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Introduction
to ADHD

This training offers an informative, accessible introduction to ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), designed for workplace teams, educators, healthcare providers, third sector groups, as well as families, carers, and individuals with lived experience.

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Who is this training for?

This session is designed for a wide range of audiences, workplace teams, educators, healthcare professionals, community groups, third sector organisations, and for individuals with ADHD, their families, and carers.  This session is designed for a wide range of audiences, workplace teams, educators, healthcare professionals, community groups, third sector organisations, and for individuals with ADHD, their families, and carers.  

Suitable for professionals, teams, individuals, families and carers.

This is a space to deepen your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and move toward more inclusive, person-centred support and communication.

We explore the evolution of how ADHD has been understood, from early medicalised and pathologising views focused on hyperactivity and behavioural control, to a more nuanced, strengths-based, and Neurodivergent-affirming perspective.

This training invites participants to look beyond stereotypes and consider the real-life experiences of those with ADHD across different contexts.

You will gain a foundational understanding of:

Core features of ADHD: attention regulation, executive functioning, impulsivity, and hyper and hypo arousal, emotionality

Interest based nervous systems 

How ADHD may present differently across genders, ages, cultures and lifespan.

The impact of language, stigma, and late diagnosis 

The overlap with other Neurodivergent conditions and mental health 

Supporting and working alongside ADHD individuals in affirming, practical ways 

Meet your Lived-Experience Leader

“Kay is an absolute inspiration and it makes such a difference to hear the journey she as a neurodivergent person herself has been on and therefore to feel I can change too. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to benefit from this training. ”
— NDWA Attendee

Kay is an experienced teacher with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and a theologian with a Master's degree (MA) focused on spiritual needs and care. She is a four-time published author who specialises in embodied education, embodiment spirituality, and the bottom-up 'fleshy knowing' derived from lived experiences.

Currently, Kay is pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree.

Kay offers neuro-inclusive, nervous-system and trauma-informed, relational and creative approaches to training and resources.

Her work focuses on individual and collective well-being while positively influencing organisational culture and outcomes.

What people have been saying about our courses

  • The facilitators were brilliant and so brave and vulnerable with us which made me feel really connected to the cause. So much to take away but I think something that really resonated was how straightforward it is to make life easier for autistic people and the impact that has on literally everyone!

  • Having the opportunity to learn from Kay, who is herself neurodivergent equips me with additional knowledge and makes of me a more confident parent to be there for my daughter.

  • I want to say a big thank you for taking the time to compile such a worthwhile, high quality and valuable course that I can see causing positive changes in my own life, as well as the autistic people I work with.

FAQ’s

  • No prior knowledge is needed. This is an introductory session, designed to be accessible, and informative for everyone. 

  • Absolutely. This session provides critical insight for educators, healthcare professionals, and community workers who want to offer more inclusive, respectful, and effective support. 

  • This training is not clinical or diagnostic. It centres on lived experience, inclusive language, and understanding Autism through a Neurodivergent-affirming lens. It focuses on difference rather than disorder and deficit, encouraging respectful and supportive interactions. 

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