Developing a Neurodiversity practitioner Guide for more inclusive domestic abuse perpetrator interventions

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As Development Lead at Neurodiverse Connection, I'm currently part of a project team led by Dr. Nicole Renehan, an Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Durham. The team is developing a practitioner guide for domestic abuse perpetrator intervention practitioners who work with Neurodivergent clients.

Research Associate Dr Vicky Butterby is also on the team, along with partners specialising in domestic abuse perpetrator work: Respect, the North East Probation Service, and Community Justice Scotland. The project is funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account.

During phase one of the project, we have been proud to use our organisational expertise in advocating for Neurodivergent individuals, facilitating lived-experience informed and led training on Neurodivergence and consultancy on the creation of Neurodivergent-inclusive sensory environments, to shape and inform the co-production of the practitioners’ guide on working with Neurodivergent people.

Phase two of the project begins this September, in which we will be delivering training to support the piloting of the guide across three project partner organisation delivery sites.

We look forward to launching the guide in April 2026 at a hybrid event, which will be a collaborative effort between Neurodiverse Connection and the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse at Durham University.

To learn more about this project, visit Dr Renehan’s webpage.

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