Education & Neurodiversity Research

Research focus

DAS researches how AI can support, rather than replace, professional judgement in education and neurodiversity contexts. This builds on prior R&D into inclusive assessment (including the Ability project, focused on dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia) and extends to needs that overlap across autism, ADHD and executive-function differences. The research centres on inclusive task design, evidence capture and explainable analytics for indicators that are often behavioural, contextual or masked by coping strategies — with human review, data protection and safeguarding treated as design constraints from the outset, not late additions.

How DAS contributes

• Inclusive assessment methods that surface learner strengths and access barriers earlier.
• Explainable analytics designed for professional interpretation, not automated decisions.
• Research validation and evidence generation for education-domain governance.
• A foundation for future systems that combine accessibility, oversight and practical adoption in schools and support services.