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Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

17–23 March 2025

A week to recognise and celebrate the strengths and voices of neurodivergent individuals.

This category brings together all our 2025 posts—from inspiring stories to useful resources and creative campaigns—promoting acceptance, understanding, and inclusion.

Join us in celebrating the beauty of different minds.

National Autistic Society

National Autistic Society

🌟 Neurodiversity Celebration Week Spotlight: Autism Support Ayrshire 🌟

Looking for support around autism in Ayrshire? Autism Support Ayrshire offers free, confidential advice, guidance, and connection — helping autistic individuals and their families feel heard and supported.

Services Spotlight

Mar 221 min read

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💚 Spotlight on Carers Gateway – North Ayrshire

Caring for someone can be isolating — but it doesn’t have to be. Find out how Carers Gateway North Ayrshire is connecting carers with the support and community they deserve.

Services Spotlight

Mar 221 min read

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💜 Spotlight on East Ayrshire Carers Centre

Looking after someone else? Don’t forget to look after yourself too. Discover the support available from East Ayrshire Carers Centre — from 1:1 help to benefits advice and energy guidance.

Services Spotlight

Mar 221 min read

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💙 Spotlight on Carers Gateway – South Ayrshire

If you care for someone in South Ayrshire, you’re not alone. Carers Gateway offers free help, advice, and a strong sense of community. Here’s how they can support you.

Services Spotlight

Mar 221 min read

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💡 Neurodivergent Brains Are Brilliant at Deep Dives!

🔍 Neurodivergent minds are brilliant at deep dives! From Pokémon to washing machines, discover what our community is hyperfocused on right now—and why that’s something to celebrate. 💙✨

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 202 min read

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Five tips for supporting neurodivergent individuals in education. Includes structured environment, communication, emotional support, culture, transitions.

Five tips for supporting neurodivergent individuals in education. Includes structured environment, communication, emotional support, culture, transitions.

💬 5 Top Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals in Education

🎓 Want to create a more inclusive classroom? Discover five practical strategies to support neurodivergent learners and help every student thrive. 💫

Quick Tips & Advice

Mar 191 min read

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Guide: Supporting neurodivergent individuals in healthcare with 5 tips: communication, comfort, pain perception, executive function aid, and anxiety management.

Guide: Supporting neurodivergent individuals in healthcare with 5 tips: communication, comfort, pain perception, executive function aid, and anxiety management.

💬 5 Top Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals in Healthcare

💬 Want to create more inclusive spaces in education and healthcare? Discover practical strategies to support neurodivergent individuals and help everyone thrive. 🌟

Quick Tips & Advice

Mar 191 min read

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Five tips for supporting neurodivergent individuals at work are shown with icons and text. Key ideas: inclusion, flexibility, strengths.

Five tips for supporting neurodivergent individuals at work are shown with icons and text. Key ideas: inclusion, flexibility, strengths.

💬 5 Top Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals In The Workplace

💬 Want to create more inclusive spaces at home and work? Discover top tips for supporting neurodivergent individuals and helping everyone thrive. 🌟

Quick Tips & Advice

Mar 191 min read

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💬 Meet Celine: A Journey of Neurodivergent Strength and Self-Acceptance

💬 Meet Celine: A Journey of Neurodivergent Strength and Self-Acceptance

💬 Meet Celine: A Journey of Neurodivergent Strength and Self-Acceptance

💜 Meet Celine, one of our inspiring project coordinators at NEST. Her story is a powerful reminder of the strength, insight, and empathy that come with being neurodivergent. 🌟

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 192 min read

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Tips for supporting neurodivergent individuals at home, including creating a safe environment, respecting communication, and prioritizing wellbeing.

Tips for supporting neurodivergent individuals at home, including creating a safe environment, respecting communication, and prioritizing wellbeing.

🏡 Top Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals at Home

🏡 Looking to create a more inclusive home environment? Discover five practical ways to support neurodivergent individuals and help them thrive. 💫

Quick Tips & Advice

Mar 191 min read

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Text reads "What Strengths Do You Have?" with icons and words: Empathy, Honesty, Resilience, Creativity, Hyper-focus, Humour, around a dumbbell.

Text reads "What Strengths Do You Have?" with icons and words: Empathy, Honesty, Resilience, Creativity, Hyper-focus, Humour, around a dumbbell.

💬 Neurodivergence Comes with Incredible Strengths!

