The number of employment tribunals relating to neurological conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia are up by a third in the last year.
Robinson is 29 years old, and she is the pageant Queen that currently holds the current Title Miss Inspiration Ambassador UK 2021. She will compete for the main title of Miss Inspiration UK in June 2022. Robinson works full time in the NHS as a clinical apprentice and has Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, and a visual impairment. She has been volunteering with different organisations since the age of 15. Additionally, Adrianne Robinson fundraises for her community, with events such as (but not limited to) the sleepout during 2021 with YMCA, food bank donations, and during covid-19 became an NHS First Responder. She also has a podcast called #fiercefootforwardx which explores volunteering.
As the end of 2021 and the start of 2022 approaches, many of us are looking forward to new life experiences and changes. For most people, this usually means creating a New Year's Resolution to help them achieve a lifestyle shift or push them to achieve something they have wanted to do for a long time. The idea behind a resolution at this time of year is that it is a new year and another chance to change something within a person's life that they can then carry on throughout 2022.
It’s the most wonderful time of year… and also, for many of us neurodiverse individuals, the most stressful.
Suddenly, on top of all the other day to day stressors (Balancing home, life, family and work whilst attempting to carve out some time for ourselves) we now have a whole host of festivities we are expected to plan and execute to insta worthy levels of perfection. It’s a lot. It’s probably too much.
Dyslexia Specialist and Creative Writing & Wellbeing Post-Grad, Holly Morrow, discusses how assistive technology is vital to creating an inclusive learning environment.
I grew up in the 1990s and early 2000s, by this point dyspraxia was a known disorder, however, still widely unrecognised by key people who interact with young people (teachers, social workers etc). However, the people in my life assumed I was just "cute and clumsy" a term that actually really upsets me to hear.
May was a very important month for mental health. The month of May celebrates mental health awareness month, mental health awareness day, and National teen self-esteem month.
