Welcome to
The Differing Advantage

Previous editions: The Differing Advantage

If you are an In Practice subscriber, catch up on past issues of The Differing Advantage. Search by topic or scroll through to find insights and reflections you may have missed.

Not an In Practice subscriber yet?

Join us here:

Sep 22, 2026

•

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.

Jess Meredith

Sep 15, 2026

•

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.

Jess Meredith

Sep 8, 2026

•

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.

Jess Meredith

May 6, 2025

•

4 min read

When not shaking hands is... okay?

My broken finger has sparked a bigger question: when is it socially acceptable not to touch?

Apr 29, 2025

•

5 min read

The social norms we’re ready to rewrite

At the Neurodiversity in Business conference, we asked: “What social norms need to go?” Here’s what people said - and how you can have your say.

Apr 22, 2025

•

4 min read

What Earth Day can teach us about neuroinclusion

Why sensory-friendly design is about more than comfort - it’s about equity, dignity, and thriving.

Apr 15, 2025

•

5 min read

Not all therapy looks like talking

From clay to climbing walls - why neurodivergent people need more than one type of therapy, and how you can help them access it.

Apr 8, 2025

•

4 min read

Autism acceptance benefits us all

It creates a world where everyone thrives.

Apr 1, 2025

•

6 min read

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neuroinclusion

Your surprising ally in creating more neuroinclusive spaces - AI!

Mar 25, 2025

•

6 min read

Building on Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Challenging social norms, breaking stigmas, building understanding.

Mar 18, 2025

•

4 min read

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025

It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week this week & World Down Syndrome Day on Friday. Both are powerful - but only if they lead to real change. Let’s make it happen.

Welcome to The Differing Advantage

Previous editions: The Differing Advantage

Not an In Practice subscriber yet? Join us here:

When you realise sign language isn’t universal

When inclusion gets harder

When fitting in comes at too high a cost

When not shaking hands is... okay?

The social norms we’re ready to rewrite

What Earth Day can teach us about neuroinclusion

Not all therapy looks like talking

Autism acceptance benefits us all

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neuroinclusion

Building on Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025

Welcome to
The Differing Advantage

Not an In Practice subscriber yet?

Join us here: