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Download Slides Download Notes Session Overview Behaviour as Communication: Understanding and Responding to Unmet Needs When a child’s behaviour challenges us, it’s easy to take

Practical strategies for educators supporting students who fear getting things wrong, whether that shows up as perfectionism or disengagement. Seven quick wins to lower the stakes and create conditions where trying feels safe.

Practical strategies for reducing anxiety in neurodivergent learners by creating safety across five interconnected domains: physical, sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive. Explores how anxiety accumulates throughout the day and why prevention (lightening the load) matters more than intervention (catching them when they fall).

Practical strategies for staff supporting autistic girls whose behaviour challenges. Explores why girls often argue, shut down, or seem to take things personally, and offers practical approaches including “drop the rope” de-escalation and supporting recovery from shutdown.

For parents/carers whose children resist everyday demands in ways that feel exhausting and baffling. Explore why traditional approaches often make things worse, and discover practical, low-demand strategies for staying connected when nothing seems to work.

Practical strategies for staff supporting children who avoid everyday demands. Covers why traditional approaches often backfire and how small shifts in language, environment, and response can reduce anxiety and increase engagement.