Neurodiversity Awareness in Children & Young People

This one-day training aims to enable frontline staff who work with children and young people to have a solid understanding of neurodiversity. Participants will also have an appreciation of its differing presentations affecting assessment and diagnosis of children and young people, as well as an understanding of global risks associated with neurodiversity.

The trainer aims for the participants to move away from a single lens focus and for participants to see the whole child or young person so they may work optimally with other services.

Learning outcomes:

• what is neurodiversity?
• what is neurodivergence?
• what are the genetics and prevalence?
• what is a spiky profile?
• cooccurrence of conditions, such as ADHD and autism
• early years: parental concerns
• association of poor outcomes with late identification and support
• link with mental health disorders
• parents, neurodiversity, mental health and trauma
• diagnostic labels versus needs-led approach (medical model v biopsychosocial model)
• relation and strength focused approaches
• inclusive practices – universal support
• coregulation and regulation techniques at home and school
• meltdowns versus tantrums
• neurodiversity and the whole system approach, whole school approach, ALN Reform and Curriculum for Wales.

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at frontline staff who work with neurodivergent children, young people and their families, who want to improve their skills and knowledge to increase their confidence in identifying, connecting, supporting and signposting to improve outcomes for families.

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