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Join Rachel for our next workshop which will provide an insight into the lived experience of autism and ADHD. Parents and caregivers will gain more insight into their child's brain, and learn strategies to use at home to support their child.

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6-7:30pm, Thursday 20th February 2025

All Star Therapies clinic, 81 Forrest Street Geraldton

$100 per person

admin@allstartherapies.com.au or 9924 5115

Upcoming program

We are currently taking expressions of interest for our new workshop series - The ABCs for IEPs.

We know that meeting with the school about your child's learning can be hard, and many parents don't know how to advocate for their child.

This four session online program will give parents and caregivers the confidence boost they need to ensure their child has access to the support and accommodations they need to thrive in and out of the classroom.

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Days and times to be confirmed, based on preferences expressed by participants. Sessions will start late March 2025

Workshops will be facilitated by our team, live online (in person options are not available)

We are offering a reduced rate of $220 per person, for our first round of the program

admin@allstartherapies.com.au or 9924 5115

Express My Interest

Please contact us if you'd like to know more about booking a workshop, or if you'd like to request a topic!

Rachel is passionate about sharing her experience both as an occupational therapist, and a late identified neurodivergent person. We currently have a range of workshops available to schools and daycares, and are in the process of developing workshops for parents and caregivers.

Our school workshop "Supporting Neurodivergent Students" can be adapted for workshops of 1.5 hrs to 3 hrs. We discuss various diagnoses that make a student neurodivergent, the strengths associated with being neurodivergent and some of the difficulties. We share our approach of working from the strengths and interests of the student, and aim to leave you with practical strategies for implementation as soon as you leave the workshop.

Our workshops are charged at an hourly rate, regardless of the number of attendees, which makes them much more achievable for your budget!

We offer workshops throughout the Midwest region.

Professional Learning Workshops

We currently have the following workshops available to be booked:

Supporting Neurodivergent

Students (3 hours)

This workshop is designed for

teachers and education

assistants, with a focus on:

Explaining autism and ADHD, and the strengths and challenges
Sensory Processing differences
Communication skills
The Double Empathy Problem
Using a strengths based approach
IEP goal writing with a strengths based lens
Gestalt Language Processing
Communication Rights
Being a “Whole Body Learner”
Practical strategies to implement into the classroom immediately

Supporting Autistic & ADHD Children (1.5 hrs)

This workshop is designed for day care staff and families, with a focus on:

Recognising the early signs a child might be autistic or ADHD
The strengths and challenges of being an autistic/ADHD child
Neurodivergent communication
Gestalt Language Processing
Sensory Processing differences
Supporting meltdowns
Strategies for supporting autistic/ADHD children
Assessment pathways and accessing support

Co-regulating with students, clients or children (1.5 hrs)

This workshop is designed for teachers, education assistants, support workers and parents, with a focus on:

Supporting a child before, during and after a meltdown

The “science” behind a meltdown
The way the nervous system responds
Signs of dysregulation, and detecting triggers

Neurodiversity at School (1 hr)

This workshop is designed for high school students, with an emphasis on:

Developing an understanding of neurodiversity
Understanding the preferred language used by people in the disability community
Awareness of the strengths and challenges of being neurodivergent
The Double Empathy Problem
Strategies that support our brains and bodies

This workshop also includes two short break out activities, where students brainstorm different strengths and challenges of their own, and the strategies they use that help them to learn.