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Sarah Dixon
Feb 102 min read
Sign the Petition!
ALF is teaming up with Neurodiversity in Business and Alexandria Crystal for an exciting campaign we’re launching on Wednesday 12th...

Sarah Dixon
Dec 9, 20241 min read
December 2024 news
Happy Christmas! Catch-up here on the ALF Alliance, a visit to Bury St Edmunds and collaborating with ADHDWorking.


Sarah Dixon
Dec 9, 20248 min read
The Perfect Storm: ADHD, teenage boys, and confrontation.
Writing from lived experience and now research, ALF volunteer, Steve Ollington, shares his article covering the topics of ADHD, the...


Sarah Dixon
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Neurodiversity with Theo Smith
Trustee Sarah Dixon shares her journey from working in the legal world to pursuing a career in property and then advocating for the...

Sarah Dixon
Dec 9, 20241 min read
November 2024 news
Conference report, new volunteers and trustee. Read more here

Sarah Dixon
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Neurodivergence At Work
Our inaugural conference, on Monday 14th October, takes up the theme of neurodivergence within the workplace; how best to support it, how...

Sarah Dixon
Sep 9, 20241 min read
September 2024 news
Charity status, the launch of our first project and details of our inaugural conference. Read more here.


Sarah Dixon
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Trustee Sarah's Parenting Story
Learn more about our trustee, Sarah Dixon, and hear about her parenting story and what led her to becoming involved in ALF.


Sarah Dixon
Jul 9, 20242 min read
Template letter to your local MP
We need your help to ensure that every neurodivergent child is identified in primary school and receives the support they need and...


Sarah Dixon
Jul 2, 20241 min read
Championing Neurodiversity Equality
Trustee, Sarah Dixon, talks to the Teaching Times about ALF's mission and the work ALF carries out.

Sarah Dixon
Jun 6, 20241 min read
June 2024 Newsletter
During May we announced our partnership with the Do-IT profiler and visited HMP Highpoint. Click here to read our news in full

Sarah Dixon
Jun 5, 20241 min read
May 2024 Newsletter
The highlight of April was our founder, Matt, introducing the Neurodivergent Conditions (Screening and Teacher Training) Bill into...

Sarah Dixon
May 31, 20241 min read
The Dyslexia Lifehacks Show - With Matt Hancock
What is it like working in the government? What is it like working in the front bench of the government? What is it like leading a major...


Sarah Dixon
May 31, 20241 min read
Neurodiversity with Theo Smith
Today we have Matt Hancock join us, who's been advocating for neurodiversity and early support in education, highlighting challenges...

Sarah Dixon
May 31, 20241 min read
SEN in Ten – Pat Eagle & Matt Hancock
Darren speaks to Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk and founder of the Accessible Learning Foundation (ALF).


Sarah Dixon
May 28, 20242 min read
Universal ADHD Screening - All Aboard ADHD Podcast With Matt Hancock
Did you know that 97% of children excluded from Primary School have a special educational need? And for children who end up in the youth...


Matt Hancock
May 24, 20243 min read
Dyslexia, ADHD … we must do more
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock calls for action to help neurodivergent prisoners At last, there’s a growing body of evidence...


Matt Hancock
May 24, 20244 min read
Dyslexia and ADHD diagnoses should not just be reserved for the wealthy
One in seven people are neurodivergent but far too few get the help they need early. Universal screening will ensure no child with...
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