Faith Newton, BA (Hons), MSc
Hi, I’m Faith and I live in south-west England.
I’m a specialist Occupational Therapist, author, speaker and parent of autistic kids.
Benjamin Newton, BSc (Hons), PhD
Hi, I’m Ben and I work with Faith as her Operations Director!
I am a Chartered Psychologist and Life Coach.
Professional Experience
Faith qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2012. Since then she has worked with hundreds of families. Faith worked for four years in the NHS with autistic, ADHD and dyspraxic children, before setting up an independent practice providing school based therapy in 2018. In 2024 Faith set up Neurodivergent Kids OT in response to the gap she saw for accessible, affordable and PDA friendly neuro-affirmative occupational therapy.
Ben studied Human Psychology for his undergraduate degree. In 2015 he was awarded his PhD which explored the experiences of chronic pain not being believed. Ben is a Chartered Psychologist which is a recognition of his experience in psychology by the British Psychological Society. Ben has worked as a researcher and evaluator within the NHS.
Personal Experience
In 2020 our son was diagnosed autistic and since then we have also realised that he has PDA (pathological demand avoidance). We are currently waiting for our daughter’s autism assessment.
After our son stopped going to school we met many families in a similar position to ours. Parents looking for support from health, education and social services and struggling to find it. (Read more of our family story here).
In September 2025, Ben started working with Faith as the Operations Director. As well as experience parenting two neurodivergent children, Ben has faced his own challenges of living with undiagnosed autism most of his life.
Qualifications and Training
Faith
- Qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2012 from Sheffield Hallam University (MSc)
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), the Children, Families and Young People specialist section and Independent Practitioners’ specialist section.
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) – registration number OT65118.
- Sensory Intergration module 1
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Pathological Demand Avoidance (At Peace Parents Paradigm Shift).
Ben
- Awarded Chartered Psychologist (430283) status from the British Psychological Society.
- Certified Professional Life Coach registered with the International Coaching Federation.
- PhD thesis: The development of a grounded theory of (dis)belief in chronic pain.
- Level 4 Mental Health Advocacy.
Publications and Media
Faith
- Published her first book ‘Inclusive PE for SEND Children’ in 2023
- Delivered training and workshops to teachers across the country
- Given university lectures to trainee therapists and teachers
- Appeared on podcasts and in book reviews
Ben
- Published articles in peer-reviewed journals.
- Published his first book “Get Your PhD Done”
Find Faith in the directory!
- Royal College of Occupational Therapy – Find an Occupational Therapist
- National Autistic Society – Autism Service Directory
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