Tag: neurodiversity
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Article: Spotlight on Creating Safe Spaces
I was fortunate to be asked to write an article for Jade Farrington’s Substack as part of their ‘Spotlight on’ series. Jade has highlighted pieces from a variety of knowledgeable Neurodivergent professionals and I was honoured to be invited to join this list! The article is based on the book I co-wrote with Laura Hellfeld,…
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A week of In-Service Day Training
It has certainly been an eventful week of training! On Monday in West Lothian to deliver a session to the teachers at Kirknewton Primary School on ways of supporting Autistic people in school. On Wednesday I had two sessions during Glasgow City Council’s in-service day. I started the morning with a training session on creating…
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Release Day – Gabby’s Glimmers!
I am excited to share that Gabby’s Glimmers, a children’s picture book about a young Autistic person and their relationship with food, is now available! This has been such a wonderful book to develop with Alice, Laura and Abby. 🙂 Link below if you would like to purchase this book (eBook option coming soon). https://amzn.eu/d/8LuyuKQ
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Podcast Episode with The Unfinished Idea
Recently I was invited by Greer, host of The Unfinished Idea podcast, to chat about creating safe spaces for Autistic and otherwise Neurodivergent people. The topic on safe spaces is based on the book I co-authored with Laura Hellfeld (see here). We are delighted this resource is resonating with so many people and it was…
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Webinar: Same Food and Self Care with SWAN
I am excited for myself and Laura Hellfeld to be delivering our Same Food and Self Care webinar to Scottish Women’s Autism Network (SWAN) this month! It is always a fun session and this will be our fourth time delivering it together. Webinar details – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swan-webinar-same-food-for-self-care-tickets-1002305321197?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl ID: Flyer of the Same Food and Self Care…
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In-Service Days Training
With some schools in Scotland reopening this week, I was fortunate to be asked to deliver some staff training during their in-service days at the beginning of the week. It has been an invigorating start to the new term! On Monday, I ran a session on Autistic people’s sensory experiences to the teaching staff at…
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Podcast with Neurodiversity Natter on ‘Creating Safe Spaces’
The podcast episode myself and Laura Hellfeld recorded with Neurodiversity Natter is now available! We are very grateful for them inviting us on to discuss our book, Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People. You can listen to this episode via the various options listed in the link below. https://linktr.ee/neurodiversity_natter?trk=public_post_comment-text ID: Dark blue background featuring small…
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Over 200 Copies Sold! ‘Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People’
We are delighted to have sold over 200 copies of our ‘Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic people’ book within 3 weeks of publishing. Huge thank you again to everyone who has read it and sent us feedback or reviews. It means so much to me and Laura that this is resonating and hopefully it will…
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Just Published! ‘Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People’
*Publishing Day* ‘Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People’ (co-written with Laura Hellfeld) is now available as a paperback! (See links below) You can choose either the full colour or colour reduced version. An eBook of both versions will also be coming soon. https://amzn.eu/d/hIpjjQP https://amzn.eu/d/e99Ub1l ID: Beige background with an image of the Creating Safe Spaces…
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PDA Space Summit 2024
This year I am collaborating with Laura Hellfeld Neurodivergent Nurse Consulting for the annual PDA Space Summit held on the 26th – 28th April. Myself and Laura have recorded a webinar discussing the effect that the stress hormone of cortisol can have on Autistic people. We will share various examples of how this can present,…
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