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Author bio
Nicki Isaacs is a wife, mum, advocate, writer, and proudly Cornish woman who’s never been afraid to call it how she sees it. Blunt, loyal, stubborn (in the best way), and completely No Filter, she shares the honest, raw reality of raising a neurodivergent child in a world that refuses to bend — with plenty of humour along the way.
Inspired (and infuriated) by the eye rolls and judgment faced by families like hers, Nicki wrote No Filter – Raising a Neurodivergent Child When the World Won’t Bend to lift the lid on what life is really like behind closed doors. Her debut book is an unflinching but hilarious glimpse into family life as a fierce parent advocate, balancing laughter and heartbreak with every page.
Nicki is also the founder of Kernow Support Hub, running parent carer support groups across Cornwall, where she continues to fight for understanding, inclusion, and better systems for families like hers. When she’s not writing or advocating, you’ll find her cheering on her son’s rugby team, dancing at music festivals, or squeezing in travel adventures whenever life allows — because who needs hobbies when you’ve got a family, a cause, and a to-do list that never ends?
No Filter is her first book, with more unapologetic, no-fluff titles coming soon, covering topics from school refusal to advocacy and even menopause — all told with her trademark honesty and wit.
Author bio
Nicki Isaacs is a wife, mum, advocate, writer, and proudly Cornish woman who’s never been afraid to call it how she sees it. Blunt, loyal, stubborn (in the best way), and completely No Filter, she shares the honest, raw reality of raising a neurodivergent child in a world that refuses to bend — with plenty of humour along the way.
Inspired (and infuriated) by the eye rolls and judgment faced by families like hers, Nicki wrote No Filter – Raising a Neurodivergent Child When the World Won’t Bend to lift the lid on what life is really like behind closed doors. Her debut book is an unflinching but hilarious glimpse into family life as a fierce parent advocate, balancing laughter and heartbreak with every page.
Nicki is also the founder of Kernow Support Hub, running parent carer support groups across Cornwall, where she continues to fight for understanding, inclusion, and better systems for families like hers. When she’s not writing or advocating, you’ll find her cheering on her son’s rugby team, dancing at music festivals, or squeezing in travel adventures whenever life allows — because who needs hobbies when you’ve got a family, a cause, and a to-do list that never ends?
No Filter is her first book, with more unapologetic, no-fluff titles coming soon, covering topics from school refusal to advocacy and even menopause — all told with her trademark honesty and wit.
Sample chapter
“The eye rolls”
You know that look. The one that says, “You’re exaggerating”, “It’s not that bad”, or worse, “You’re just making excuses.” It’s the eye roll. And let me tell you, if eye rolls generated electricity, the world would be running on neurodivergent families by now.
The teacher does it when I explain Moo’s sensory overwhelm. The GP does it when I ask for yet another referral. Even the woman in the supermarket queue gives me a side glance when Moo’s rocking back and forth, whispering to herself as we wait.
What they don’t see is that by the time we’ve reached that checkout, I’ve already fought ten invisible battles that morning: the meltdown about the socks being “wrong,” the gentle negotiations to swap the itchy school jumper for a hoodie, the careful avoidance of the automatic hand dryers in the loo, the tactical snack bag packed to avoid public sensory explosions.
But sure — let’s pretend I’m being dramatic.
I didn’t write No Filter because I wanted sympathy. I wrote it because I was sick of the eye rolls. Sick of the people who think our lives are some exaggerated drama for attention. Sick of the system that makes us bend, bend, bend — until we break.
You know what else they don’t see? The beauty. The quiet, stunning moments that take your breath away. Like when Moo sits beside me, tired but content after a day that would flatten most adults, and whispers, “I did my best, Mum.” And I know — she really, really did.
They don’t see how fiercely we love, or how hard we’ve learned to fight, or how many times we’ve had to rebuild from pieces.
So next time someone rolls their eyes? Let them. Because this book — this life — isn’t for them. It’s for the families who are too busy holding it together to care who’s watching.
No filter. Just truth. And maybe a few swear words along the way.
About No Filter Nicki
Jo Welch - Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilites at Winchester University.
Jo Welch - Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilites at Winchester University.
Jo Welch - Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilites at Winchester University.
No filter is a personal realistic reflexion of the life lived; an expert by experience which is a phrase glibly used by many to describe people who are without choice in what their experiences are in life. The diarised feelings are emotive and considerate of daily consciousness reality and what is safely locked into the mind on so many le
No filter is a personal realistic reflexion of the life lived; an expert by experience which is a phrase glibly used by many to describe people who are without choice in what their experiences are in life. The diarised feelings are emotive and considerate of daily consciousness reality and what is safely locked into the mind on so many levels.
There is no need for a filter – this is life for so many including professionals, workers whatever their ‘mode’ have to read this to remember what they walk away from daily and others live day in and day out and they are able to share the love. This demonstrates the lack of system – a system if it even exists does not support or offer the reflexivity for everyone individual. This so-called system which wastes money resources and families who are unable to get what they need. Reflecting the overall requirement to be a flexible responsive helpful integration not a separation. A life living on acronyms which are meaningless EBSA, EHCP and they go on – meaningless and unhelpful tick boxes – this all says it how it is a reality of life. Nicki reflects the authenticity of life which is almost impossible she has no choice – there is always a choice a choice to say F**k it
Moo (I have had the privilege of meeting her) is an incredible wonderful young woman who would want to be that in the future – mum wants all the best life for her daughter regardless of any tick boxes and diagnosis and labels. We all want the best life and acceptance in life this is a way forward to this“
Daniel M Jones - Founder of The Aspie World
Jo Welch - Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilites at Winchester University.
Jo Welch - Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilites at Winchester University.
“A brutally honest and beautifully written account of parenting on the spectrum. Nicki’s voice is powerful, raw, and deeply needed. Every educator and parent should read this.”
K.B. - Advocate & Legend
Jo Welch - Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilites at Winchester University.
K.B. - Advocate & Legend
Having been in and around the world of accessibility, education, SEN, autism and advocacy for as long as I can remember I didn’t think I would find the book as emotionally impactful as I did.
Nicki writes in such a way that it brings her reality into your consciousness. You realise when reading her words that this could be you, or anyone
Having been in and around the world of accessibility, education, SEN, autism and advocacy for as long as I can remember I didn’t think I would find the book as emotionally impactful as I did.
Nicki writes in such a way that it brings her reality into your consciousness. You realise when reading her words that this could be you, or anyone you know. In allowing you access to her experiences, through her unflinching, clear language, Nicki brings these real-life situations, concerns and hopes for the future right into the readers here and now, regardless of who they happen to be.
I particularly enjoyed the fact you can feel Nicki’s emotions through the page. You can feel the fire-in-the-belly anger, the knees-hitting-dirt exhaustion, the fireworks-in-the-sky celebrations. It’s all there pouring into the readers’ psyche. You’re all in, you’re in the carpark, you’re on the bathroom floor right along with her because of the authenticity in her writing style.
It’s the type of book that people will need to share. It needs to be read by as many people as possible because it can benefit everybody in different ways.
Huge congratulations to Nicki for creating a work of heart. Powerful, raw and important, just like the author and her family.