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At Skene Square Primary School, our commitment to inclusivity ensures that neurodivergent learners feel valued, understood, and supported. All of our pupils and staff provide a nurturing environment where each child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Our dedicated staff team work collaboratively with each other and with families to make use of a variety of resources, strategies and interventions with the aim of fostering a positive and enriching learning environment.
What is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity means that everyone's brain works in its own special way. Some people might think, learn, or feel differently than others, and that's perfectly okay. Just like how some people are good at drawing while others are great at sports, everyone has their own unique strengths.
Everyone’s differences make the world a more interesting place.
These differences may stem from conditions like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyslexia, Autism, Dyscalculia, Developmental Coordination Disorder/Dyspraxia, and Developmental Language Disorder. Neurodiversity extends beyond any single condition, highlighting the richness of human experience.
ADHD
ADHD, or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, is a condition that affects a person's ability to focus, stay organised and/or control impulses. People with ADHD might find it hard to sit still, pay attention or follow through on tasks.
Just like with autism, everyone with ADHD is unique and can have their own strengths and talents. Understanding and supporting these differences helps create a more inclusive school for everyone.
Autism
Autism is a developmental condition that may affect how a person communicates, interacts with others and experiences the world. People with autism might have different ways of learning, paying attention and/or reacting to things around them. Autism is called a "spectrum" because it includes a wide range of abilities and challenges.
Dyslexia
Scottish working definition of dyslexia
Dyslexia can be described as a continuum of difficulties in learning to read, write and/or spell, which persist despite the provision of appropriate learning opportunities. These difficulties often do not reflect an individual’s cognitive abilities and may not be typical of performance in other areas. The impact of dyslexia as a barrier to learning varies in degree according to the learning and teaching environment, as there are often associated difficulties such as:
auditory and /or visual processing of language-based information
phonological awareness
oral language skills and reading fluency
short-term and working memory
sequencing and directionality
number skills
organisational ability.
Other Useful Links
This site was created for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being.
This is an article about Brain-Building Through Play and provides useful links to games and activities for infants, toddlers and children.
This website provids information about specially designed play activities, social groups and practical support for people with neurodivergent or complex conditions across northeast Scotland.
NHSG Aberdeenshire Children's Speech & Language Therapy Service Facebook Page. This provides infromation and links about ways to support young children.
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