Finding a School that Fits
Empowering families and professionals to advocate with confidence, ensuring every child learns in an environment that honours their neurotype and supports their wellbeing.
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Finding a School That Fits: provides a clear, supportive framework to help families and professionals understand what a child truly needs from their learning environment — with guided activities, reflective prompts, and practical question sheets to support informed, values-aligned decision-making.
For neurodivergent children, school can present unique challenges, including sensory overload, inconsistent social expectations, difficulty with transitions, and environments that may not accommodate differences in communication, processing, or emotional regulation. These challenges can contribute to increased anxiety, school avoidance, and a sense of not being understood.
As caregivers and clinicians, we play a crucial role in identifying the environments where children feel safe, valued, and able to engage in a way that works for them.
What you’ll get:
Handouts for Caregivers
Clear, practical psychoeducation materials to help caregivers understand why school can be harder for neurodivergent children and how to make informed, values-aligned decisions.
Worksheets for Professionals
Structured, collaborative tools that can be used in sessions or independently to support confident advocacy and thoughtful school decision-making, including:
Learning Landscape Map: Identify the environments, supports, and conditions where your child learns best.
Strengths & Support Profile: Break down what comes naturally, what requires scaffolding, and what supports are most effective.
Beliefs & Biases Reflection: Explore how your own schooling experiences shape decision-making today.
School Question Guide: A structured set of questions to use during open days, interviews, or meetings (plus space to record responses).
How it Works
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01. Purchase
Add to cart and check out — this is a digital resource, so there’s no shipping, just instant access.
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02. Download
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03. Print
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FAQs
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This is a digital product, so no physical items will be shipped. Once you complete your purchase, you’ll get instant access to download your files. Because it’s a digital product, all sales are final — but if anything goes wrong with your download, just send us an email at hello@pocketpsych.com.au and we’ll sort it out for you.
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This guide includes a combination of psychoeducation pages and practical worksheets designed to support thoughtful, informed school decision-making.
For parents:
You can work through the guide in full to identify the key areas where your child needs supports, or you may choose to use only the sections most relevant to you, such as the question prompts for school visits and meetings.
For clinicians:
The guide can be used as a set of structured handouts for families who are navigating school selection or feeling uncertain about the best educational fit. The activities can also be incorporated into parent sessions to clarify a child’s learning needs, explore support options, or build insight into how parents’ own schooling experiences may influence current decisions.
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Yes! This guide is suitable for families exploring school options at any stage. If a child is attending therapy and their parents are considering a new school, the guide can support a clear, structured process for identifying the child’s needs and ensuring that the right questions are asked during school meetings or tours.