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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.

Jess Meredith

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.

Jess Meredith

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.

Jess Meredith

Dec 16, 2025

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5 min read

This season, let’s drop the pressure

Routines change, demands rise, emotions swell. For many, this time of year isn’t all joy and sparkle.

Dec 9, 2025

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4 min read

Why I say 'identified', not 'diagnosed'

It's a small word choice but it carries big meaning in neurodiversity conversations.

Dec 2, 2025

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6 min read

What does 'autism-friendly' really mean?

A sensory room and staff training are a great start. But it shouldn't stop there.

Nov 25, 2025

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7 min read

6 ways we frame disability (and why it matters)

Each model tells a different story - about who’s seen, who’s blamed, and who gets to belong.

Nov 18, 2025

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5 min read

Deaf athletes. Global stage. Zero headlines?

The Deaflympics are happening now - here’s why they matter and how to watch.

Nov 11, 2025

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6 min read

Brains come in all shapes (and cloaks)

What The Celebrity Traitors UK taught us about intelligence, influence, and how we value different brains.

Nov 4, 2025

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6 min read

When kindness goes too soft: lessons from Ellie’s Strictly journey

What the judges did (and didn’t) say on Strictly Come Dancing shows us how inclusion really works in work and life.

Oct 28, 2025

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5 min read

Volunteered for years. Told not to return.

The story of Tom Boyd shines a light on how volunteering can support inclusion but only when it’s part of something bigger.

Welcome to The Differing Advantage

Previous editions: The Differing Advantage

Not an In Practice subscriber yet? Join us here:

When inclusion gets harder

When fitting in comes at too high a cost

When ADHD becomes an either/or debate

This season, let’s drop the pressure

Why I say 'identified', not 'diagnosed'

What does 'autism-friendly' really mean?

6 ways we frame disability (and why it matters)

Deaf athletes. Global stage. Zero headlines?

Brains come in all shapes (and cloaks)

When kindness goes too soft: lessons from Ellie’s Strictly journey

Volunteered for years. Told not to return.

Welcome to
The Differing Advantage

Not an In Practice subscriber yet?

Join us here: