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Health, Sports & Psychology
Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Menopause can intensify cognitive struggles, sensory overwhelm and self-doubt, especially for those with neurodivergent traits. This personal account explores the challenges of balancing career, health and self-advocacy while seeking the right medical and lifestyle support.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players
Sportswomen continue to break barriers despite facing a disturbing level of online abuse that goes beyond their athletic abilities.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Neurodiversity Collection
Challenge misconceptions about neurological difference, celebrate neurodiversity and advocate for an inclusive world. Our articles and free courses are here to help you understand neurodiversity more and discover support strategies, particularly during this Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16-22 March).
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth
How can midwives and practitioners create a more positive and supportive birthing experience for neurodivergent mothers?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Neurodivergence and birth trauma
What are the connections between brain-altering experiences and neurodivergent conditions? This article looks at the links to traumatic birth.
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Education & Development
Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Why is receiving feedback different when you’re neurodivergent and how can you get better at dealing with it?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why do women need abortions?
Roe Vs Wade has been overturned, meaning half of US women will be stripped of their right to choose. Explore our video collection on women's abortion experiences based on Open University research that shows how an unintended and unwanted pregnancy can easily happen, even when using contraception.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why an autistic meltdown or shutdown is not a ‘tantrum’
What is the difference between a meltdown and a shutdown, and why do autistic people react in this way when they are distressed and overwhelmed?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?
There can be differences in how autistic males and females present; this has led to suggestions that there is ‘male autism’ and ‘female autism’. Dr Emilia Misheva argues that those differences are better understood in the context of the externalised and internalised expressions of autism.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation
Periods can affect most of the senses and the heightened hormonal changes can be particularly distressing for autistic people. This article considers the importance of their experiences of menstruation.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey
Have you ever witnessed the electrifying rush of motorcycle racing and then realised you’re watching women? The roar of the engines, the speed, the exceptional skill, the intense focus: it’s more than just a race for many women, it can be a fierce battle for empowerment and mastery.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Beyond the plate: Autism, food and sensory sensitivities
Some autistic people may be called ‘fussy’ when it comes to eating certain foods, but is there more to it? This article explores the relationship between autism and Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).