Why ADDvanced Solutions?

We have over 20 years’ experience of working directly with families living with neurodevelopmental conditions, specific learning difficulties and associated mental health needs, working in partnership with organisations from public, private and voluntary sectors.

As your neurodevelopmental partner, we will support you and your organisation to better recognise, understand and improve outcomes for those you work with.

Our evidence-based, quality assured and practical offer is informed and strengthened by our lived experience from supporting our own families living with neurodevelopmental conditions, specific learning difficulties and associated mental health needs.

Income generated from our learning coaching and mentoring programmes supports our social objective, ADDvanced Solutions Community Network CIC, to achieve its objective of providing sustainable, open access, learning and support to families living with neurodevelopmental conditions, specific learning difficulties and associated mental health needs.

What do we mean by?

Neurodevelopmental conditions

The term neurodevelopmental conditions is used to describe a range of disorders/conditions which are neurodevelopmental in origin.  Put simply, impairments in the growth and development of the brain or central nervous system.  These conditions can affect emotional regulation, communication, memory, behaviour and the ability to learn.

Some of the more common conditions that come under the term neurodevelopmental conditions are autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), sensory processing difficulties, developmental coordination disorders, Irlen's Syndrome, genetic conditions such as Fragile X and specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia as well as associated SEN and disability.

Learning difficulties

A learning difficulty can be described as affecting the way a person understands and processes information, how they communicate and learn new things in any area of their life, not just at school.  Those living with a learning difficulty can have difficulty understanding new or complex information, learning new skills and coping independently.

Left unrecognised and unsupported, neurodevelopmental conditions and learning difficulties can lead to an increase in associated mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, low mood and more.