Northern Ireland

This workshop will highlight the presentation of autism in girls. Autism is generally identified at a much lower rate in females however recent studies have suggested a 2.1 boy/girl ratio. We will explore the role and implications of masking for autistic girls and how to best support. As a complex behavioural method, masking is employed by the autistic community to learn neurotypical behaviours and camouflage in social settings. This workshop will aim to examine the impact of masking and explore some of the reasons of its high prevalence in autistic girls.   

This workshop focuses on anxiety - both at home and in school.  Anxiety can often lead to children and young people withdrawing from family and peers, struggling to attend school or lowered grades as well as presenting itself through behaviour and actions.  Strategies are presented to effectively reduce anxiety by building on a foundation of understanding. 

To book your free place email Kellie Long.

Neurodivergence is a wide spectrum that covers a range of hidden neurological conditions, such as, but not limited to autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, Tourette's and social anxiety. 

What next can be a scary question to ask as a parent of a child with neurodiverse needs. During this webinar we will be focusing on puberty - talking about how best to approach tricky conversations and different ways to support behaviour during this time. We will also be discussing and looking at what happens after school and how best to support! 

To book your free place email Kellie Long.

This workshop will explore our ability to thrive or struggle in situations of adversity. We will look at the many aspects of building and developing resilience and how this supports the child and home. We will also practically explore the role or resilience and how it is affected by trauma and adverse childhood experiences. The focus being how this leads to regulation and children, young people and families experiencing success as they journey.  

In this workshop foster and kinship carers will discover what brain (executive function - EF) skills are and why they have such an impact upon everyday life. 

You will also learn why many children and young people who are Looked After may experience everyday tasks in a unique way. Hear about some practical ways to help to encourage these skills to develop. 

Neurodivergence is a wide spectrum that covers a range of hidden neurological conditions, such as, but not limited to autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, Tourette's and social anxiety. 

This three-hour workshop will introduce an amalgamation of the pioneering work of Dr Bruce Perry, Dr Dan Hughes (P.A.C.E.) and Louise Bomber in helping carers and children to regulate, relate, reason and repair. 

This is an interactive session that will equip carers with practical strategies for foster carers to develop a toolkit for home and for school.