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The aim is to evaluate higher education-based interventions designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of neurodivergent students.

February 28, 2026npj Mental Health ResearchOpen Access

A systematic review of higher education-based interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of neurodivergent students

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Systematic review reveals varied mental health interventions for neurodivergent students, suggesting improvement needed.

The aim is to evaluate higher education-based interventions designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of neurodivergent students.
Systematic review of literature on interventions for neurodivergent students' mental health.
Searched databases: Ovid, Web of Science, and ERIC in May 2025.
Included studies that aimed to improve mental health or wellbeing and examined strength-based approaches.
Quality of studies assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT).
Thirty-seven studies included from seven countries.
Most studies focused on ADHD (17 studies) and Autism (14 studies).
Little evidence of strength-based approaches in interventions was found.
Neurodivergent students were rarely involved in designing the interventions.

Ross et al. (2026) studied this question.

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