Neurodiversity Training, Workshops & Professional Development

Practical. Neurodiversity-Affirming. Informed by Professional Knowledge and Lived Experience.

Understanding neurodivergence requires more than knowing a list of diagnostic traits.

It means understanding how a neurodivergent person experiences the world, what may be happening beneath the presentation we see, and how our environments, expectations and communication can either create or reduce barriers.

I provide engaging, practical and neurodiversity-affirming training for schools, education settings, parent/carer groups, charities, health and social care services, workplaces, businesses and professional organisations.

Training can be delivered online or in person and can be adapted to the needs, knowledge and experience of your organisation or group.

My aim is not for people to leave simply knowing more about neurodiversity.

I want them to leave asking:

“What can we do differently?”

Neurodiversity Awareness & Understanding

Ideal for organisations, schools or teams wanting to develop a strong foundation in neurodiversity.

Training can include:

Understanding Neurodiversity

An introduction to neurodiversity and different neurodivergent profiles, moving beyond stereotypes and deficit-based assumptions.

Understanding Autism

Exploring Autistic communication, sensory processing, predictability, emotional regulation, executive functioning, social differences, masking and individual presentation.

Understanding ADHD

Understanding ADHD beyond attention and hyperactivity, including executive functioning, motivation, dopamine, emotional regulation, time blindness, task initiation, hyperfocus and impulsivity.

Understanding AuDHD

Exploring the interaction between Autism and ADHD and the sometimes contradictory needs experienced by people with an AuDHD profile.

Neurodiversity: Beyond the Diagnosis

Looking beyond diagnostic labels to understand the individual combination of sensory, communication, emotional, executive functioning and regulation needs.

Masking, Burnout & Hidden Neurodivergence

When Looking Like You’re Coping Doesn’t Mean That You Are

Masking is frequently missed in children and adults, particularly where someone is academically capable, verbally articulate or able to function within structured environments.

Training can include:

Understanding Neurodivergent Masking

Recognising conscious and unconscious masking, camouflaging and compensatory strategies.

Masking in Children & Young People

Why a child can appear to cope in school and experience significant dysregulation at home.

Masking in Adults

Exploring the long-term impact of hiding neurodivergent needs within employment, relationships and everyday life.

Neurodivergent Burnout

Understanding chronic overwhelm, reduced functioning, loss of skills, exhaustion and the importance of reducing demands and increasing appropriate support.

Late-Identified Autism & ADHD

Understanding why some individuals reach adolescence or adulthood without their neurodivergence being recognised.

Sensory Processing Training

Understanding the Sensory World

Sensory processing can have a profound impact on learning, communication, behaviour, emotional regulation, work and everyday life.

Training can explore the eight sensory systems, including:

Auditory processing
Visual processing
Touch and tactile processing
Taste
Smell
Vestibular processing
Proprioception
Interoception

Specialist sessions can include:

Understanding Sensory Processing

Recognising sensory seeking, sensory avoidance, hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity.

Sensory Regulation in Education

Creating sensory-informed classrooms and understanding how sensory overload can affect behaviour and learning.

Sensory Processing in the Workplace

Understanding environmental barriers including noise, lighting, temperature, movement, workspace and sensory overload.

Creating Practical Sensory Strategies

Moving beyond generic sensory tools to understand what the individual nervous system actually needs.

Interoception & Emotional Regulation

Interoception is our ability to notice and interpret signals from within the body and can significantly affect emotional regulation, toileting, eating, drinking, temperature regulation, pain awareness and recognising stress.

Training can include:

Understanding Interoception

Interoception & Emotional Awareness

Emotional Regulation in Neurodivergent Children

Emotional Regulation in Neurodivergent Adults

Recognising Overload, Meltdown & Shutdown

Developing Individual Regulation Strategies

The emphasis is on understanding regulation rather than expecting someone simply to control their behaviour.

Behaviour as Communication

Looking Beneath the Behaviour

Behaviour doesn’t happen in isolation.

When a neurodivergent child or adult is distressed, overwhelmed or dysregulated, the behaviour we see may be communicating something that they cannot easily communicate another way.

Training can include:

Understanding Behaviour as Communication

Unpicking Behaviours That Challenge

Meltdowns, Shutdowns & Dysregulation

Anxiety, Rigidity & Need for Predictability

Transitions & Change

Communication Difficulties & Behaviour

Sensory Needs & Behaviour

Understanding Self-Injurious Behaviour

Repetitive & Sensory-Seeking Behaviours

Understanding Pica, Smearing & Regurgitation

Understanding Food Restriction & ARFID

The focus is always on asking:

“What might this behaviour be communicating?”

rather than simply:

“How do we stop it?”

Executive Functioning & ADHD

Executive functioning difficulties can affect almost every aspect of everyday life while frequently being mistaken for laziness, defiance or lack of motivation.

