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Deaf Awareness Week is coming later this month, and I want to use this week to start a conversation that often gets miss...
09/09/2026

Deaf Awareness Week is coming later this month, and I want to use this week to start a conversation that often gets missed.

Deafness and hearing loss are frequently discussed as communication barriers. Provide a hearing loop. Offer written communication. Use captions.

These are important. They are also not the whole picture.

The social experience of being deaf or hard of hearing in a hearing workplace is more complex. The fatigue of lip-reading through a full day of meetings. The feeling of being left out of the informal conversations, the corridor chat, the quick shared joke, that build team culture. The exhaustion of managing communication in environments where most people do not think about how they communicate.

There is also a significant overlap between hearing loss and neurodivergence that is underexplored in most organisations. Central auditory processing disorder, which affects how the brain processes sound, is distinct from hearing loss but creates similar barriers and is often misunderstood.

Genuine inclusion for deaf and hard of hearing employees means more than captions and hearing loops. It means understanding the full experience. And that starts with actually asking.

There was a point in my working life where I had a job I was good at on paper, was not particularly unhappy in, and yet ...
07/09/2026

There was a point in my working life where I had a job I was good at on paper, was not particularly unhappy in, and yet spent Sunday evenings dreading Monday with a consistency that I now recognise as significant.

I am not going to describe the job in detail. What I will say is that it required a sustained level of self-management that I was providing at a cost I had not fully accounted for.

At the time, I did not have the language for what that cost was. I knew it was expensive. I did not know why.

What I know now is that I was spending enormous energy on managing an environment that was not built for how my brain works. Social demands I could not shortcut. Sensory conditions I was tolerating but not thriving in. A communication style in the team that required me to process and respond faster than felt natural.

What changed was not the job. It was the understanding.

Understanding what was hard and why did not make the hard things disappear. But it made them manageable in a completely different way, because I stopped interpreting them as evidence that something was wrong with me.

That shift matters. For people still in the jobs they are thinking of leaving.

Not sure if this is for you? Here's who gets the most out of it:👔 Managers & business owners - learn how to support neur...
04/09/2026

Not sure if this is for you? Here's who gets the most out of it:

👔 Managers & business owners - learn how to support neurodivergent staff properly, reduce misunderstandings, and build a workplace culture people actually want to be part of.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents & family members - get a clearer understanding of what your neurodivergent loved one might be experiencing, and how to advocate for them in schools, healthcare, and everyday life.

🏘️ Community organisations - learn how to make your groups, events and spaces genuinely accessible, not just "welcoming" on paper.

Two sessions, one day, Burnley - 11th September.

🎟️ Book: https://zurl.co/NjmfF
💜Code CONNECT for 20% off
💰 10% of every ticket supports Pendleside Hospice or HAPPA

September is a good time to talk about what the Wellbeing Solutions platform was designed to do in the moments between s...
02/09/2026

September is a good time to talk about what the Wellbeing Solutions platform was designed to do in the moments between support.

The people who get most from it are not necessarily the ones who work through every module in sequence. They are the ones who use it as a resource when something specific comes up.

The manager who is about to have a difficult conversation with a team member and wants to check their approach. The neurodivergent employee who has just received feedback that felt unfair and wants to understand what their options are. The HR professional who has a new starter with a diagnosis they have not encountered before and needs to move quickly.

The platform is designed to be searchable and modular for exactly this reason. You do not need to have done the foundation content to access what you need right now.

This is different from most workplace learning. It is not a course. It is a resource that is there when the workplace is not slowing down to let you learn.

If your organisation wants that available to your team, or if you are an individual who wants it available to you through Access to Work, get in touch.

Anxiety is not a neurodivergent condition. But it is extremely common among neurodivergent people, and the relationship ...
31/08/2026

Anxiety is not a neurodivergent condition. But it is extremely common among neurodivergent people, and the relationship between the two matters.

When you spend years in environments that were not designed for how your brain works, navigating social rules you find hard to read, managing sensory demands that drain you, trying to meet performance expectations using executive function that does not always cooperate, anxiety is a rational response.

