Recent Talks

For workplaces where neurodivergent and neurotypical people work alongside each other, this session builds empathy and practical understanding through stories, discussion, and a lot of raised hands. It covers the real experience of neurodivergence at work, including rejection sensitivity, working memory, sensory regulation, and masking, alongside the genuine strengths different kinds of brains bring to a team.

Practical strategies for teachers and teaching assistants who want to make their classrooms work better for neurodivergent learners. Twelve evidence-based, low-cost shifts across four themes: language, environment, time, and task structure. Each strategy is doable tomorrow, with no extra resources required.

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For professionals supporting neurodivergent people who want to understand what daily life actually feels like for those they work with. We explored communication differences, sensory experiences, the impact of masking, and why predictability matters, alongside practical strategies for creating environments where neurodivergent people can thrive rather than just cope.

For anyone supporting neurodivergent young people who wants to know what actually helps during anxious moments and what makes things worse. We covered the SAFE framework for responsive support, why logic doesn’t work during overwhelm, and the difference between being managed and being met.

For anyone supporting neurodivergent young people who wants to reduce anxiety before it escalates. We explored five domains of safety (physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and sensory) and what it means to be the calm, regulating adult that anxious young people need, with practical strategies that reduce the cumulative load rather than just responding to crisis.