Neurodiversity

Scottish legislation and policy support inclusion and the raising of attainment for all. Education teams work hard every day to support the needs of all learners and have expertise in supporting the additional support needs of neurodivergent learners. As we continue to learn more about effective supports. Teams can benefit from high quality professional learning and coaching to further develop skills.

The following modules have been created to support practitioners’ expertise and confidence when working with neurodivergent learners. It is recommended that teams and/or practitioners begin with Modules 1:1 and 1:2, thereafter working through modules according to professional learning needs.

Click on the link to see an overview of the modules (Word).

The modules can be accessed on Glow.

Supporting Our Autistic Learners with NAIT’s We Were Expecting You (in partnership with NEST and Dreghorn Outreach).

SCERTS (in partnership with Dreghorn Outreach and EYIST).

A useful source of help and support can be found on the Empowering Ayrshire’s Neurodivergent Communities website.

Talk to your link psychologist for more information.

The Contribution of Education to Whole System Support to Address Neurodevelopmental Concerns

• The Contribution of Education to Whole System Support to Address Neurodevelopmental Concerns – Carole Campbell, Principal Educational Psychologist, South Ayrshire, Gail Nowek, Principal Educational Psychologist, North Ayrshire, Nicola Stewart, Principal Educational Psychologist, East Ayrshire – download this paper (Word)
• Neurodiversity Resource Poster (pdf)