Embracing Difference
What is it?
Embracing Difference is a course for parents of primary aged children who present with developmental divergence. They do not require a diagnosis to be able to attend. This aims to provide parents with up to date information and strategies to support their child, to optimise their learning and reduce distress.
Embracing Difference draws from current research and evidence based practice to provide information on how to support children who are neuro-divergent. We focus on a different areas and provide strategies and information for parents to use with their child, in order to support them to flourish. We also focus on strategies to support parental self care and well being.
These are recorded sessions from our group programme and can be watched at any time for your convenience. Please register your details and we can send you the workbook, child portfolio and links for watching. If you prefer to wait for our live online group we can add you to our waiting list to be contacted in the future
What does the course involve?
Each session presents information about a different topic related to neuro-divergence. Alongside the patent information there is a workbook and child portfolio where you can jot down any information as needed.
The Workbook and Child Portfolio
You will be sent a workbook that goes alongside the sessions, which has spaces for you to write about your experiences and to take notes for your own information. We will also send you a Child Portfolio, which is a supporting document for you to think about how to tailor the strategies you will learn in the sessions specifically for your child’s needs. You can share this document with other professionals involved in your child’s care if you wish.
Practicing at Home
To get the most out of the sessions, we would ask you to try out some of the strategies we have covered in the session. This allows you an opportunity to see what works for your child.
Course Content
Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Diversity
This session introduces the concepts of neuro-diversity and neuro-divergence. We discuss diagnosis and the importance of meeting children’s underlying needs in order to support their development and growth. We also look at parental self care.
Communication
In this session we focus on issues of communication for children who are neuro-divergent. We look at how communication develops and strategies to support different types of communication needs.
Sensory Issues and Sleep
In this session we focus on understanding sensory sensitivities and how these can affect neuro-divergent children. We look at strategies for supporting sensory needs and adapting the environment in order to reduce distress and optimise their ability to engage and learn. We also look at common sleep difficulties and strategies to support this.
Social Emotional Skills
In this session we focus on how to support children’s social and emotional development and how this can be more challenging for some neuro-divergent children. We look at practical strategies to build on your child’s social and emotional skills.