Neurodiversity Celebration Week (18th – 24th March, 2024)
Living in a neurotypical world when you are not a neurotypical girl series. It has been Neurodiversity Celebration week 2024 (March 18-24) this week which is all about educating and promoting worldwide neurodiversity acceptance, equality and inclusion in schools and workplaces. I, Michelle Shavdia, was late diagnosed with ADHD, dyspraxia and dyscalculia at 37 years […]
ADHD Coping Skills and Self-Harm Tips
October is ADHD Awareness month and rather ironically it coincides with a global ADHD medication shortage!! And what seems to be a rise in self-harm cases. All fun and games in this world!!! There are some other ways to cope with ADHD that do not involve medication which some people swear by and give a […]
ADHD Coaching and Self-Care
A question I hear often is ‘why is ADHD so common these days? And I also hear, ‘in my day, hardly anyone had ADHD, now it’s as if everyone has ADHD!!’ So let me fill you in on the reason to why that may be. This is the case because, in the past, ADHD was […]
What are the three signs of ADHD? And what are signs of ADHD in girls?
Michelle Shavdia, 39, our resident ADHD spokesperson and founder of Find Your Spark, a Start Up Award finalist, is on a mission to raise awareness into the misunderstood condition of ADHD. This is to help those who have ADHD or suspect they may have as well as those who have a family member, friend, colleague, […]
What are the symptoms of ADHD? How getting a diagnosis can really help you find your spark!
Following on from our last edition: Michelle Shavdia, 39 is now our resident ADHD spokesperson and will be sharing tips regularly to help those who have ADHD or think that they may have ADHD as well as those who have a family member, friend, colleague or client with ADHD. It is more common than you […]
Self Empowerment Group Course
Read our leaflet for details on our new self-empowerment group course!
MAZE Parent groups
We ran two parent groups with Sue Anderton online, one for parents without additional needs (neurodiverse), helping them navigate the SEN process and a brand new support group for parents with additional needs. Feedback from SEN navigation process: ‘What I learnt was to listen, take time to understand why something has been suggested or not […]
ECF Funding in partnership with Youth Enquiry Service
We have now finished our first parent cohort who received x4 sessions BRIEF Solution Focused Therapy. Here is what they had to say about they gained from the service: [su_quote style=”carbon”]It’s been so useful, michelle is amazing and has helped me so much to feel better and increase my confidence.[/su_quote] [su_quote]I have just completed a […]
How to navigate the SEND system.
We are excited to announce that we will be running our successful course “How to navigate the SEND system” again. The new course is starting on Thursday 20th May from 1-2pm via Zoom. Places cost £35 per family and booking is via the MAZE website here: https://www.themazegroup.co.uk/product/how-to-navigate-the-send-system-in-uncertain-times-april-2021/ The course will include: An explanation of how […]
Denise Carroll joins the Find Your Spark Team
Denise Carroll joins Find Your Spark Team as Strategy & Programme Development Consultant. Denise has obtained a BA in Behavioural Science; Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE); NLP Practitioner; and in more recent years studied Personal Performance Coaching and Corporate Social Responsibility. Denise has primarily focused her career working within the charitable field. Her experience […]