# Different Minds

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- Book: [Different Minds](https://www.bookquiver.com/pete-wharmby/different-minds) ([Different Minds.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/pete-wharmby/different-minds.md))
- Authors: [Pete Wharmby](https://www.bookquiver.com/pete-wharmby)
- Publisher: vermilion
- ISBN: 978-17-8504-622-3
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2026-09-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

'This is the book I'll be recommending to every parent who tells me their child is struggling' – Anna Mathur, psychotherapist and bestselling author 'A book I wish I had years ago. Every parent and teacher needs to read this' – Lisa Lloyd, Sunday Times bestselling author and SEN parent --------- If you have an autistic child in school, you may be painfully aware that mainstream education wasn’t built with them in mind. In Different Minds , former teacher and neurodivergence campaigner Pete Wharmby reveals what it’s really like to be autistic in school today, why so many children are misunderstood, and how we can help them. Through a blend of impassioned storytelling and empathetic advice, Wharmby: Exposes the inadequacies of the current system. Reveals how neurodivergent differences are often mislabelled ‘challenging behaviour’. Explains how to bridge the gap between the autistic and non-autistic worlds. Galvanising, validating and compassionate, Different Minds empowers parents, teachers and carers to take a stand for our children and create the conditions they need to truly thrive. Praise for Different Minds: 'A bible for parents of school-aged autistic children' - Annie Ridout, author, journalist, poet 'One of the most important voices on autism and education today' – Jessie Hewitson, SEND agony aunt, The Times and the Sunday Times , and author of Autism: How to Raise a Happy Autistic Child 'Compassionate, urgent and deeply validating ' – Leanne Maskell, author of AuDHD and ADHD an A–Z ‘Tender, furious, deeply clarifying and exactly the kind of book that can shift a conversation’ – Dr Emma Offord, Clinical Psychologist and founder of Divergent Life