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Oct 13, 2026

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4 min read

When three letters get in the way

Two conditions. Six letters. And a lesson in how the words we use can create barriers.

Jess Meredith

Oct 6, 2026

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4 min read

When the inclusive option isn't possible

A netball coaching decision reminded me why neuroinclusion is rarely as simple as following a checklist.

Jess Meredith

Sep 29, 2026

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4 min read

When we mistake speech for communication

For Nonspeaking and Nonverbal Awareness Day, let’s unpack what speech can, and can’t, tell us about a person.

Jess Meredith

Sep 22, 2026

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4 min read

When you realise sign language isn’t universal

There are more than 300 sign languages. Here’s what British Sign Language, Makaton and visual communication can teach us.

Sep 15, 2026

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4 min read

When inclusion gets harder

If you’re trying to keep inclusion moving when budgets, priorities and expectations are shifting, this one’s for you.

Sep 8, 2026

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5 min read

When fitting in comes at too high a cost

This World Suicide Prevention Day, I want to talk about autism, suicide and the part every one of us can play.

Sep 1, 2026

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4 min read

When ADHD becomes an either/or debate

Medication or lifestyle? Diagnosis or no diagnosis? Perhaps we’re asking the wrong questions.

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

When school holidays aren't a break

For some parent carers, six weeks without school brings a whole new level of juggling. Here's what colleagues and managers might not see.

Aug 18, 2026

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1 min read

I hadn't planned to write this

This isn’t the newsletter I wanted to send this week. But staying silent certainly didn’t feel right.

Aug 11, 2026

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3 min read

When awareness becomes overwhelming

October is full of opportunities to raise awareness. Here's why trying to do everything often achieves the opposite.

Aug 4, 2026

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2 min read

Who is your neuroinclusion really for?

Most organisations believe intersectionality matters. The bigger question is whether our systems reflect that.

Welcome to The Differing Advantage

Previous editions: The Differing Advantage

Not an In Practice subscriber yet? Join us here:

When three letters get in the way

When the inclusive option isn't possible

When we mistake speech for communication

When you realise sign language isn’t universal

When inclusion gets harder

When fitting in comes at too high a cost

When ADHD becomes an either/or debate

When school holidays aren't a break

I hadn't planned to write this

When awareness becomes overwhelming

Who is your neuroinclusion really for?

Welcome to
The Differing Advantage

Not an In Practice subscriber yet?

Join us here: