M2 SPED Awareness is a small not-for-profit organisation consisting of a team of 3 trustees, 1 charity assistant, and 6-10 staff whose main aim is to advance the education of the general public and students in London schools in the subject of Special Educational Differences (SPEDs) such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD and Autism.

We meet our objectives by delivering a modular programme through a series of thematic online sessions which aim to address particular issues in the SPEDs community such as mental health, access to employment and education, as well as challenging perceptions and cultural stigma.

At the end of the programme, our year 10 and 12 students are encouraged to deliver a presentation to their peers and local community, which not only illustrates what they have learned from our programme, but also from their further reading and engagements with members of the SPED community to a wider audience.

This helps to widen awareness of neurodiveristy especially in communities which have a higher underrepresentation of neurodiveristy and are thus have higher rates of unemployment and mental health due to stigma.