{"id":1020,"date":"2023-11-02T10:39:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T10:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/?page_id=1020"},"modified":"2025-03-19T13:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:28:03","slug":"living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/living\/","title":{"rendered":"Living your life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Navigating a neurotypical world can sometimes be tough. This section of our website includes articles, guides and blogs from members of Dorset&#8217;s neurodivergent community covering a diverse range of topics, from building and maintaining relationships to coping with times of change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_color: #330072;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-liftup-border\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-color:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-inner-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:0;--awb-inner-border-top:0;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-inner-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-inner-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-inner-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-inner-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-liftup-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-liftup\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/living\/family\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:100px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" title=\"ND Icons-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-04.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-04.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20500%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-04-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-04-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-04.png 500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Frutiger&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Family and friends<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-liftup-border\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-color:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-inner-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:0;--awb-inner-border-top:0;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-inner-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-inner-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-inner-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-inner-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-liftup-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-liftup\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/living\/self\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:100px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"501\" title=\"ND Icons-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-12.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-12.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1749\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27501%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20500%20501%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27501%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-12-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-12-400x401.png 400w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-12.png 500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Frutiger&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Self-care and wellbeing<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-liftup-border\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-color:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-inner-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:0;--awb-inner-border-top:0;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-inner-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-inner-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-inner-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-inner-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-liftup-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-liftup\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/living\/change\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:100px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"MicrosoftTeams-image (40)\" src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-300x300.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2879\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20500%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-40.png 500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Frutiger&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Times of change<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-liftup-border\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-color:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:#ece9f2;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-inner-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:0;--awb-inner-border-top:0;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-inner-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-inner-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-inner-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-inner-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-liftup-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-liftup\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/living\/lgbtq\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:100px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"501\" title=\"ND Icons-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-05.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-05.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1746\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27501%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20500%20501%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27501%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-05-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-05-400x401.png 400w, https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-05.png 500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Frutiger&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>LGBTQ+<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-liftup-border\" 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class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-liftup\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/living\/environments\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:100px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"MicrosoftTeams-image (39)\" src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-39.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-39-300x300.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2880\" 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style=\"--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Frutiger&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Friendly settings<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-liftup-border\" 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class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-liftup\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/living\/work\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:100px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"500\" title=\"ND Icons-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-03.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/neurodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/ND-Icons-03.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1744\" 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style=\"--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Frutiger&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The workplace<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-liftup-border\" 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style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Arsenal, Bournemouth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video 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