Jade Farrington (she/her)
@jadefarrington.bsky.social
♾️ Disabled, neurodivergent counsellor & rewind trauma therapist
♾️ Ad hoc supervision/consultation for neurodiversity topics
♾️ UK-based online counselling
♾️ Home ed, LGBTQIA+ & ND affirming
♾️ www.linktr.ee/jadefarringtonlaunceston
♾️ Ad hoc supervision/consultation for neurodiversity topics
♾️ UK-based online counselling
♾️ Home ed, LGBTQIA+ & ND affirming
♾️ www.linktr.ee/jadefarringtonlaunceston
NEW article: Delving Into the Complexity of Unmasking Safely offers insights from the webinar @kieranrose.bsky.social and I ran on Autistic masking.
🎭 What is it really?
🤔 Why do we do it?
🛑 Can we safely stop?
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/delving-in...
🎭 What is it really?
🤔 Why do we do it?
🛑 Can we safely stop?
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/delving-in...
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW article: Delving Into the Complexity of Unmasking Safely offers insights from the webinar @kieranrose.bsky.social and I ran on Autistic masking.
🎭 What is it really?
🤔 Why do we do it?
🛑 Can we safely stop?
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/delving-in...
🎭 What is it really?
🤔 Why do we do it?
🛑 Can we safely stop?
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/delving-in...
Reposted by Jade Farrington (she/her)
Unauthorised Absence Film 🎥🚸
Parents & Schools in a SEND Crisis - children & families harmed by education policy
Please make a pledge to support this film and please share this content with anyone else who might be able to support and/or donate
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Parents & Schools in a SEND Crisis - children & families harmed by education policy
Please make a pledge to support this film and please share this content with anyone else who might be able to support and/or donate
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nat...
Unauthorised Absence 🎥🚸 Parents & Schools in a SEND Crisis
From lived experience to national action, Jo’s script inspires empathy & change for SEND children & families harmed by education policy
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November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Unauthorised Absence Film 🎥🚸
Parents & Schools in a SEND Crisis - children & families harmed by education policy
Please make a pledge to support this film and please share this content with anyone else who might be able to support and/or donate
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nat...
Parents & Schools in a SEND Crisis - children & families harmed by education policy
Please make a pledge to support this film and please share this content with anyone else who might be able to support and/or donate
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nat...
Wow! Just received a message from someone who's read A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas & wants to send it to 1000s of parents & professionals in their newsletter 🥰
The answer was 'Yes please!' This is a free community resource so please share so long as it isn't altered or sold.
The answer was 'Yes please!' This is a free community resource so please share so long as it isn't altered or sold.
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Wow! Just received a message from someone who's read A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas & wants to send it to 1000s of parents & professionals in their newsletter 🥰
The answer was 'Yes please!' This is a free community resource so please share so long as it isn't altered or sold.
The answer was 'Yes please!' This is a free community resource so please share so long as it isn't altered or sold.
Reposted by Jade Farrington (she/her)
It is 2025 - we really shouldn't need a petition for this!
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
Do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times of the day.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
Do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times of the day.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day
Make it mandatory for schools to allow students to go to the toilet at all times throughout the school day when they need to and do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times...
petition.parliament.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It is 2025 - we really shouldn't need a petition for this!
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
Do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times of the day.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day.
Do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times of the day.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
🎁 If you got a copy this morning, I'd love to know what you think!
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🎁 If you got a copy this morning, I'd love to know what you think!
A neurodivergent Christmas looks a bit different, so dozens of ND people have made a FREE 78-page ebook
A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas 2nd ed shares tips & validation to help you ditch the expectations and meet your needs
Sub @ jadefarrington.substack.com to get it tomorrow.
A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas 2nd ed shares tips & validation to help you ditch the expectations and meet your needs
Sub @ jadefarrington.substack.com to get it tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A neurodivergent Christmas looks a bit different, so dozens of ND people have made a FREE 78-page ebook
A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas 2nd ed shares tips & validation to help you ditch the expectations and meet your needs
Sub @ jadefarrington.substack.com to get it tomorrow.
