Supporting Neurodivergent Young People

CPD accredited one day workshop for youth professionals

Ange McMillan

Accredited Counsellor

I know you care.

You work with young people because you want to make a difference. But right now, it can feel like you’re being stretched beyond your limits and your comfort zone.

You’re supporting neurodivergent young people who are anxious, overwhelmed, struggling to engage or finding school and services hard to attend.

You understand the basics, but it often doesn’t feel like enough. What you’re seeing doesn’t always fit the guidance, and the strategies you’ve been given don’t always work in practice.

Get the training you need

I get it

As an Autistic therapist working alongside a neurodivergent team, we struggled to find trauma-responsive training that genuinely met the needs of the neurodivergent young people we were supporting.

In response, we began running co-production sessions with young people and their carers, listening closely to what they told us had and hadn’t worked, and using that learning to develop a programme of support that centres their voices and living experience.

Alongside this, I spent hundreds of hours researching, reflecting and adapting approaches to understand what genuinely helps neurodivergent young people feel safer and more understood.

Our approach is unique, blending art, immersive storytelling and play-based approaches and we are excited ti share this with you.

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Understanding neurodivergence beyond labels and diagnoses
Anxiety, overwhelm and distress in neurodivergent young people
The stress response and how it shows up differently for different young people
Meltdowns, shutdowns, masking and withdrawal
Why behaviour is often a response to unmet needs or perceived threat
Sensory processing and environmental stressors
Language and approaches that reduce pressure and build safety
Low-demand, practical and creative ways of working
Supporting young people who experience barriers to school or service attendance
Working alongside parents and carers with compassion and curiosity

What We Will Cover

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On Demand

Availability: This course runs on demand, send me a message to register your interest and I’ll set up a time for us to talk to make sure this is the right course for you.

Group bookings are for 8-20 people and cost is £1800.

This training is for anyone who works professionally with children and young people age 7 and above.

What Our Clients Say

"I would recommend this training to others"

"Ange was amazing. A very well delivered course with lots of knowledge shared - thank you!"

"Ange is fantastic, very informative and makes the information accessible"