The Autism & ADHD Advocates

01/09/2026

NEW – Coventry Adult Neurodiversity Community Group

Starting Tuesday 15 September, we’ll be at Pathways Family Hub every fortnight, 6.30–8pm.

This is a welcoming group for adults who want to better understand neurodivergence — whether that means understanding your own mind, your child’s neurodivergence, or both.

We’ll talk about autism, ADHD, sensory differences, executive functioning, emotional regulation, overwhelm, communication and the everyday things that can be difficult to make sense of.

There will be space to ask questions, share experiences, learn practical strategies and meet other people who understand.

You do not need a diagnosis to attend.

📍 Pathways Family Hub, Coventry
🗓 Fortnightly Tuesdays
🕡 6.30–8pm
💚 Free to attend

Book the date you’d like to come along here:
https://www.autismadhdadvocates.org/

Please feel free to share with anyone in Coventry who might benefit.

30/08/2026

Really pleased to see The Autism & ADHD Advocates CIC featured in the latest edition of SEN Magazine.

Our advert has now been published, helping more families and professionals find out about the support, psychoeducation and assessment services we provide across Coventry & Warwickshire and online.

https://senmagazine.co.uk/issues/29692/issue-144-september-october-2026/

30/08/2026

30/08/2026

Sometimes a child can be bright, capable and full of ideas — yet still struggle with learning in ways that are difficult to explain.

An SOI Learning Profile Assessment looks beneath academic performance at the individual thinking abilities involved in learning, including areas such as memory, comprehension, sequencing, problem-solving, symbolic processing and more.

It can help us identify:
• where a child’s natural strengths lie
• which underlying abilities may be making learning harder
• why their performance can seem inconsistent
• what support may be more effective at home and at school

SOI is not a diagnostic assessment for autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties. What it can do is identify patterns and areas of difficulty that help us understand the learner more clearly and, where appropriate, highlight areas that may warrant further investigation.

Assessments are available for children, young people and adults.

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Understanding the abilities underneath learning.

24/08/2026

📢 **Final week for part-funded assessments**

This is the last week to access a part-funded SOI Learning Profile Assessment for children and young people living in **Coventry or Warwickshire**.

The assessment explores how your child learns, highlighting their strengths and identifying the areas that may be making learning more difficult.

The full cost is £390, but families pay **£195**, which can be split into **three payments of £65**.

The part-funded offer ends **31 August 2026**.

Please message me if you would like more information or want to book an assessment.

SOI Learning Profile Assessments explore strengths and difficulties in learning, memory, attention and processing. Includes a clear report, practical recommendations and feedback.

23/08/2026

🌟 **We’re Online This Week!** 🌟

We’re into the **final two weeks of our summer holiday sessions for families**.

Join us online this week for practical, supportive sessions around **neurodivergence, executive functioning and sensory needs** — with information you can actually use at home.

💻 Online
💛 Family-friendly and supportive
🎥 Cameras optional
🙌 No judgement, just understanding and practical help

If you’ve been meaning to join us over the summer, now’s the time!

👉 Book your place through our website/Eventbrite.

**The Autism & ADHD Advocates CIC**

View free SEN support sessions for parents and carers across Coventry and Warwickshire. Workshops cover autism, ADHD, sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive functioning and understanding behaviour.

22/08/2026

Before we support the behaviour, we need to understand the child.

Too often, we respond to what we can see, refusing, shouting, shutting down, walking away, becoming overwhelmed, without asking what skills or difficulties may be sitting underneath it.

A whole-child profile helps us look at areas such as emotional control, working memory, flexibility, sensory processing, communication and physical wellbeing.

Learn how stress and the nervous system can affect a child’s gut, contribute to chronic constipation and reduce emotional control.

16/08/2026

We often focus on a child’s behaviour without looking closely enough at what might be happening underneath it.

A child who struggles to wait their turn may need support to strengthen **inhibitory control**.

A child who regularly loses track of instructions may be struggling with **working memory**.

A child who finds changes difficult or becomes stuck on one way of doing something may need support with **flexible thinking**.

This is why observation is so important.

Not judging a child on one incident, but looking for patterns across different situations and building a much clearer picture of their individual strengths and areas that need developing.

We need to move beyond simply recording behaviour and start asking what that behaviour can tell us about the child.

**Before we support the behaviour, we need to understand the child.**

I've written more about this in my latest blog 👇



https://www.autismadhdadvocates.org/blogs/before-we-support-behaviour-understand-the-child

11/08/2026

DA can cause so many unnecessary arguments when we only react to the “no”.

Sometimes a young person refuses something they actually like or want, simply because it suddenly feels like the choice has been taken away.

In my latest blog, I share a real-life example that helped me understand what was happening underneath the reaction — and why recognising PDA is about more than just removing demands.

Our children will grow into adults, and life will always bring unexpected changes, responsibilities and situations they cannot control. The aim has to be understanding the reaction, reducing unnecessary pressure, and helping them build the self-awareness and skills to manage those moments.

Do I genuinely not want this, or am I reacting because I feel I have lost control of the decision?

That is such an important question to learn.

A real-life look at PDA and why understanding the reaction matters. Learn how autonomy, overwhelm and exhaustion can drive refusal, and why supporting PDA should also help young people build skills for everyday life.

09/08/2026

Coventry & Warwickshire families — only 2 weeks left of our funded SOI Learning Profile offer.

If your child is struggling with learning, remembering instructions, completing work, organisation, problem-solving or applying what they know, an SOI Learning Profile Assessment may help identify the abilities underneath those difficulties.

I’ve put together this short parent presentation to explain:

what an SOI Learning Profile Assessment is
what it can identify
how it looks at both strengths and learning barriers
how lower abilities can be supported and strengthened
why these abilities matter not only in school, but throughout life

Please watch the presentation below if you would like to understand the assessment before deciding whether it may be right for your child.

For the next 2 weeks, families in Coventry and Warwickshire can access the funded offer at £195 instead of £390, with the option to pay in 3 payments of £65.

If you would like to enquire after watching, visit:

https://www.autismadhdadvocates.org/soi-learning-profile-assessments

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