Introduction
to Autism
This training offers a comprehensive introduction to Autism, designed for anyone looking to build a deeper, more respectful understanding – whether you are part of a workplace team, hospital or community service, education setting, third sector organisation, or a family or support network.
Who is this training for?
This training is suitable for anyone looking to build a more lived experience informed and inclusive understanding of Autism, whether you are part of a workplace team, a hospital or community service, an education setting, a third sector organisation, or a family or support network. It is also valuable for Autistic individuals seeking a broader context post-diagnosis.
Suitable for professionals, teams, individuals, families and carers.
This session is a starting point for more inclusive practice, more confident support, and more compassionate understanding, centring lived experience and challenging outdated narratives.
We explore the historical framing of Autism, how it has been viewed through a medicalised, deficit-based lens, and contrast that with today’s evolving, neurodiversity paradigm. The session highlights the shift from “what’s wrong?” medicalising and pathologising perspectives to “what’s different?” Neurodivergent-affirming perspectives and why that change matters.
You will gain a foundational understanding of:
The historical understanding of Autism and how it has evolved
The move from a medical model to the neurodiversity paradigm
Common myths and misconceptions around how Autism has been represented in society
Stimming and regulation
Autistic culture
Language and lived experience representation
Sensory, social and information processing differences and how they shape experiences
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. ”
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.
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FAQ’s
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No prior knowledge is needed. This is an introductory session, designed to be accessible, and informative for everyone.
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Absolutely. This session provides critical insight for educators, healthcare professionals, and community workers who want to offer more inclusive, respectful, and effective support.
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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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