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Workshops

Rachel is passionate about sharing her experience both as an occupational therapist, and a late identified neurodivergent person. We currently have a range of workshops available to schools and daycares, and are in the process of developing workshops for parents and caregivers. 

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Our school workshop "Supporting Neurodivergent Students" can be adapted for workshops of 1.5 hrs to 3 hrs. We discuss various diagnoses that make a student neurodivergent,  the strengths associated with being neurodivergent and some of the difficulties. We share our approach of working from the strengths and interests of the student, and aim to leave you with practical strategies for implementation as soon as you leave the workshop. 

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Our workshops are charged at an hourly rate, regardless of the number of attendees, which makes them much more achievable for your budget!

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We offer workshops throughout the Midwest region, with Carnarvon presentations available on request. 

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Ready to go workshops

                   Supporting Neurodivergent Students                       (3 hrs)

 

           This workshop is designed for teachers           and education assistants, with a focus on:

  • Explaining autism and ADHD, and the strengths and challenges

  • Sensory Processing differences

  • Communication skills

  • The Double Empathy Problem

  • Using a strengths based approach

  • IEP goal writing with a strengths based lens

  • Gestalt Language Processing

  • Communication Rights

  • Being a “Whole Body Learner”

  • Practical strategies to implement into the classroom immediately

Children running at school

                  Supporting Autistic & ADHD Children                        (1.5 hrs)

 

           This workshop is designed for day care           staff and families, with a focus on:

  • Recognising the early signs a child might be autistic or ADHD

  • The strengths and challenges of being an autistic/ADHD child

  • Neurodivergent communication

  • Gestalt Language Processing

  • Sensory Processing differences

  • Supporting meltdowns

  • Strategies for supporting autistic/ADHD children

  • Assessment pathways and accessing support

Boy in Daycare

                   Co-regulating with students, clients                        or children (1.5 hrs)

 

             This workshop is designed for teachers,           education assistants, support workers and parents, with a focus on:

  • Supporting a child before, during and after a meltdown

  • The “science” behind a meltdown

  • The way the nervous system responds

  • Signs of dysregulation, and detecting triggers

Loving Son

                  Neurodiversity at School (1 hr)

 

              This workshop is designed for high                        school students, with an emphasis on:

  • Developing an understanding of neurodiversity

  • Understanding the preferred language used by people in the disability community

  • Awareness of the strengths and challenges of being neurodivergent

  • The Double Empathy Problem

  • Strategies that support our brains and bodies

 

This workshop also includes two short break out activities, where students brainstorm different strengths and challenges of their own, and the strategies they use that help them to learn.

High School Friends

Please contact us if you'd like to know more about booking a workshop, or if you'd like to request a topic! We currently have the following workshops available to be booked: 

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