Autism Understanding Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician (NAC)
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Inside the Member Hub
Inside the Member Hub
Have you heard about neurodiversity affirming practices, but you're not completely confident in implementing these with your neurodivergent clients?Â
The Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician training hub is designed to assist psychologists, paediatricians, psychiatrists, and allied health professionals to consider practical ways they can offer a more neurodiversity affirming experience for their clients, from first contact, to goal setting, counselling, assessments, report writing, feedback sessions and recommendations for supports and accommodations for children, adolescents and adults.
The included training offers a comprehensive mix of video and text-based learning materials, case studies, sample reports and practical downloadable resources for your practice. Explore the included resources below.
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- Welcome, course navigation and pre-course questionnaire
- 'Neurodiversity Affirming Practice' webinar with Lydia Meem
- Neurodiversity affirming resources for clinicians pdf – books, podcasts, therapy tools, neurodivergent adults to follow on social media
- 'First Autism Conversations' webinar with Lydia Meem (benefits of assessment for neurodivergent
people and their families, what to expect in an assessment) - Considerations for making your space more ND-friendly resource
- Meet Autism Understanding’s neurodivergent team
- 'Autism and ADHD' webinar with Lydia Meem and Zoe Semmler
- Neurodivergent Student Profile
- ADHD tools resource
- Case Study 1 – AuDHDer adult, executive functioning, mental health, finding self-confidence and independence through art therapy and gym, meal prep etc.
- Sample Autism assessment report
- Sample ADHD assessment report
- Sample NDIS Letters
- 'Beyond IQ Scores' webinar with Lydia Meem
- Cognitive Assessment Observation Checklist
- How to recover when something goes wrong resource for psychometric testing
- Case Study 2 – bright girl, quirky, internalised presentation
- Sample report – autism and cognitive assessment
- Case Study 3 – developmental assessment tracking and developmental plateau/regression
- Sample developmental assessment report
- Case Study 4 – autism and global developmental delay, working with parents
- Sample report – autism and developmental delay, celebrating progress while recognising developmental delays
- Video discussion of dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and disorder of written expression and common supports and accommodations with Lydia Meem
- Sample letter for special provisions
- Links and resources, including MOTIF, SPELD and anti-discrimination information
- 'Supporting Trans Autistic Clients and Students' webinar with Lydia Meem and Arden Cassie
- Case Study 5 – trans AuDHDer navigating gender identity and affirmation, study options, friendships, becoming an advocate for neurodivergent students, social justice
- Sample letter for gender affirming care
- Sample report
- Sample NDIS review letter
- 'Exploring passions, identity, supports and accommodations' webinar with Lydia Meem and Zoe Semmler (including personalised goal setting and supports for neurodivergent people, alternatives to social skills training, normalising solo time, cultural approach to social interaction styles and brain styles, identifying social opportunities through interests and passions, themes in couples counselling)
- 'Exploring Play in Neurodivergent Children' live webinar with Q&A with Dr Erin Robinson on 24 July 2024
- 'Sensory preferences and sensitivities' video with Lydia Meem
- Tips for supporting young people who may be reluctant to engage with services resource
- Case Study 6 – alternatives to high school, expert in special interests
- Sample report
- Case study 7 (girl who likes looking after horses, distance ed, lower work demands)
- School Can’t resource list
- Sample Letter for uniform flexibility
- Video discussion of Autistic burnout in high school with Lydia Meem
- Case Study 8 – developmental differences, adult learning, workplace adjustments, embracing neurodivergence, becoming an advocate for change at work
- Sample report
- Sample letter for workplace
- 'Autism, Relationships, Intimacy and Sex' webinar with Lydia Meem and Zoe Semmler
- Sample DSP Support Letters
- 'Creating a neurodiversity affirming autism assessment experience' webinar with Lydia Meem
- Sample Intake Form as part of the referral process
- Sample History and Current Presentation Form for first session with clients
- 'Selecting Assessment Tools for Autism and ADHD' live webinar including Q and A with Lydia Meem (exclusive to Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician training participants on 22 August 2024)
