Different Minds

Name: Different Minds
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ISBN: 9781785046223

How We Can Help Our Autistic School Children Thrive

Pete Wharmby

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Vermilion
03 October 2026

Coping with illness

An empathetic guide to why school isn't working for autistic children and what parents, carers and teachers can do, from former teacher and leading neurodivergence campaigner, Pete Wharmby.

If you have an autistic child, you will be painfully aware of the challenges they face in education. Beyond the headlines on SEN provision are real children who struggle from day-to-day - how can we help them?

In Different Minds, neurodivergence campaigner and former teacher Pete Wharmby shines a light on what it's like to be autistic in Western school systems today, so that we can understand how to support our children through the most important years of their lives. Through a blend of story-telling, polemic and empathetic advice, Wharmby exposes the inadequacies of the current system, explains how differences have been mislabelled as 'challenging behaviour' and provides a blueprint for understanding and supporting young autistic minds.

Galvanising and compassionate, this important book empowers parents, teachers and carers to take a stand against the vilification of our autistic school children and provide the scaffolding they need to thrive.

By: Pete Wharmby
Imprint: Vermilion
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781785046223
ISBN 10: 1785046225
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 03 October 2026
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Pete Wharmby was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 34. Shocked by the statistics around depression, anxiety and life expectancy for autistic people, Pete has immersed himself in working to improve neurodiversity awareness, acceptance and making the world a more suitable place for the neurodivergent community to live in. Pete was diagnosed as ADHD in April 2024. He has written two books on autistic experience- Untypical and What I Want to Talk About- How Autistic Special Interests Shape a Life.