Posts tagged NPF

NPF (neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar) in Swedish schools: what the terms mean, what the law says, and how to support students with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia.

The Nuro team 29 Jul 2026

A record 43,600 gymnasiet students lost their studiebidrag last year. For a neurodivergent student, that is often a support failure arriving as a bill.

CSN reported in July 2026 that 11.8 percent of gymnasiet students had their study grant withdrawn for unexcused absence, the highest share ever recorded. Four hours in a month can trigger it, the school decides what counts, and the loss reaches bostadsbidrag and flerbarnstillägg too. Here is how that interacts with a school's duty to support.

Posts tagged NPF

A record 43,600 gymnasiet students lost their studiebidrag last year. For a neurodivergent student, that is often a support failure arriving as a bill.

The work is done. It was never handed in. At gymnasiet that gap is graded, and the law has no relief for it.

Your child knows exactly what the homework is and still cannot start it. That is a function, not a character flaw.

New teacher, same entitlement. What to check in the first weeks of term so last year's support does not quietly vanish.

On 1 August, ordningsregler become skolregler with a consequence plan. Here is what that plan must not do to a neurodivergent student.

Does the student get a say in their own support?

A student leaves year 9 without eligibility for gymnasiet. Is their future decided?

Sweden's schools go mobile-free on 1 August 2026. What if the phone is the student's support tool?

Does my child have a right to skolskjuts? A funktionsnedsättning is a ground of its own

Starting school with a neurodivergent child: the support that applies from year one

What is bildstöd and AKK, and how do they help neurodivergent students?

What is kravanpassning, and why it does not mean lowering the bar

What is lågaffektivt bemötande, and how does it help neurodivergent students?

What is tydliggörande pedagogik, and why does it help students with ADHD, autism and dyslexia?

Sweden has launched a national inquiry into why child ADHD and autism are rising. Schools are in the remit.

Kränkande behandling: what the school is legally required to do

What Attention's 2025 school survey says about NPF students

Can a student with dyslexia or ADHD get adaptations on the national tests?

When a child stops coming to school, what is the school required to do?

When a disability blocks one grading criterion, can the teacher still set the grade?

There are one or two neurodivergent students in every Swedish classroom. Are teachers prepared for them?

The benchmark is one school psychologist per 500 students. In Sweden it is 1,269.

Swedish teachers spend about a third of their working time actually teaching

Around 70% of BUP's doctor visits now go to ADHD. School support cannot wait for the assessment.

What Sweden's special-needs authority says about AI, and what it means for NPF support

ADHD diagnoses are rising fastest among girls. Here is what it means for schools.

Sweden is replacing the early-support guarantee with standardized tests. What it means for neurodivergent students.

Sweden's Parliament is debating AI in schools. The most urgent use is the one nobody is arguing about.

Do Swedish schools have what they need to support neurodivergent students? Two of three principals say no.

When a child has more than one diagnosis: overlapping NPF and why a single label is not enough

What is NPF? Neurodevelopmental conditions in Swedish schools, explained