Aims
Discuss what neurodiversity is.
Explain the impact of neurodivergence on the wellbeing and development of children.
Describe the impact of neurodiversity on the adolescent individual.
Describe the impact of neurodiversity in adulthood on the individual.
Describe the impact of neurodiversity on relationships.
Describe the impact of neurodiversity in education and strategies to support neurodiverse students.
Describe difficulties and opportunities for neurodiverse individuals in the workplace.
Describe counselling techniques and strategies for working with neurodivergent individuals.
There are eight lessons in this course:
Scope and Nature of Neurodiversity
- History of the term ‘Neurodiversity’
- What is neurodiversity today
- The difference between neurotypical and neurodivergent brains
- The neurodivergent experience
- Other considerations
Neurodiversity & Childhood
- Gender and neurodiversity
- Education
- Stereotyped behaviour
- Mental health and neurodiversity
- Strategies to help neurodivergent children
Neurodiversity & Adolescence
- The transition from childhood to adolescence
- Exercise and neurodiverse adolescents
- Bullying in adolescence
- Neurodiversity and mental health in adolescents
- Adolescence and coping strategies
Neurodiversity in Adulthood
- Neurodiverse adults and quality of life
- Barriers to quality of life in neurodiverse individuals
- Improving quality of life for neurodiverse individuals
- Practical coping strategies for neurodiverse adults
- Neurodiversity and work
- Professional development
Neurodiversity and Relationships
- Relationships and neurodiverse individuals
- Interpersonal relations
- Neurodiverse work relationships
- Self-help groups
Neurodiversity in Education
- Strategies in education
- Teaching strategies for neurodiverse students
- Neurodiverse children and education
- Neurodiverse students in the classroom
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
- Underemployment and unemployment
- The benefits of neurodiverse employees
- Neurodivergent jobs
- Preparing for interviews
- Maintaining neurodiverse individuals in the workplace
Counselling Neurodivergent Individuals
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Counselling young neurodiverse people
- Counselling neurodiverse adults
- Case study – counselling for ADHD
- International organisations that support neurodiversity
