Guest speaker: Understanding childhood behaviours through a neurodiversity affirming lens
At a glance
Guest speaker
Kerry Murphy
Webinar duration
2 hours
Suitable for
Thrive Licensed Practitioners
CPD
Worth 5 CPD points
Price per place
£75 excl. VAT
Course Outcomes
‘Understanding childhood behaviours through a neurodiversity affirming lens’ is worth 5 CPD points to Thrive Licensed Practitioners.
During the 2-hour session, you will:
- Apply the principles of neurodiversity affirming practice to interpreting and co-regulating children’s behaviours (and underlying needs).
- Identify common developmental differences and needs, such as the role of stress, sensory differences and environment.
- Apply practical strategies to support co-regulation and compassion with children in ways that affirm their differences and needs.
- Begin to challenge internalised and systemic norms about what is considered "normal" behaviour in early childhood settings, and gently shift expectations.
Who is it for?
Thrive Licensed Practitioners from early years settings.
Introducing guest speaker: Kerry Murphy
Kerry Murphy (she/her) is an autistic and ADHD early childhood specialist. She has a passion for neurodiversity and disability affirming practice.
Kerry is a lecturer in higher education and works with early years settings, organisations and local authorities in improving understanding of neurodivergence, disability, diverse child development and play cultures. She is author of several highly commended books, and is currently completing her Educational Doctorate in the pathologisation of play and child development in neurodivergent children.
What you'll learn
This webinar invites early years educators, professionals, and caregivers to reframe their understanding of childhood behaviour through a neurodiversity-affirming lens.
Moving beyond deficit-based perceptions, we will explore how behaviours provide information about the child’s internal experiences, preferences, and ways of engaging with the world. Grounded in principles of co-regulation, and developmental diversity, this session supports participants to see behaviour as a gateway for understanding a child’s differences and needs, as well as aiming for more compassionate practices, over compliance.
Course structure
2-hour webinar.
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