A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas 2nd ed shares tips & validation to help you ditch the expectations and meet your needs
Sub @ jadefarrington.substack.com to get it tomorrow.
Today is the last day to register to receive the 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas!
It's 78 pages and completely free. Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and it'll land in your inbox tomorrow.
It's absolutely packed with tips & validation!
It's 78 pages and completely free. Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and it'll land in your inbox tomorrow.
It's absolutely packed with tips & validation!
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Today is the last day to register to receive the 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas!
It's 78 pages and completely free. Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and it'll land in your inbox tomorrow.
It's absolutely packed with tips & validation!
It's 78 pages and completely free. Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and it'll land in your inbox tomorrow.
It's absolutely packed with tips & validation!
3 days until the 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas is released!
It clocked in at 78 pages, & is currently with wonderful proof readers inc @gr0ve.bsky.social & @autisticrealms.bsky.social
It's FREE & will be sent to all subscribed at jadefarrington.substack.com
It clocked in at 78 pages, & is currently with wonderful proof readers inc @gr0ve.bsky.social & @autisticrealms.bsky.social
It's FREE & will be sent to all subscribed at jadefarrington.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
3 days until the 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas is released!
It clocked in at 78 pages, & is currently with wonderful proof readers inc @gr0ve.bsky.social & @autisticrealms.bsky.social
It's FREE & will be sent to all subscribed at jadefarrington.substack.com
It clocked in at 78 pages, & is currently with wonderful proof readers inc @gr0ve.bsky.social & @autisticrealms.bsky.social
It's FREE & will be sent to all subscribed at jadefarrington.substack.com
Just 4 days until the expanded and updated 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas is released!
It's completely free and features contributions from dozens of neurodivergent people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com to receive your copy on November 6th.
It's completely free and features contributions from dozens of neurodivergent people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com to receive your copy on November 6th.
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just 4 days until the expanded and updated 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas is released!
It's completely free and features contributions from dozens of neurodivergent people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com to receive your copy on November 6th.
It's completely free and features contributions from dozens of neurodivergent people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com to receive your copy on November 6th.
Reposted by Jade Farrington (she/her)
Autism Non-Fiction books written by Autistic authors. Published October 2025.
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Autism Non-Fiction books written by Autistic authors. Published October 2025.
Reposted by Jade Farrington (she/her)
Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published October 2025!
🧵
#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
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#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published October 2025!
🧵
#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
🧵
#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
When we launched A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas for FREE last year, 1000s signed up to get a copy.
Social media reach is now so suppressed, it's proving really hard to reach people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and you'll receive the 2nd edition on Nov 6!
Social media reach is now so suppressed, it's proving really hard to reach people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and you'll receive the 2nd edition on Nov 6!
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
When we launched A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas for FREE last year, 1000s signed up to get a copy.
Social media reach is now so suppressed, it's proving really hard to reach people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and you'll receive the 2nd edition on Nov 6!
Social media reach is now so suppressed, it's proving really hard to reach people.
Enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com and you'll receive the 2nd edition on Nov 6!
3,702 people are already signed up and will receive the 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas on publication day!
Dozens of ND people share their tips, ideas and validation for the festive period.
For your FREE copy, enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com
Dozens of ND people share their tips, ideas and validation for the festive period.
For your FREE copy, enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
3,702 people are already signed up and will receive the 2nd edition of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas on publication day!
Dozens of ND people share their tips, ideas and validation for the festive period.
For your FREE copy, enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com
Dozens of ND people share their tips, ideas and validation for the festive period.
For your FREE copy, enter your email at jadefarrington.substack.com
Side Questing to Your Destination: Enjoying a Life in Line with Your Values is now available from payhip.com/b/diw3V
It takes you on a journey through obliquity, and how aiming directly for your goals can stop you achieving them.
@autisticbooks.bsky.social
It takes you on a journey through obliquity, and how aiming directly for your goals can stop you achieving them.
