Hidden Differences

Hidden differences, if undiagnosed and/or unsupported, can have a detrimental impact on peoples lives. These differences can severely impacted their ability to access education and qualifications, obtain and keep employment and to make and maintain friendships and relationships.

It is essential that all staff and volunteers coming into contact with your beneficiaries have awareness and understanding of hidden differences, know how to adapt the way they work, and provide an inclusive environment, in order to provide the best experience for your beneficiaries.

Hidden Differences can cause difficulties with:

Social Communication

Social Imagination

Sensory Processing

Flexibility of Thinking/Behaviour

Executive Function

Hidden Differences can be caused by (but not limited to):

Autism

Dyslexia

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Brain Injury

The impact of Hidden Differences

Just because someone has a Hidden Difference doesn't mean they are more likely to be involved in the justice system, or be homeless.

People with undiagnosed and unsupported Hidden Differences have often been failed by the services that are meant to support them, leading to a fire triangle of difficulties which result in very vulnerable young people ending up in very difficult situations. Please access our FREE training which explains all of this in more detail.

Training

We can provide webinars and online training for your organisation.

This is often free or heavily subsidised for charities.

Businesses are also welcome to buy this in.

Please get in touch for more details.

Assessment & Diagnosis

We can provide assessment, & diagnosis for hidden differences, depending on the difference being assessed this can be done face to face or via video link.

This is also often free or heavily subsidised for charities.

Businesses and individuals are also welcome to buy this in.

Care Leavers References

[i]DfE Care Leavers in England Data Pak 2012

[ii] VOYPIC 2017

[iii] VOYPIC 2017

[iv]DfE Care Leavers in England Data Pak 2012

[v]Tonybee hall, 2007; Fitzpatrick, Bramley and Johnsen, 2012

Young Offenders References

[i]HUGHES, Nathan & CHITSABESAN, Prathiba (2015) Supporting young people with neurodevelopmental impairment

[ii]RCSLT

[iii]Dyslexia SpLD Trust

[iv] Dyslexia SpLD Trust

[v]Tonybee hall, 2007; Fitzpatrick, Bramley and Johnsen, 2012

Sex Workers References

[i]Bindel et al. (2012)

[ii]Jeal and Salisbury (2004)

[iii] Balfour 2014

[iv]Jeal and Salisbury (2004)

Homelessness references

[i] Barwick and Siegel (1996)

[ii]Churchard et al 2018

[iii]Pritchard,C 2010

[iv] Crisis

[v]Jeal and Salisbury, 2004 and 2007