Speak Up: Self-Advocacy Skills for Neurodivergent Students

What Will You Learn?

• Explain clearly what self-advocacy means and why it changes your experience at school
• Identify the reasonable adjustments you are entitled to as a student with additional needs
• Use confident, specific language to describe your learning needs to teachers and support staff
• Prepare for and actively contribute to your own learning support or individual education plan meetings
• Recognise when your needs are not being met and know the steps to take next
• Handle difficult conversations with teachers and school staff without shutting down or escalating
• Build a personal self-advocacy toolkit you can use across different school situations
• Understand that speaking up for yourself is a skill you can practise and get better at