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Strategies to help neurodivergent children

A list of recommended webpages, books and videos for schools to help neurodivergent children. These have been recommended by our team.

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We may not be able to resolve the issue directly, but we will investigate and update our sources wherever possible.

Topics covered in this page:

1. Speech and language

2. Social communication and interaction, play and friendships

3. Energy levels and impulse control

4. Attention

5. Emotional regulation skills

6. Gross and fine motor skills

7. Motor mannerism, physical and sensory differences

8. Flexibility and adaptability

9. Cognition and learning

1. Speech and language

Two young primary school girls laughing together in the playground.
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2. Social communication and interaction, play and friendships

7 children playing hopscotch in playground.
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3. Energy levels and impulse control

Child squatting using a garden hose to spray grass with water.
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4. Attention

Young girl writing in coloured pens on a large sheet of paper. An adult woman is sitting behind the girl leaning over her shoulder and looking at what the girl is writing.
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5. Emotional regulation skills

Four children laughing and smiling together.
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6. Gross and fine motor skills

4 children playing tug of war outside in park
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7. Motor mannerism, physical and sensory differences

adult and child using a bright yellow watering can to water a plant outside
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8. Flexibility and adaptability

Boy looking at book whilst sitting in his parents lap. The parent is holding the book reading it to the young boy.
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9. Cognition and learning

Children in classroom wearing school uniforms. The children are sitting cross-legged and singing songs with actions, touching their shoulders
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