Dixons Unity Academy | Awareness of Neurodiversity
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Awareness of Neurodiversity

‘Neurodiversity’ describes the different ways that people’s brains develop. Our brains affect how we experience the world around us and how we react to it. Neurodiversity includes neurotypical and neurodivergent people. Everyone’s brain is unique, but the majority of people have similar brains to others – these are neurotypical.

Neurodivergence describes people whose brains have developed differently, including autistic people and those with ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, developmental language disorder and Tourette syndrome. The list of neurodivergent brain types is ever changing as we learn more.

MindMate have developed a neurodiversity information hub. This is a one stop shop for support and information for families.

We have a number of students in our academy with (or awaiting) a formal diagnosis of neurodivergence. We implement a range of support, interventions and strategies to meet the needs of those students under our SEND provision.