Neurodiversity Training
Therapist Neurodiversity Collective, Inc,™
– a trailblazer in neurodiversity-affirming therapy, education, and advocacy since January 2018!
Our innovative lecture topics and classes are aligned with a Neurodiversity-Affirming Paradigm, interconnecting cutting-edge contemporary research, autistic lived experiences, and ethical guidance with meaningful, practical applications for improving self-determined quality of life for autistic and other neurodivergent people.
- Elevate Your Professional Skills! Dive into our cost-effective online courses tailored for therapists, educators, and professionals. Gain deep insights into evidence-based, trauma-informed ethical therapies and educational strategies, all while earning attendance certificates.
- Empowerment for Everyone! Discover our top-notch, affordable online classes crafted for the public. Learn respectful, non-behavior-centric methods to champion the dignity, autonomy, and overall well-being of autistic individuals, promoting genuine inclusion at every step.
- Join Our Live Online Events! Missed out? No stress! Get exclusive access to the event recording for the next 14 days.
- On-Demand Webinar Courses Just for You! Dive into our content whenever you want, with 180 days of access from the date of purchase. Your learning, your pace!
- Arrange a bespoke on-site or virtual event for your organization with Julie depending on availability.
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Neurodiversity-Related Continuing Professional Development Hours
These professional development courses are designed for providers and educators and include certificate of participation.
- Evidence-based – courses include a list of all of the research citations to support presenter recommendations
- Additional resources – pdf copies of slides and any accompanying handouts
- Autism in the classroom – evidence-based, trauma-informed support
- Comprehensive research-based topic exploration
- Assessment, goal writing, and implementation
- Neurodiversity-affirming special education services on a PBIS / PBS campus
- Coming in January 2024 – Six hour course and certificate of completion: The Neurodiversity-Affirming Conceptual Practice Framework for Social Communication (Roberts, J. © 2019 – 2022)
- Do you know the difference between Neurodiversity and the Neurodiversity Movement, and what "neurodiversity-affirming" really means?
- Are you a Professional who wants to make the shift from a behavioral-based, deficit-focused approach to one that is trauma-informed and evidence-based?
- Do you want to know how ABA treatment is viewed within a neurodiversity-affirming lens, and trauma-informed therapy alternatives?
- Do you want to have a better understanding of autism, including co-occurring conditions, autistic behaviors, and the myths that people still believe?
- Are you a professional who wants to gain insight into how schools can break down barriers and be more inclusive for autistic and neurodivergent learners?
- Do you want to learn what contemporary autism researcher have discovered about autistic social communication and the implications for traditional social skills training?
- Do you want to know how to write affirming social skills goals?
- Are you a therapy provider who wants to know how to conduct neurodiversity-affirming, evidence-based assessments and create a plan and write therapy goals with empowering outcomes for your autistic clients and students?
- Are you a professional who has not kept up with contemporary autism research? (That is new research by autistic researchers and co-produced with autistic people, including topics such as Monotropism, Autistic Masking and Camouflage, The Double Empathy Problem, Diversity in Social Intelligence, and autistic sensory systems.)
- Do you know how employing a neurodivergence-affirming, trauma-informed approach can reduce or eliminate incidents that lead to restraint and seclusion?
Promoting Autistic Well-Being & Belonging: Support & Advocacy
These classes are designed for autistic and non-autistic people, including self-advocates, along with parents, family members, and caregivers of autistic children and teens.
- Understanding autism – what it is and isn’t
- Trauma-informed connection and support giving
- Promoting mental well-being and quality of life
- Informed advocacy: In schools and therapy settings
- ABA – why not, and what are the alternatives?
- Helpful vs. harmful therapy goals – what and why
- Why the adults need the behavior intervention plan
- What leads to restraint and seclusion in the school setting and how to reduce the probability
- Do you know the difference between Neurodiversity and the Neurodiversity Movement, and what "neurodiversity-affirming" really means?
- Do you want to know why ABA can traumatize autistic children and teens?
- Do you want to have a better understanding of autism, including co-occurring conditions, autistic behaviors, and the myths that people still believe?
- Are you a caregiver who needs to know how to effectively advocate for your Autistic or Neurodivergent student's educational needs and services?
- Do you want to know why the school staff need a behavior plan instead of your autistic or neurodivergent student?
- Do you want to know the differences between affirming and traumatizing IEP goals for autistic and neurodivergent children?
- Do you want to learn what contemporary autism researcher have discovered about autistic social communication and what autistic people need instead?
- Do you know how employing a neurodivergence-affirming, trauma-informed approach can reduce or eliminate incidents that lead to restraint and seclusion?
- Do you want to know why traditional social skills training IEP goals have outcomes of poor mental health, and what IEP goals to replace them with?