Links to NEST in the media and other research about neurodivergence and peer support which have informed the development of NEST. Media coverage TES magazine: How to create powerful peer support groups for neurodivergent students Read about NEST in our article for TES magazine: How to create powerful peer support groups for neurodivergent students The Herald: New peer-support materials to support neurodivergent pupils NEST was recently covered by James McEnaney in The Herald! You can read the article, New peer-support materials to support neurodivergent pupils, on their website (subscription may be required). Co-Production Collective: Co-designing peer support resources for neurodivergent young people Read a short commentary on the co-design process, published by UCL's Co-Production Collective: Co-designing peer support resources for neurodivergent young people. REACH: New toolkit for neurodivergent pupils REACH (part of Enquire) give advice to children and young people about their rights to education and support in Scotland. They have written an article about NEST which is aimed at young people: New toolkit for neurodivergent pupils Related research 'Someone like-minded in a big place’: Autistic young adults’ attitudes towards autistic peer support in mainstream education In this paper, Autistic school leavers talked about how neurodivergent peer support groups could have been beneficial when they were at school. It was this piece of research which kickstarted NEST in 2022! Read 'Someone like-minded in a big place’: Autistic young adults’ attitudes towards autistic peer support in mainstream education. To cite: Crompton C. J., Hallett S., Axbey H., McAuliffe C., Cebula K. (2023). ‘Someone like-minded in a big place’: Autistic young adults’ attitudes towards autistic peer support in mainstream education. Autism, 27(1), 76–91. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221081189 This article was published on 2024-05-24
