Dr Catherine Crompton (Edinburgh): the Neurodivergent peer Support Toolkit (NEST) School of Psychology and Neuroscience Friday seminar series

The School of Psychology and Neuroscience seminar series presents a talk by Dr Catherine Crompton (Edinburgh) titled “the Neurodivergent peer Support Toolkit (NEST): co-designed and research-informed materials for mainstream secondary schools”, which will be hosted by Dr Lizzie Bradford in person in the Old Library and online through MS Teams.

Abstract:
The Neurodivergent peer Support Toolkit (NEST) is a suite of materials to facilitate peer support for neurodivergent young people in mainstream secondary schools. The toolkit has been co-created by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, neurodivergent young people and a neurodiverse group of adults who work with neurodivergent young people. NEST groups aim to provide a safe space for neurodivergent students to have fun with their peers, engage in their choice of activities, learn about neurodiversity, and explore feelings related to their own neurodivergence. In this talk, I will describe the development, and subsequent trial of the NEST materials, and how they may improve the school experiences of neurodivergent young people.

Key Paper:

* Fotheringham, F., Cebula, K., Fletcher-Watson, S., Foley, S., & Crompton, C. J. (2023). Co-designing a neurodivergent student-led peer support programme for neurodivergent young people in mainstream high schools. Neurodiversity, 1, 2754633023120577
* Crompton, C. J., Fotheringham, F., Cebula, K., Webber, C., Foley, S., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2024). Neurodivergent-designed and neurodivergent-led peer support in school: A feasibility and acceptability study of the neurodivergent peer support toolkit (NEST). Neurodiversity, 2, 27546330241275248.