- Autism and ADHD Assessment Tool Selection resource
- Differential and Dual Considerations in Complex Presentations webinar with Lydia Meem (exclusive to NAC members on 15 October 2024)
- Case study 9 (situational mutism and social anxiety)
- Case study 10 (trauma)
- Sample report - when it's not autismÂ
- 'Neurodiversity Affirming Report Writing' webinar with Lydia Meem (exclusive to participants in the Neurodiverrsity Affirming Clinician training on 5 September 2024)
- Language Update resource – replacing deficit-based language with neurodiversity affirming language
- Sample reports – adults, adolescents, children
- 'Next Steps After An Autism Assessment' webinar with Lydia Meem
- Recommendation Menu resource
- Feedback Scripts resource – answering common questions from clients and families
- Post-course questionnaire
- All the case studies, resources and tools in one place for you to download
- Certificates are available for each completed module
Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician (NAC) membership may be right for you if you:
- are a psychologist, paediatrician, psychiatrist, speech pathologist, occupational therapist or allied health professional who wants to engage in neurodiversity affirming practiceÂ
- are willing to consider your intake and assessment process, and counselling or therapy style to become aware of underlying neurotypical-centred assumptions you may have picked up during your formal training
- are curious and keen to rethink common assumptions around neurodiversity and disability, and to try out new ideas, resources and ways of speaking with and writing about your clients
- have approximately one hour a week (or 2 hours a fortnight, or half a day a month) to invest in this training, explore the case studies, sample reports and other tools, and to consider how you can incorporate these in your own practice
When you become a member of Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician (NAC):
- you'll have access to all courses (currently 15) in the training hub, and we'll keep adding more courses each year.
- you'll be able to attend LIVE training webinars throughout the year (webinars are $198 AUD each for non-NAC members)
- recordings of the LIVE webinars will be available in the NAC Members Hub after these events.
- you'll receive exclusive access to special events for NAC members, including exclusive webinars for NAC members, and live Q and A sessions with Lydia Meem (clinical psychologist).
- we'll stay in touch, highlighting different courses and resources for you to explore.
- you can complete the courses in any order and at your own pace.Â
- CPD Certificates are provided upon completion of each course (currently approx. 35 hours CPD across 15 courses, and this will grow each year)
- you may be able to claim NAC membership cost as a work expense.
UPCOMING 2024 TRAINING WEBINARS
26th Mar:Â Autism and ADHD
9th Apr:Â Beyond IQ Scores
7th May:Â Exploring passions, identity, supports and accommodations
24th Jul:Â Exploring play in neurodivergent children
22nd Aug: Selecting assessment tools for Autism and ADHD (Exclusive to NAC members)
5th Sep:Â Neurodiversity affirming report writing (Exclusive to NAC members)
15th Oct: Differential & Dual Considerations in Complex Presentations (Exclusive to NAC members)
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NAC MEMBERSHIP INVESTMENT COST:
First 12 months of membership: $1999 AUD or 4 payments of $600 AUD
Annual renewal: $499 (can be cancelled any time before the renewal date)
Early Access NAC membership is currently available, and includes 3Â LIVE webinars prior to the full launch of the NAC training hub on 3 June 2024. Early Access NAC members will also have a reduced annual renewal fee of $249 for the duration of their NAC membership. (See below for more details)
Please note: All prices are in Australian dollars (AUD). Here's a link to a currency converter so you can estimate the cost in your own currency.Â
A NOTE ABOUT EARLY ACCESSÂ
Early access is available to those on the wait list and provides a special early bird membership rate, access to a training webinar in March, April and May, and access to the online members hub. No content will be available in the Members Hub until after 3rd June 2024. From June 3, all 2024 training modules will be released, along with invitations to the next 3 webinars (July, August, September) provided. In 2025 (and beyond), you will also be invited to attend any NAC applicable live training webinars as we schedule them, free of charge for the duration of your membership. Early Access NAC members will have a reduced renewal fee of $249 AUD for the duration of their membership.
Early Bird Access available with Full Member Access available from 3rd June 2024
Register your interest below to get early access.
