Neurodiversity study skills

What happens in a neurodiversity study skills session?

Together, we can:

• explore how your neurodivergent way of thinking and processing shapes your learning experience
• find study approaches that suit you and support your goals
• identify, value and make the most of your strengths
• develop practical, transferable skills and strategies for study and the workplace
• build confidence, self-understanding and resilience.

Support is flexible, affirming and focused on helping you learn in ways that feel sustainable, empowering and effective for you.

Who is it for?

Nurodiversity study skills support is primarily provided for students with neurodivergent profiles, including those identified with a specific learning difference (SpLD) such as:

• dyslexia
• dyspraxia
• attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• and those on the autistic spectrum.

How will a neurodiversity study skills tutor work with you?

A neurodiversity study skills tutor can work with you to help you achieve your goals.

Understanding how you learn

• Explore how you learn best and what supports your engagement.
• Consider any challenges in your learning environment and how to work with or around them.
• Recognise and build on your strengths.

Planning, organisation and time

• Set goals and plan your work in ways that feel manageable.
• Develop strategies for managing time, tasks and deadlines.
• Organise ideas for assignments, presentations or revision.

Study strategies and tools

• Read more efficiently and in ways that suit you.
• Develop note taking, memory and revision techniques.
• Explore helpful apps, software and tools that support independent learning.

Academic skills and participation

• Build academic writing skills, including strategies for proofreading and editing your own work.
• Find ways to engage in lectures, seminars and group activities.
• Prepare for exams and presentations in a structured, supportive way.

Beyond your studies

• Prepare for the workplace.
• Discuss reasonable adjustments and ways of communicating your needs.
• Explore other study support services and resources available to you.

Specialist study support is not subject specific and does not include proofreading or editing services. Your work always remains your own. If a tutor highlights areas to review, you decide what changes to make.