Why is anxiety so often the first stop for autistic girls?
It’s a phrase we hear in our clinic almost every single day. A parent, usually a mother, sits opposite one of our clinicians, their face a mixture of exhaustion, frustration, and a sliver of hope that this time, someone might finally listen. They’ve been on a harrowing journey, often for years, trying to get help for their daughter. They’ve been to the GP, they’ve had countless meetings with...Learn More
You Are Not Alone: A Parent’s Guide to Finding Support
Support your neurodivergent teen. This guide provides a directory of organisations, helplines, and resources for autism, ADHD, safeguarding, and online safety. Learn More
Beyond Protection: Nurturing Resilience in Your Neurodivergent Teen
Go beyond protection for your neurodivergent teen. Build resilience with strategies for social understanding, emotional management, and stronger life skills. Learn More
The Digital Playground: A Kind Guide to Online Safety for Your Neurodivergent Teen
Navigate online safety with your neurodivergent teen. Learn to empower them with a digital toolkit based on communication, tools, and skill-building. Learn More
Friend or Foe? Gently Recognising Risks and Supporting Your Teen
Protect your neurodivergent teen. Learn to recognize risks like mate crime, online grooming, and exploitation, empowering you to be a proactive guardian. Learn More
The World Through a Different Lens: A Guide to Understanding Your Neurodivergent Teen
Understand your neurodivergent teen. This guide explores the unique experiences of autistic and ADHD teens, offering insights for parents to foster safety and support. Learn More
The Devastating Impact of Missed Autism Diagnoses: A Look at the St. George’s House Report
Understanding the crisis of Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) allegations and its profound connection to undiagnosed autism. Here at Help for Psychology, we are dedicated to providing the highest standards of care and support for children and families. A crucial part of this commitment is staying at the forefront of our field’s latest research and discussions. That’s why we...Learn More
Changing the scissors: A call for a truly neuro-inclusive world
For too long, our collective approach to supporting neurodivergent children has been fundamentally flawed. We have operated from a deficit-based model, focusing our efforts on trying to “fix” the child, teaching them to adapt, cope, and contort themselves to fit into a world not built for them. It is an approach akin to handing a left-handed child a pair of right-handed scissors...Learn More
Autistic Burnout and Misdiagnosis: The Hidden Toll of Masking
For many neurodivergent children and young people, navigating the social world can feel like being an actor in a play where they are the only one without a script. From a very young age, they learn through painful trial and error that their natural way of communicating, playing, and being is often seen as “different” or “wrong.” To cope, to survive, and to find some...Learn More