(UK) Maldon: School "celebrates" its neurodiversity students

Nov 7, 2021, Maldon Standard: Plume Academy celebrates 'superpowers' for ADHD Awareness Month https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/19698830.plume-academy-celebrates-superpowers-adhd-awareness-month/

SE England A SCHOOL launched a project celebrating the "superpowers" of its neurodiverse students and those with disabilities. This year Maldon's Plume Academy staff and students launched a exciting project in support of ADHD Awareness Month. Hannah Wells, Plume's Deputy SENCO, said: "ADHD Awareness Month seeks to highlight the positives of neurodiversity - meaning that all of our brains function slightly differently, and this is what makes us brilliant and unique. "Neurodiversity encompasses lots of conditions, such as ADHD, OCD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Autism and more…. "We have many students with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and students with this condition are often expected to be full of energy…. "Celebrating these strengths - also known as 'superpowers' - is all part of ADHD Awareness Month." … "This is because often society focuses on the barriers faced by neurodiverse students and adults, rather than the wonderful things that come with being unique," Hannah added…. "Now that ADHD Awareness Month is over, it is important to remember that with every new day comes a new opportunity to raise awareness and celebrate neurodiversity."