The problem is that when someone presents with anxiety, the anxiety is often treated in isolation. The underlying neurodivergent profile that is generating it is not addressed. The person is supported to manage the anxiety without anyone asking what is causing it.

This produces cycles. The anxiety is temporarily managed and then regenerated by the same conditions.

Understanding the connection matters for workplaces too. An employee who is anxious and struggling may have a neurodivergent profile that has not been identified or supported. The anxiety is not the root; it is a symptom.

Addressing the root means looking at the environment, the role, the communication style, the adjustments available. That is a management conversation. And it is one that makes a far bigger difference than treating the anxiety as the problem.

What's actually covered in Neurodiversity Foundations?✔️ What neurodivergence is - and the common myths and misconceptio...
29/08/2026

What's actually covered in Neurodiversity Foundations?

✔️ What neurodivergence is - and the common myths and misconceptions that get in the way
✔️ How conditions like autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia can show up differently in different people
✔️ Why "one-size-fits-all" environments (workplaces, schools, community spaces) often exclude people without anyone intending it
✔️ Practical, everyday adjustments that make a real difference
✔️ How to have better conversations about neurodivergence - with employees, family members, or the people in your community

What's covered in People & Community Manager Training?

✔️ How to identify when systems, processes or communication styles are quietly excluding people
✔️ Practical frameworks for managing and supporting diverse teams or community groups
✔️ Building psychological safety, so people feel able to ask for what they need
✔️ Handling difficult or sensitive conversations with confidence
✔️ Turning good intentions into policies and habits that actually stick

Managers. Business owners. Parents. Family members. Community groups. If you've ever wanted to get this right instead of guessing - this is for you.

📍 Burnley, 11th September
🧠 AM — Neurodiversity Foundations
🤝 PM — People & Community Manager Training
🎟️ Book: https://zurl.co/070QP | Code CONNECT for 20% off
❤️ 10% of every ticket supports Pendleside Hospice or HAPPA

The Neuro Sparks Burnley training suite is taking bookings for autumn. If you are an organisation in Lancashire or acros...
28/08/2026

The Neuro Sparks Burnley training suite is taking bookings for autumn.

If you are an organisation in Lancashire or across the North West and you have been thinking about neurodiversity training for your team, this is the practical bit.

We offer half-day and full-day sessions from our Burnley suite, open to teams and individuals. We also deliver in-house training at your location, which works particularly well for larger teams or organisations that want training tailored to their specific context and culture.

What we deliver is not a generic awareness package. It is practical, specific, grounded in what actually happens in workplaces. Managers leave with things they can do differently the following week. HR professionals leave with frameworks that actually help. Neurodivergent employees, where they attend, leave with better language for their own experience.

We are also running an open session for neurodivergent individuals in September, for people who want support in navigating work, Access to Work, or disclosure, in a room with other people who understand from the inside.

Spaces are limited for all sessions. If you want to book or explore what is available, drop me a message or visit the link in my profile.

26/08/2026

If you’re an employee or self-employed and wondering whether you could get funded workplace support, or you’re a manager or HR professional trying to guide your team through the process, the calculator gives you a quick, clear steer in a couple of minutes. No jargon, no guesswork.

Access to Work can fund things like specialist equipment, coaching, mentoring, and workplace adjustments, but so many people miss out simply because they don’t realise they’re eligible. We built this tool to close that gap.

Head over to the new site and give it a try: https://neurosparksolutions.com/neurodivergent-support-service/

Any questions about Access to Work or how we can support your organisation, drop us a message. We’re always happy to help.

Too many systems weren't built with neurodivergent people in mind - and that has real consequences, for individuals and ...
26/08/2026

Too many systems weren't built with neurodivergent people in mind - and that has real consequences, for individuals and for the people trying to support them.

That's why we're bringing two training sessions to Burnley on 11th September:

🧠 Morning: Neurodiversity Foundations
🤝 Afternoon: People & Community Manager Training

Come because you want to get this right, not just tick a box.

🎟️ Book: https://zurl.co/v4GsS | Code CONNECT for 20% off

💜 10% of every ticket supports Pendleside Hospice or HAPPA

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