We can offer bespoke training and education for groups of professionals and organisations focussing on awareness and practical steps that can be taken to improve access to family justice for the neurodivergent community. Please contact one of our team if you would like to know more.
This page is regularly updated with the latest guidance and toolkits which can assist family justice professionals working with neurodivergent children and adults:
The Advocates Gateway Toolkits provide a wealth of information relevant to representing or questioning a neurodivergent person.
Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners (January 2025) provides a simple mechanism practitioners can use to identify and respond to issues of neurodivergence within family proceedings to ensure equal access to justice. Guidance for the Judiciary will follow later this year and will be linked here.
FLANC All About Me Document is a collaborative tool that can be used by any professional working with a neurodivergent individual to better understand their needs and how best to work with them.
Four excellent guides to Autism by Professor Rob George and Professor Anna Remington of UCL for judges in the family court; for family lawyers; for court staff; and for reception staff and chambers clerks.
Autism and the Family Court – A Guide for Lawyers
Autism and the Family Court – A Guide for Court Staff
Autism and the Family Court – A Guide for Judges
Autism and the Family Court – A Guide for Law Firm Staff and Chambers Clerks
The UCL Autism and the Family Court web page can be found here.
Recordings from our events will be posted here:
Promoting Access to Justice for Neurodivergent Children and Adults in the Family Justice System Conference
24 April 2024, hosted by Slaughter & May
