Behaviour Is Communication:

What Neurodiverse Students Are Really Telling You (AS, ADHD, ODD, PDA)

behaviour strategies for neurodiverse students

Examples of behaviour discussed in this podcast:

✅ Eliza, a teacher, let a young neurodiverse boy be first and gave him the spelling list ahead of time. His anxiety dropped so much that he no longer needed to be first, and she asked to keep him for another year.

✅ Finn wanted to be first because when he was younger teachers praised him for it (“Well done Finn, you were first to line up”), so he built a story that being first meant being good.

✅ Zoe wanted to sit near the front because the further back she was, the more movement and noise made it hard for her auditory processing to hear the teacher.

✅ I wrote a social script that gave a boy a counting job in the line (fifth, then eighth, then first by week five) so the change felt predictable and safe.

✅ One boy did not like when other children pushed in, because lining up carries a lot of social demand, the same as sitting on the mat.

✅ I photocopied extra worksheets for her oppositional student, so a mistake meant a fresh sheet rather than a fight, and the repetition actually helped him learn.

✅ Shona worked with her son Finn on flexible thinking by asking “What else could you have done? What are other solutions?” to move him past a one-track, one-answer mind.

What’s in the new course?

Tile Visual of 49 Behaviour Solutions Library (Like Maria)

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Each 5-10 minute video addresses a specific challenge – from sensory meltdowns and rigid routines to executive functioning difficulties and emotional dysregulation – providing strategies you can implement immediately.

Over 45+ videos and lifetime access, you can return to the behaviour library as new behaviours emerge or different children come into your care. You’ll learn how behaviour is communication, how to identify what’s underneath each child’s reactions, and how to build the proactive supports – or “ramps” – that Neurodiverse children need to access learning successfully.

✅ Behaviour Solutions Library

✅ 45+ videos, 5-10 minutes each

✅ Lifetime Access

✅ Certificate Available

✅ Additional Tip Sheets & Resources for each video

✅ AI Tool to Search for Behaviour Solutions

✅ IT support

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Download “Behaviour is Communication” Cheat Sheet

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Behaviour is Communication Cheat Sheets

A visual guide showing what common classroom behaviours might be trying to say

Quick Reference Guide

Decode behaviours like refusal, shutting down, meltdowns, and perfectionism

Practical Classroom Aid

Perfect for teachers, teacher assistants, parents, and carers supporting neurodiverse children

Print out the Cheat Sheets and display them in your staffroom as a daily reminder that behaviour is communication!

Check out the Companion Guide

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The companion guide to “Practical Behaviour Strategies for Every Classroom: The Ultimate Classroom Behaviour Guide for Neurodiverse Students (AS, ADHD, ODD, PDA)”

📌 This book makes sure you never have to hunt for the resource you need.

This book collates every tip sheet into one comprehensive ebook – no more searching through modules or downloading files individually. Everything you need, all in one place, ready when you are.

Whether you’re working through the course and want a quick-reference companion open beside you, or you’ve finished and need to revisit a specific tip sheet in the classroom, this book keeps everything organised and accessible in one place.

The course provides the depth – the explanations, demonstrations, and context behind each strategy.

While this book can be used on its own, it is designed first and foremost as a companion to the course and is at its most valuable when used alongside it.

Inside You’ll Find:

✅ All tip sheets, one document
✅ 120+ pages
✅ Course companion
✅ Quick-reference format
✅ Save, print, or download
✅ For all classroom staff
✅ Instant access

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