Anxiety & school stress
When school feels impossible: for your child and for you
Support for parents navigating anxiety, school avoidance and stress in neurodivergent children. From a specialist SEN teacher with 10+ working inside the school system.
School anxiety in neurodivergent children is rarely about school itself; it’s about sensory overload, social complexity, a mismatch between how the child thinks and how the classroom works, or the accumulated exhaustion of masking all day.
Over 10+ inside UK schools, Laura developed practical strategies for understanding what drives school anxiety, how to reduce triggers in partnership with the school, and how to build nervous system capacity at home. This is the approach she used with 900+ families, including many on the edge of school refusal.
Morning dread
The anticipatory anxiety that starts the night before and peaks at the school gate.
Masking exhaustion
Holding it together all day and falling apart the moment they get home.
School refusal
When anxiety becomes so acute that attendance becomes a daily battle.
Free Shutdown guide →
Download the guide that helps you name what's happening, and know your next step.
The ADHD Parenting Course →
Includes a full module on school anxiety, masking and building capacity.
Free resources →
Download the School Meeting Prep Pack and other free guides.
For schools →
If you're an educator working with an anxious student, reach out here.