Description
Gain neurobiological insights into Autistic stimming and learn how to support autistic felt safety using neurodiversity-paradigm centered approaches!
Therapists, are you ready to deepen your understanding of Autistic Stimming?
🤔 What is stimming, and why is it a significant behavior for Autistic individuals?
🤔 Is stimming a maladaptive behavior that requires therapy intervention, or is it a complex and vital part of an Autistic person’s neurobiological coping strategies?
🤔 Should therapists aim to reduce or eliminate Autistic stimming, or should they instead learn to embrace it as a vital form of self-regulation and sensory expression?
Get the answers to these critical questions in our professional development course and gain the insight you need to support Autistic clients with empathy and expertise.
🌟 Course Description
Autistic Stimming: Neurobiological Insight for Understanding & Support is what may be a life-changing 90-minute professional development course for therapists on the neurobiological underpinnings of Autistic stimming and the connection with supporting autistic well-being within a neurodiversity-paradigm centered framework. This presentation aims to challenge prevailing narratives surrounding Autistic stimming, shifting the perspective from one that deems stimming as “wrong” or “abnormal” to recognizing it as a fundamental and intrinsic human experience.
Discover the neuroscience and hear lived experiences behind Autistic stimming. Explore how stimming supports regulation, learning, and communication, and uncover the nervous system’s role in stress and connection through insights from polyvagal theory. Challenge societal stereotypes, embrace the neurodiversity paradigm, and gain practical tools to support Autistic clients in safe, inclusive ways.
Therapists will
➥ Learn why society’s misconceptions about Autistic stimming as “wrong” or “abnormal” can perpetuate harmful biases—and how to challenge these views.
➥ Learn why centering the ideals of the neurodiversity paradigm is key to reshaping your therapeutic approaches and fostering authentic support.
➥ Learn why Autistic stimming plays a vital role in emotional regulation, sensory processing, and overall well-being.
➥ Learn why facilitating open and supportive conversations about stimming is essential to promoting understanding and reducing stigma.
➥ Learn why the neurobiological foundations of Autistic stimming provide critical insights for therapists working with neurodivergent individuals.
➥ Learn why Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory and the role of the vagus nerve are central to understanding and supporting Autistic stimming.
Discover key strategies to empower therapists in creating neurobiologically trauma-informed environments that support Autistic stimming and fosters emotional, psychological and social felt safety.
► Featuring: Sarah Dwan, Autistic researcher and disability advocate
► On-Demand Course: Learners have access to the course for 180 days from the date of enrollment
► Audience: Therapy Providers seeking to deepen their understanding and application of neurodiversity-affirming practices.
✴✴✴ (Therapy Neurodiversity Collective Members, this course is included in your membership!)
Included:
☑ Slide handout
☑ Course handout for references and summary
☑ Certificate of Attendance for 1.5 hours of professional development
Sarah Dwan is an Autistic researcher and disability advocate currently undertaking a degree in psychology. With a passion for reshaping the narrative surrounding neurodivergence, she advocates for approaches grounded in contemporary developmental and psychophysiological research. Sarah is the Social Media and Communications Officer for the Psychological Society of Ireland’s Special Interest Group in Autism, alongside contributing as a writer for Neuro Pride Ireland, a grassroots organization dedicated to connecting Neurodivergent individuals and driving meaningful change.
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- identify reasons why stimming is considered a fundamental human experience
- list prevailing misconceptions or stereotypes about stimming and provide counterarguments against them.
- provide reasons why an understanding of the nervous system is important for supporting Autistic stimming.
- provide examples of stimming as a natural form of self-regulation.
- outline the steps to create a neurobiologically safe environment that supports regulation
