Understanding Autism and ADHD

Participants will have been offered the opportunity to:

• Describe what is meant by the terms Neurodiversity and “The Autistic Spectrum.”
• Discuss what is now known about autism, including prevalence, the profile of autistic females and diagnostic criteria.
• Explore the potential differences in social communication and interaction experienced by autistic children.
• Describe why some autistic children may be repetitive in their words and actions and may find it hard to consider hypothetical and abstract concepts.
• Discussed what is now known about ADHD, including prevalence, differing profiles and presentation.
• Become familiar with the strategies to facilitate concentration and focus.
• Explored what drives impulsiveness and how best to help children manage this.
• Understand the process of sensory integration including the difference between hyper and hypo sensitivity.
• Understand strategies to help minimise anxiety for neurodiverse children.

10:00 - 16:00

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