Training can include:

Understanding Executive Functioning

ADHD & Executive Dysfunction

Task Initiation & ADHD Paralysis

Time Blindness & Time Management

Working Memory

Planning, Organisation & Prioritisation

Attention Regulation & Hyperfocus

Motivation & Interest-Based Nervous Systems

Supporting Executive Functioning in Education

Supporting Executive Functioning in the Workplace

Training focuses on creating external support for executive functions rather than simply expecting the individual to try harder.

Demand Avoidance & Nervous System Responses

Demand avoidance is often misunderstood as oppositional or deliberately challenging behaviour.

Training can explore:

Understanding Demand Avoidance

PDA-Informed Approaches

Anxiety-Driven Demand Avoidance

ADHD & Task Avoidance

Demand Avoidance, Autism & AuDHD

Reducing the Demand Without Removing the Goal

Collaborative & Low-Demand Communication

Supporting Autonomy & Choice

The emphasis is on understanding why the nervous system may perceive a demand as threatening or overwhelming.

Communication & Social Understanding

Training can include:

Neurodivergent Communication

Autism, Communication & Social Interaction

Understanding Different Communication Styles

Verbal Communication Doesn’t Always Mean Effective Communication

Processing Time & Communication

Echolalia & Alternative Communication

Social Scripts & Social Understanding

Supporting Self-Advocacy

Double Empathy & Neurodivergent Communication

Communication During Dysregulation

The aim is not to teach neurodivergent people to appear more neurotypical.

It is to create better mutual understanding between different communication styles.

 

Neurodiversity & Mental Health

Neurodivergence and mental health cannot always be considered separately.

Training can explore:

Neurodiversity, Anxiety & Chronic Overwhelm

Neurodivergence & Low Mood

Autism, ADHD & Emotional Regulation

Rejection Sensitivity

Perfectionism & People-Pleasing

Masking & Mental Health

Neurodivergent Burnout

Trauma-Informed Neurodiversity Support

Understanding Nervous System Responses

When Behaviour May Indicate Distress

This training focuses on recognising when neurodivergent needs may be contributing to emotional distress while maintaining clear boundaries between neurodiversity support and clinical mental health treatment.

SEND & Education Training

Training can be delivered to teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, pastoral teams, early years practitioners, colleges and other education professionals.

Topics can include:

Creating a Neuroinclusive Classroom

Autism in Education

ADHD in Education

AuDHD in Education

Sensory Processing in the Classroom

Executive Functioning & Learning

Masking at School

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Understanding School-Based Anxiety

Transitions & Neurodivergence

Supporting Neurodivergent Pupils During Puberty

Communication & Behaviour

Demand Avoidance in Education

Reasonable Adjustments

Understanding Individual Support Needs

Neurodiversity-Informed Pupil Passports

Understanding Needs Within EHCP Provision

Training can be developed around the needs of an individual setting rather than using a one-size-fits-all programme.

Puberty, Hormones & Neurodivergence

Puberty can significantly increase sensory, emotional and executive functioning demands for neurodivergent young people.

Training can explore:

Neurodivergence & Puberty

Autism & Puberty

ADHD & Puberty

Hormonal Changes & Emotional Regulation

Sensory Changes During Puberty

Interoception & Body Awareness

Periods & Neurodivergence

Communication, Relationships & Boundaries

Increasing Independence While Maintaining Support

Neurodivergent Girls & Women

Girls and women continue to be missed or identified later because their presentation may not match traditional stereotypes.

Specialist training can include:

Autism in Girls & Women

ADHD in Girls & Women

Masking & Internalised Presentation

Late Diagnosis

Hormones & ADHD

ADHD & the Menstrual Cycle

ADHD & Perimenopause

Neurodivergent Burnout in Women

People-Pleasing, Perfectionism & Rejection Sensitivity

Workplace Neurodiversity Training

I provide training for employees, managers, HR teams, People teams, Occupational Health and organisational leaders.

Topics can include:

Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Autism at Work

ADHD at Work

AuDHD at Work

Managing Neurodivergent Employees

Neuroinclusive Leadership

Neurodivergent Communication at Work

Executive Functioning in the Workplace

Sensory Processing at Work

Masking & Workplace Burnout

Neurodiversity & Mental Health at Work

Reasonable Adjustments

Understanding Access to Work

Supporting Employees Following Diagnosis

Supporting Late-Diagnosed Employees

Neuroinclusive Recruitment & Onboarding

Creating Psychologically Safe Neuroinclusive Workplaces

Training can be provided as part of a wider programme of workplace consultancy, employee support and neuroinclusion development.

Parent & Carer Workshops

Being told what your child is doing is very different from being helped to understand why it may be happening.

My parent and carer workshops provide practical, relatable information that families can use in everyday life.

