Autism Understanding Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician (NAC)
ONLINE LEARNING HUB + TRAINING EVENTS
Have you heard about neurodiversity affirming practices, but you're not completely confident in implementing these with your neurodivergent clients?
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 live and on-demand video and text-based learning materials, case studies, sample reports and practical downloadable resources for your practice.
NAC members receive a discount on registration for the Neurodivergent Clinician Symposium, and recordings of the Symposium presentations will be added to the NAC learning hub after the event.
BECOME A NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING CLINICIAN
BECOME A NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING CLINICIAN
Members Only Training Hub
Members Only Training Hub
EARN A CPD CERTIFICATE FOR EACH COMPLETED COURSE
Take a peek at what's inside...
- Welcome, course navigation and pre-course questionnaire
- Webinar: 'Neurodiversity Affirming Practice' with Lydia Meem
- Resource: Neurodiversity affirming resources for clinicians pdf – books, podcasts, therapy tools, neurodivergent adults to follow on social media
- Webinar: 'First Autism Conversations' with Lydia Meem (benefits of assessment for neurodivergent
people and their families, what to expect in an assessment, how to talk about autism) - Resource: Partnering with neurodivergent clients and families throughout the assessment process pdf
- Webinar: 'Autism and ADHD' with Lydia Meem and Zoe Semmler
- Resource: Neurodivergent Student Profile pdf
- Sample Child Autism and ADHD assessment report - MIGDAS-2, ADOS-2, Young DIVA, ASRS and CBRS
- Sample Adolescent Autism and ADHD assessment report - MIGDAS-2, ASRS, CBRS, ABAS-2, Young DIVA
- Sample Adult Autism assessment report
- Sample Adult Autism NDIS Review letter adding support strategies
- Sample Adult ADHD report - DIVA-5, Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), BRIEF-A
- Sample Adult AuDHD NDIS review letter for increasing supports in plan
- *All sample reports and sample letters are fully de-identified with names, dates and details changed/removed
- Webinar: 'Beyond IQ Scores' with Lydia Meem
- Resource: Cognitive Assessment Observation Checklist pdf
- Resource: How to recover when something goes wrong in a testing situation pdf
- Case Study Video – mulitiply neurodivergent girl - internalised autism presentation & high cognitive ability
- Sample Letter for preschool inclusion funding
- Sample Autism and Cognitive assessment report
- Sample Cognitive Reassesment report
- Case Study Video – developmental assessment tracking and developmental plateau/regression
- Sample Developmental Assessment report
- Sample Cognitive Assessment and Developmental Reassessment report
- Case Study Video – autism and global developmental delay, working with parents
- Sample Autism Assessment report
- Sample Developmental Assessment report
- Sample Letter to assist with developing an NDIS Support Plan
- Sample Developmental Reassessment report
- *All sample reports and sample letters are fully de-identified with names, dates and details changed/removed
- Webinar: Learning differences, supports and accommodations with Lydia Meem (exclusive to NAC members)
- Resource: Tips for writing letters for special provisions
- Sample report for AuDHD student with learning differences
- Sample letter for supports and accommodations at University
- *All sample reports and sample letters are fully de-identified with names, dates and details changed/removed
- Webinar: 'Supporting Trans Autistic Clients and Students' with Lydia Meem & Arden Cassie (Teacher, Advocate)
- Case Study Video – trans AuDHDer navigating gender identity and affirmation, study options, friendships, becoming an advocate for neurodivergent students, social justice
- Sample NDIS review letter with he/they/she pronouns
- Sample NDIS review letter with they/them pronouns
- Sample Letter for gender affirming care
- TransHub template letter for surgical readiness referral
- *All sample reports and sample letters are fully de-identified with names, dates and details changed/removed
- Webinar: 'Exploring passions, identity, supports and accommodations' with Lydia Meem and Zoe Semmler (including personalised goal setting and supports for neurodivergent adults, adolescents and children, cultural approach to social interaction styles and brain styles, identifying social opportunities through interests and passions, themes in couples counselling, strategies for preventing and responding to Autistic burnout, working with children with a Demand Avoidance presentation, working with young neurodivergent children and their parents etc)
- Webinar: 'Destigmatising Play in Neurodivergent Children' with Dr Erin Robinson
- Webinar: 'Autistic sensory preferences and sensitivities' with Lydia Meem
- Webinar: 'Planning for life after school, finding your tribe' webinar with Lydia Meem
- Webinar: 'Preventing and Managing Autistic and ADHDer Burnout and School Can't' with Lydia Meem
- Resource: Tips for supporting young people who may be reluctant to engage with services pdf
- Sample Adolescent Autism and ADHD assessment report
- Case Study Video – Adolescent, alternatives to high school, expert in special interests
- Sample Letter to a psychiatrist requesting a medication review
- Sample Letter for NDIS support planning
- Sample Letter for high school re school camp
- Sample Letter for NDIS plan review, started apprenticeship
- Case study video - Adolescent, advocacy for school accommodations
- Sample Letter for high school re uniform flexibility and support around transitions, lockers
- *All sample reports and sample letters are fully de-identified with names, dates and details changed/removed
- Webinar: 'Autism, Relationships, Intimacy and Sex' with Lydia Meem and Zoe Semmler