@autisticbooks.bsky.social
Side Questing to Your Destination: Enjoying a Life in Line with Your Values
Side Questing to Your DestinationEnjoying a Life in Line with Your ValuesIt’s a pretty well-kept secret that everyone experiences time differently. Chronos - or clock time - dominates, but it may not ...
payhip.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Side Questing to Your Destination: Enjoying a Life in Line with Your Values is now available from payhip.com/b/diw3V
It takes you on a journey through obliquity, and how aiming directly for your goals can stop you achieving them.
@autisticbooks.bsky.social
It takes you on a journey through obliquity, and how aiming directly for your goals can stop you achieving them.
@autisticbooks.bsky.social
Coming soon!
The expanded and updated version of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas will drop after Halloween and Bonfire Night.
It'll be completely free of charge and available to download via jadefarrington.substack.com Sign up to receive it in your inbox on publication day!
The expanded and updated version of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas will drop after Halloween and Bonfire Night.
It'll be completely free of charge and available to download via jadefarrington.substack.com Sign up to receive it in your inbox on publication day!
October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Coming soon!
The expanded and updated version of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas will drop after Halloween and Bonfire Night.
It'll be completely free of charge and available to download via jadefarrington.substack.com Sign up to receive it in your inbox on publication day!
The expanded and updated version of A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas will drop after Halloween and Bonfire Night.
It'll be completely free of charge and available to download via jadefarrington.substack.com Sign up to receive it in your inbox on publication day!
Goals can be complicated when you're neurodivergent.
There's a neuronormative (and very wrong) assumption that everyone experiences time in the same linear fashion. That everyone can break down steps; know how long they'll take; and work towards them.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/side-quest...
There's a neuronormative (and very wrong) assumption that everyone experiences time in the same linear fashion. That everyone can break down steps; know how long they'll take; and work towards them.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/side-quest...
October 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Goals can be complicated when you're neurodivergent.
There's a neuronormative (and very wrong) assumption that everyone experiences time in the same linear fashion. That everyone can break down steps; know how long they'll take; and work towards them.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/side-quest...
There's a neuronormative (and very wrong) assumption that everyone experiences time in the same linear fashion. That everyone can break down steps; know how long they'll take; and work towards them.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/side-quest...
Kids who struggle to write or find it painful are often hounded with more handwriting practice - with the predictable consequence that many get put off even more.
Munira has put together this great piece on helping neurodivergent children to write: jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
Munira has put together this great piece on helping neurodivergent children to write: jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Kids who struggle to write or find it painful are often hounded with more handwriting practice - with the predictable consequence that many get put off even more.
Munira has put together this great piece on helping neurodivergent children to write: jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
Munira has put together this great piece on helping neurodivergent children to write: jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
Coming up in a week's time - free to attend!
What would you like to know about unmasking safely?
neurokindred.com/the-complexi...
What would you like to know about unmasking safely?
neurokindred.com/the-complexi...
September 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Coming up in a week's time - free to attend!
What would you like to know about unmasking safely?
neurokindred.com/the-complexi...
What would you like to know about unmasking safely?
neurokindred.com/the-complexi...
Saturday's talks from The PDA Space Summit are live, including mine on promoting equity through neurodiversity-affirming therapy!
Watch at m.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhA...
Register free and view more than 30 webinars on PDA, autism and neurodiversity at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
Watch at m.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhA...
Register free and view more than 30 webinars on PDA, autism and neurodiversity at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
Jade Farrington - The PDA Space Summit 2025
YouTube video by The PDA Space Nicola Reekie
m.youtube.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Saturday's talks from The PDA Space Summit are live, including mine on promoting equity through neurodiversity-affirming therapy!
Watch at m.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhA...
Register free and view more than 30 webinars on PDA, autism and neurodiversity at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
Watch at m.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhA...
Register free and view more than 30 webinars on PDA, autism and neurodiversity at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
Presentations from @thepdaspace.bsky.social sixth annual summit start appearing online tomorrow!
Register for free to watch more than 30 PDA, autism and neurodiversity webinars over the weekend, or purchase a pass to retain access.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/a-weekend-...
