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...writing this though as we now think about neurodiversity through a lens of difference, rather than as conditions to be treated. It is important to acknowledge though that this is a fast-moving field, so even some articles on this site may feel dated in their approach. We endeavour to keep them up to date but there can be a lag in achieving that. What is the purpose of the...

...writing), which they find easiest, which techniques they have tried and works for them and how they would like to be helped. Many dyslexic learners find it helpful to read texts written on a darker background. If this is the case for a particular student, the teacher can send a PowerPoint template containing a set of different backgrounds to choose from. The chosen...

...writing, I thought it was all over. We had in fact hardly started; there were illustrations to find, exercises to devise, websites to organise, primary sources (evidence created at the time) to be chased up; and suggestions for visits and other interesting activities to suggest. Delivery of history has changed too beyond all recognition. No more endless copying down of...