the meantime, the areas of need are a helpful way to think about where your child or young person may need additional support.
There are nine areas of need. You can find out more about what these are by clicking the tile:
Resources to support you
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.
Systemising and empathising (includes friendships)
Does your child like rules and logic or are they more led by emotion.