💡 Neurodivergent minds are full of brilliance! From creativity to deep empathy, discover the unique strengths that make each person shine—and share your own superpower in the comments. 💙✨

Learning About Neurodivergence

Mar 191 min read

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🎉 Let’s Celebrate Neurodivergent Wins!

🎉 Let’s celebrate the everyday victories of neurodivergent individuals! From small steps to big milestones, every win counts. Share yours and be part of a supportive, uplifting community. 💙✨

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 181 min read

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🕒 Take It One Step at a Time: Tom Holland’s Journey with Dyslexia

🕒 Take it one step at a time—just like Tom Holland. Discover how the Spider-Man star turned his dyslexia into a strength and why moving at your own pace is something to be proud of. 🌈💫

Learning About Neurodivergence

Mar 181 min read

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Terminology list on neurodiversity, neurodivergent, neurotypical, neurodevelopmental difference, and acquired neurodivergence.

Terminology list on neurodiversity, neurodivergent, neurotypical, neurodevelopmental difference, and acquired neurodivergence.

🔎✨ Terminology Tuesday: Key Neurodiversity Terms

Let’s break down the language of neurodiversity! This week, we’re exploring five essential terms that help us better understand and support neurodivergent individuals.

Learning About Neurodivergence

Mar 181 min read

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Terminology list with definitions on purple and green panels, including executive functioning and sensory processing. "Terminology Tuesday" text.

Terminology list with definitions on purple and green panels, including executive functioning and sensory processing. "Terminology Tuesday" text.

🔎✨ Terminology Tuesday: Key Neurodivergent Experiences

This week, we’re highlighting five common neurodivergent experiences that shape daily life. Understanding these helps us build a more compassionate and inclusive world. 💙

Learning About Neurodivergence

Mar 181 min read

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Text image with "Myth-Busting Monday" title. Red box debunks the myth about Tourette's and swearing. Fact explained in a blue box below.

Text image with "Myth-Busting Monday" title. Red box debunks the myth about Tourette's and swearing. Fact explained in a blue box below.

🚨 Myth-Busting Monday: Tourette’s Is More Just Swearing 🚨

🧠 Myth-Busting Monday: “Tourette’s is just uncontrollable swearing.” Let’s bust this myth and explore the real range of tics people with Tourette’s experience—because understanding starts with facts, not stereotypes.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 171 min read

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🧠What We Wish More People Knew About Neurodiversity

What do neurodivergent people wish you knew? Real voices share real insights—from empathy and patience to the power of thinking differently.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 172 min read

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A classroom setting with several students seated around a rectangular table, facing a large screen on the wall. The screen displays a presentation slide with text and an image of a brain. One student is presenting while others are attentively watching. Various items such as laptops, notebooks, and drinks are on the table.

A classroom setting with several students seated around a rectangular table, facing a large screen on the wall. The screen displays a presentation slide with text and an image of a brain. One student is presenting while others are attentively watching. Various items such as laptops, notebooks, and drinks are on the table.

🌈 Celebrating Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 with North Ayrshire’s Youth Work Team

🌟 Alison from NEST Ayrshire joined North Ayrshire’s youth work team for a powerful session on neurodivergence—sparking meaningful conversations and inspiring inclusive practice. Find out how the morning unfolded!

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 171 min read

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Myth-Busting Monday graphic claims neurodivergence is common, affecting 15% in the UK. Includes ADHD, autism, dyslexia. Blue/red design.

Myth-Busting Monday graphic claims neurodivergence is common, affecting 15% in the UK. Includes ADHD, autism, dyslexia. Blue/red design.

🚨 Myth Busting Monday: “Being Neurodivergent is Rare” 🚨

🚨 It’s Myth Busting Monday! We’re starting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 by tackling the myth that being neurodivergent is rare. Spoiler: it’s not! Let’s spread the truth and celebrate different minds. 💜

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 171 min read

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Myth-Busting Monday graphic. Red box states myth: "Autism looks the same." Blue box states fact: Autism varies among individuals.

Myth-Busting Monday graphic. Red box states myth: "Autism looks the same." Blue box states fact: Autism varies among individuals.

🚨Myth-Busting Monday: Autism Looks the Same for Everyone 🚨

🧠 Myth-Busting Monday: “Autism looks the same in everyone.” Let’s bust this myth and talk about the real diversity of autistic experiences—because no two autistic people are exactly alike.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 171 min read

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