RESOURCES LIBRARY .
Your go-to hub for neuroinclusive sport—backed by research, shaped by real stories.

Learning in Collaboration
Welcome to Our Resources Hub
Many of the resources featured here were created in collaboration with partner organisations, who have kindly agreed to share them with our wider community. This two-way exchange of knowledge means their audiences—often in sport—benefit from neuroinclusive insights, while our community—often neurodivergent individuals—gains access to tailored, sport-specific support.
These resources are shared with permission and are for personal reference only. We kindly ask that you do not copy, reproduce, or distribute their content without explicit consent from us or the original contributors.
It’s all part of our shared commitment to building a more inclusive future in sport, together.
Understanding Dyspraxia: Empowering Individuals with Dyspraxia
This resource highlights how to support players who may find movement, planning, or coordination more challenging, while celebrating their resilience and learning mindset.
Understanding Dyslexia: Empowering Dyslexic Individuals
Dyslexia can affect how people read or process information, but it often comes with strengths in pattern recognition, creativity, and visual thinking—this guide helps coaches tap into that.
Understanding ADHD: Empowering Individuals with ADHD
From creativity and high energy to hyperfocus, players with ADHD bring a lot to the game. This guide shares practical tips to support them and make sessions more engaging.
Understanding Autism: Empowering Autistic Individuals
This guide explores what autism can look like in different individuals, how autistic players may communicate or behave, and what strengths they bring to a team environment.
What Is Neurodiversity? Optimising Every Individual’s Potential
This introduction explains the concept of neurodiversity, highlighting the natural variation in how brains work and the importance of respecting all ways of thinking, learning, and behaving.
Neurodiversity and Self-Advocacy in Cricket
This resource, developed by Neurodiverse Sport in collaboration with the PCA, empowers neurodivergent cricketers to understand and communicate their needs, build confidence, and navigate the game in ways that work for them. It encourages self-awareness, team understanding, and inclusion at all levels of cricket.
Neuroinclusion in Practice
This practical guide helps coaches bring neuroinclusive principles to life on the pitch. With clear examples and small adjustments, it shows how to create a rugby environment where all players—regardless of how they think, learn, or communicate—can take part, feel valued, and play at their best.
Communication Challenges
Not all players communicate the same way. This guide shares ways to connect with players who might use fewer words, different language, or need more time to process.
Sensory Challenges
Some players are more sensitive to sounds, lights, or touch. This resource offers ideas for making the rugby environment more comfortable.
Emotional Dysregulation
All players have emotions – some feel them more strongly or find them harder to manage. This guide helps coaches respond with care and steady support.
Executive Dysfunction
This guide covers things like planning, remembering steps, and starting tasks – areas some players find tough. You’ll find ways to make routines easier to follow.
Dyspraxia in Rugby
Some players may find coordination, movement, or timing more tricky. This guide shares ways to adapt your coaching so players can build skills at their own pace.
Dyslexia in Rugby
This resource explores how dyslexia might affect how players take in information. It suggests simple changes to how you give instructions or use visuals.
ADHD in Rugby
Players with ADHD may bring high energy, creativity, and fast thinking. This resource offers ideas to help them focus, thrive, and enjoy rugby on their terms.
Autism in Rugby
This guide shares simple, supportive ways to work with autistic players, helping them feel confident, involved, and able to shine as part of the team.
Understanding Neurodiversity
This overview explains what neurodiversity means and why it matters in rugby. It encourages coaches to value different ways of thinking, learning, and communicating.
Thank You for Exploring Our Resources
A huge thank you to all the individuals and organisations who have contributed their time, insight, and expertise to help make these resources possible. Your support is helping to drive real change across the sporting landscape.
We’re always adding new tools, guides, and lived experience stories—so please stay tuned for further uploads. If you’d like to collaborate on future resources or share your own, we’d love to hear from you.
Together, we’re building a more inclusive, informed, and empowered sporting community.