Clever comes
in many forms.
Neurodivergent children are often seen only for what they can’t do, and not for who they are, or the strengths they bring.
At Up To Something Clever, we reframe how these learners are understood, so their strengths, interests, and potential aren’t overlooked.
It’s not about fixing children, but about seeing their potential more clearly.
Neurodivergent children don’t fit neatly into boxes. Their learning profiles are often uneven, with strength and creativity alongside real struggles. For some, the contrast is especially sharp, with advanced abilities in some areas, and big challenges in another. That complexity can be hard to understand, especially in systems that see deficits more quickly than potential.
At Up To Something Clever, we specialise in making sense of that complexity. Using a strength-based, talent-focused approach, we help families and schools see the whole child, not just their struggles. With tools designed for real-world decisions and with deep experiences in both education and parenting, we help the adults around a child - parents, carers, and educators - uncover potential, reframe ability, and support neurodivergent children more effectively, more creatively, and more compassionately.
What we do at Up To Something Clever
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For Families
You see your child’s curiosity, creativity, and potential, but others may only see their struggles. We offer strength-based assessments, workshops, and tools that help you show how their strengths and challenges fit together. Because every child deserves to feel understood, accepted, and supported for who they truly are.
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For Educators
Professional learning that helps educators reframe how they see and support neurodivergent students. Grounded in strength-based principles, our workshops offer practical strategies for diverse profiles. The result: neuro-affirming classrooms that emerge from a shift in understanding, not a new curriculum.
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Rethink Blog
Our Rethink blog invites you to reimagine support, reframe ability, and respond to neurodivergent learners with curiosity, creativity, and care. It draws on research-informed ideas to challenge deficit-based systems, offers new ways to see and support learning, or simply inspires you to rethink what education can be.
Some of the most misunderstood learners are up to something deeply clever.
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