Designed and delivered by Kerry Murphy, early years specialist, author and doctoral researcher in neurodiversity and play. Kerry is also autistic and ADHD and may draw on lived experience.
Kerry invites educators to move away from deficit-based and compliance-driven approaches, and towards autism-affirming practice that recognises autistic ways of being as valid and developmentally meaningful.
Rather than presenting autism as a single profile, the training explores autism as a constellation of traits, strengths, needs, and experiences that show up differently for every child.
Attend to:
- Develop a clear understanding of autism from a neurodiversity-affirming perspective
- Explore autistic play patterns, communication styles, and regulation differences
- Build strengths-led, relational pedagogy for autistic children
- Reflect on how environments, routines, and expectations can either support or undermine autistic children
Suitable for: primary and early years members
Can’t make it? Don’t worry! If you are unable to attend, still register to receive a recording link and watch within 14 days.