Topics can include:

Understanding Your Neurodivergent Child

Autism, ADHD & AuDHD

Sensory Processing at Home

Emotional Regulation

Understanding Behaviour as Communication

Demand Avoidance

Masking

Executive Functioning

Interoception

Supporting Communication

Anxiety & Overwhelm

Tics & Tourette’s

Puberty & Neurodivergence

Supporting Siblings

Transitions & Change

Building Confidence & Neurodivergent Identity

Working With Schools & Understanding Your Child’s Needs

Bespoke Training

Your Organisation Doesn’t Have to Fit Into One of These Titles

Some of the most effective training I deliver is developed specifically around the needs of an organisation, setting or group.

For example, you may want a session combining:

Autism + ADHD + Sensory Processing

or:

Masking + Mental Health + Burnout

or:

Communication + Behaviour + Demand Avoidance

or:

ADHD + Executive Functioning + Workplace Adjustments.

I can work with you to understand the challenges your organisation is experiencing and create training that is relevant to the people in the room.

Training That Goes Beyond Awareness

I don’t believe effective neurodiversity training should simply provide a list of diagnostic characteristics.

People need to understand what those differences can look and feel like in real life.

My training combines professional knowledge, specialist practice and lived experience as an Autistic and ADHD woman and parent of neurodivergent children.

Sessions are designed to be:

Informative

Engaging

Practical

Neurodiversity-affirming

Accessible

Relevant to everyday situations

and, most importantly,

useful after the training has finished.

Participants should leave with greater understanding and practical ideas they can actually implement.

Training Delivery

Training can be provided:

Online

In person

As a short awareness session

As a half-day workshop

As a full-day workshop

As part of an ongoing training programme

As bespoke consultancy and training

Sessions can be adapted for different levels of professional knowledge and tailored to the needs of your organisation.

Who Can Book Training?

I work with:

Schools, colleges and education settings

Parent Carer Forums

Charities and community organisations

Health and social care services

Local organisations and professional teams

Businesses and corporate organisations

HR and People teams

Managers and organisational leaders

Workplace wellbeing and inclusion teams

If you aren’t sure whether I can provide the training you’re looking for, please get in touch.

Let’s Create Training That Makes a Difference

Whether you are looking for a one-off workshop, staff development day, parent/carer session, workplace training or a longer neuroinclusion programme, training can be tailored around your organisation and the people you support.

Different brains need different approaches.

Understanding those differences is where meaningful inclusion begins.

In this workshop you will learn:

• Girls on the Spectrum Theory and Statistics
• A hidden gender
• Girls in the Early Years
• Masking Autism
• Masking your sensory difficulties
• Girls, Autism and Mental Health
• Growing up undiagnosed

In this workshop you will learn:

• What is ADHD
• What is ADD
• The Difference between the genders
• How does ADHD affect our executive functioning
• A late diagnosis, the long term effects
• Treatment and Support
• ADHD and Sensory Issues

In this workshop you will learn:

• The link between Autism and Mental Health
• Anorexia and Autism
• Mental Health Conditions/ Co-Morbidities
• Masking and  the implications to our Mental Health
• Bipolar and Autism
• Self Harm, Abuse and Autism
• My Story

In this workshop you will learn:

• A better understanding of children in the early years who may be pre and post diagnosis
• Ways in which children from birth to 18 months may display traits of Autism
• Provide information on the traits which children in the early years can present with
• Inform Professionals of Strategies and Techniques to use in their setting
• Discuss early sensory issues which children can face and how to help
• Introduce Intensive Interaction and Play Therapy to Professionals which will help support their child throughout their early years and beyond

In this workshop you will learn;

• What is Autism
• How is it diagnosed
• The Traits of Autism
• Autism in the Early Years
• The Senses (A Brief Description)
• Executive Functioning
• Theory of Mind/Inflexibility
• Techniques and Strategies to use in the workplace

On this workshop you will learn:

• Learn about Invisible Disabilities
• The importance of understanding and supporting your Employees Mental Health
• How to make your workplace a sensory friendly environment
• The benefits of Employing an Adult with a Neuro Diverse condition

Information about this workshop coming soon

In this workshop you will learn:

• What is Autism
• How is it diagnosed
• The Traits of Autism
• Autism in the Early Years
• The Senses (A Brief Description)
• Executive Functioning
• Theory of Mind/Inflexibility
• Techniques and Strategies to use at home, in the setting and in the workplace

In this workshop you will learn:

• The Five Senses and how children can be hyper and hypo sensitive
• What are the three hidden senses and how can they impact on people’s lives
• Strategies which can help when an individual seeks and avoids particular sensory feedback
• How we can mask our sensory difficulties and what effects this can have on our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
• What is Interoception, how does everything we feel internally affect our lives, from body temperature, illness, anxiety, hunger and our emotions.