Conservative Budget Cut Proposals & Big New From NeuroHub | NeuroHub Connect CIC

NeuroHub is now NeuroHub Connect CIC, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company. In this round-up, David Gray-Hammond shares what that means, everything NeuroHub has made since October, and this month's top stories from Neurodivergent News.

THE CIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Introducing NeuroHub Connect CIC: https://news.neurohubcommunity.org/p/introducing-neurohub-connect-cic

NEWS STORIES IN THIS VIDEO
- Badenoch says young people with ADHD should not be on disability benefits: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/badenoch-says-young-people-with-adhd-should-not-be-on-disabi/
- SEND reforms pushed back to "very early in the new year": https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/send-reform-response-delayed/
- Petition asks Wales to spend all £550m of new funding on additional learning needs: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/petition-backed-by-11-400-people-asks-wales-to-spend-all-550/
- Ombudsman: York council failed to give a non-speaking Autistic boy the communication support in his EHC Plan: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/york-council-ombudsman-ehcp-makaton/
- Non-autistic adults rated autistic children's empathy lower: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/research-non-autistic-adults-rated-autistic-childrens-empathy-lower-e/
- Most "participatory" autism research still leaves the power with academics: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/research-participatory-autism-research-review/
- Dyslexic adults prefer "dyslexic" to deficit terms: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/research-dyslexia-labels/
- New South Wales trains more GPs to diagnose ADHD: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/new-south-wales-trains-more-gps-to-diagnose-adhd-with-300-mo/
- At 80, a learning disability campaigner wants others to reach their "golden age" too: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/mencap-80-learning-disability-life-expectancy/
- Only 53% of line managers feel confident supporting neurodivergent colleagues: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk/articles/survey-finds-only-53-of-line-managers-feel-confident-support/

FIND OUT MORE
- NeuroHub Community, our main hub for individuals, families and professionals: https://neurohubcommunity.org
- NeuroHub Connect, our free online community: https://connect.neurohubcommunity.org/p/join
- NeuroHub Horizons, courses and tools with Autistic Realms: https://horizons.neurohubcommunity.org
- NeuroHub Zine, the Library of Neurodivergent Alexandria: https://zine.neurohubcommunity.org
- Neurodivergent News, news about neurodivergent people and the decisions that affect us: https://neurodivergentnews.co.uk
- The Wider Existence, writing and podcast with Helen Edgar: https://www.thewiderexistence.co.uk
- Re-Storying Autism, the Autistic-led course with Helen Edgar: https://restoryingautism.co.uk
- NeuroHub Publishing, self-publishing for neurodivergent authors: https://publish.neurohubcommunity.org
- Pre-order Supporting Autistic People (Kindle, 27 November 2026): https://mybook.to/sup-autistic
- Pre-order After Normal (out 7 April 2027): https://www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/collections/new/products/after-normal
- Donate to NeuroHub: https://neurohubcommunity.org/donate/

NeuroHub Connect CIC is registered in England and Wales, company number 17563945.