- Case Study Video – developmental differences, adult learning, workplace adjustments, embracing neurodivergence, becoming an advocate for change at work
- Sample Adult Autism Assessment report
- Sample Letter for workplace
- 2 Sample Letters for NDIS reviews
- Case Study Video - advocating for an AuDHD adult in emergency accommodation
- Sample Interim Letter for NDIS Supported Independent Living (SIL)
- Sample Comprehensive Letter for NDIS SIL
- Sample Letter for NDIS planning meeting (for a new plan)
- Sample Letter for Disability Support Pension (DSP) application
- Sample Letter for NDIS Plan Review
- Sample Adult Autism Assessment report
- Sample Adult Autism NDIS Review Letter adding strategies
- Sample Adult ADHD Assessment report
- Sample Adult AuDHD Review Letter for increasing supports in NDIS plan
- *All sample reports and sample letters are fully de-identified with names, dates and details changed/removed
- Webinar: 'Creating a neurodiversity affirming autism assessment experience' with Lydia Meem
- Sample Intake Form as part of the referral process
- Sample History and Current Presentation Form for first session with clients
- Webinar: 'Selecting Assessment Tools for Autism and ADHD' with Lydia Meem (exclusive to NAC members)
- Resource: A-Z of Autism Screening and Assessment Tools pdf
- Webinar: Differential and Dual Considerations with Lydia Meem (exclusive to NAC members)
- Resource: All Brains Belong's Clinician Guide: Constellation of chronic medical conditions commonly seen in Autistic and ADHD Adults
- Resource: Coventry Grid for differentiating between autism, attachment differences/complex trauma and demand avoidance (protocol for autism vs attachment in children; protocol including PDA profile in children; protocol for differentiating complex trauma and autism in adults)
- Resource: Ambitious About Autism's "Know Your Normal" Toolkit (visual tool for tracking changes in health, mental health and wellbeing from baseline, helpful for supporting conversations with general practitioners)
- Webinar: 'Neurodiversity Affirming Report Writing' with Lydia Meem (exclusive to NAC members)
- Sample reports – adults, adolescents, children
- Webinar: 'Next Steps After An Autism Assessment' with Lydia Meem
- Resource: Recommendation Menu pdf (helpful for identifying recommendations to include in reports)
- All the case studies, resources and tools in one place for you to download
- Certificates are available for each training you complete
- "Before You Begin" has our Pre-Course questionnaire, and "Progress Check-In" has our Post-course questionnaire - we ask you to complete these annually
- Our "Member Q& A Recordings' area includes all the recordings from our exclusive live events for members.
Become A Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician
Join the NAC Hub Today to get INSTANT ACCESS to 37.5 hours of CPD across 15 courses, including invitations to live webinars and events for NAC members.
UPCOMING LIVE TRAINING EVENTS FOR NAC MEMBERS
- 20 Aug 2025 Live Webinar: Identifying and Supporting Young Autistic Children with Lydia Meem and Dr Erin Robinson
- 3-4 Sept 2025 Neurodivergent Clinician Symposium, Melbourne - 2 days of neurodivergent health professionals sharing practical strategies and resources, combining their clinical insights and lived experience around neurodiversity affirming practice (discounted registration for NAC members, and recordings will be added to the NAC online learning hub, bringing our content to 50+ hours of CPD)
- 29 Oct 2025 11.30am ADST NAC Member Q&A with Lydia
- 4 Dec 2025 10.15am ADST NAC member Q&A with Lydia
Inside the NAC Membership Portal you get access to over 35 hours of CPD, with 15 courses, assessment and therapy tools, sample reports and letters, case studies, and live events.
CPE POINTS APPLY TO 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 practice.
- you 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.
- you 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.
- you 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 training each year!
- You'll be able to attend LIVE training webinars throughout the year for free as part of your membership (valued at $198 each).
- Recordings of the webinars will be available in the NAC Members Hub after these live events.
- You'll receive exclusive access to special events for NAC members, including 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.
- 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.
NAC MEMBERSHIP
First 12 months of access: AUD$1999 or 4 payments of $600
Annual renewal: $499 (can be cancelled any time before the renewal date)
Please note: All prices are in Australian dollars (AUD) and include GST where applicable. Here's a link to a currency converter so you can estimate the cost in your own currency.
INSTANT ACCESS
NAC training hub membership includes:
- Instant Access to all course content (via desktop or mobile)
- Progress tracking so you can pick up where you left off
- Webinar presentations
- Live training events (including NAC member Q&A sessions)
- Audio files and slides from each webinar
- Downloadable and printable Resources
- Sample reports and letters to draw from, including examples of neurodiversity affirming language and recommendations, that you can add to your reports
- CPD Certificate of Completion for each course
Enrolment Cost
First Year of Training Hub Access: $1999pp (payment plan available at checkout)
Second Year of Training Hub Access: $499pp
Neurodiversity-Affirming Clinician Training Hub
GET INSTANT ACCESS & LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE
First Year of Training Hub Access: AUD$1999pp (payment plan available at checkout)
Second Year of Training Hub Access: AUD$499pp
Participants will receive a certificates for CPD on completion of each module.
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