Register for free to watch more than 30 PDA, autism and neurodiversity webinars over the weekend, or purchase a pass to retain access.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/a-weekend-...
A Weekend of Free Presentations on PDA and Neurodiversity
Promoting Equity Through Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy at The PDA Space Summit
jadefarrington.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Presentations from @thepdaspace.bsky.social sixth annual summit start appearing online tomorrow!
Register for free to watch more than 30 PDA, autism and neurodiversity webinars over the weekend, or purchase a pass to retain access.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/a-weekend-...
Register for free to watch more than 30 PDA, autism and neurodiversity webinars over the weekend, or purchase a pass to retain access.
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/a-weekend-...
You can now register for this and other events at Neurokindred's FREE online wellbeing festival for Autistic adults.
Find the listings at neurokindred.com/thrivingauti... with more events still being added.
Register for The Complexity of Unmasking Safely: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Find the listings at neurokindred.com/thrivingauti... with more events still being added.
Register for The Complexity of Unmasking Safely: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
You can now register for this and other events at Neurokindred's FREE online wellbeing festival for Autistic adults.
Find the listings at neurokindred.com/thrivingauti... with more events still being added.
Register for The Complexity of Unmasking Safely: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Find the listings at neurokindred.com/thrivingauti... with more events still being added.
Register for The Complexity of Unmasking Safely: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Have you got your free ticket for the sixth annual PDA Space Summit?
It takes place next weekend and includes webinars from more than 30 speakers!
It's free to watch them all, or get a pass to retain access and get CPD accreditation.
www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
It takes place next weekend and includes webinars from more than 30 speakers!
It's free to watch them all, or get a pass to retain access and get CPD accreditation.
www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
The PDA Summit 2025
The world's largest free PDA Summit. Over 30 speakers talking about PDA, autism, interventions, behaviour, challenges, their stories, and much, much more...
www.thepdaspace.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Have you got your free ticket for the sixth annual PDA Space Summit?
It takes place next weekend and includes webinars from more than 30 speakers!
It's free to watch them all, or get a pass to retain access and get CPD accreditation.
www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
It takes place next weekend and includes webinars from more than 30 speakers!
It's free to watch them all, or get a pass to retain access and get CPD accreditation.
www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632...
NEW article: Neurodivergent coach @johnpendal.bsky.social shares what it's like to be an autistic stand-up comedian - and why the two things really aren't that different!
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
Spotlight on Being an Autistic Stand-Up Comedian with Neurodivergent Coach John Pendal
Why comedy and coaching aren't as different as you might think
jadefarrington.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
NEW article: Neurodivergent coach @johnpendal.bsky.social shares what it's like to be an autistic stand-up comedian - and why the two things really aren't that different!
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
jadefarrington.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
"The push to find a cure for autism misunderstands what autism is. Autism is not a disease, not an injury, not something foreign to the body. Autism is not something we have, it doesn’t belong to us and we don’t carry it as an appendage; it is who we are."
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/does-autis...
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/does-autis...
Does Autism Need to Be Cured?
An exploration of cure culture and it's relationship with Autistic culture.
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"The push to find a cure for autism misunderstands what autism is. Autism is not a disease, not an injury, not something foreign to the body. Autism is not something we have, it doesn’t belong to us and we don’t carry it as an appendage; it is who we are."
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/does-autis...
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/does-autis...
Are you signed up for The PDA Space Summit 2025?
This year it's themed around equity, so I'm speaking on Promoting Equity Through Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy.
You can register free at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632... to listen to as many webinars as you like over the summit weekend.
This year it's themed around equity, so I'm speaking on Promoting Equity Through Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy.
You can register free at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632... to listen to as many webinars as you like over the summit weekend.
September 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Are you signed up for The PDA Space Summit 2025?
This year it's themed around equity, so I'm speaking on Promoting Equity Through Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy.
You can register free at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632... to listen to as many webinars as you like over the summit weekend.
This year it's themed around equity, so I'm speaking on Promoting Equity Through Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy.
You can register free at www.thepdaspace.com/a/2148145632... to listen to as many webinars as you like over the summit weekend.