My Offer:
I deliver comprehensive autism training, incorporating the latest autism research and my lived experience. I offer in-person, virtual or pre-recorded talks for either 30 or 60 minutes. I can either prepare a bespoke presentation, suited to your audience and unique needs or deliver one of my pre-prepared talks. I can travel within a 30 mile radius of Weston-Super-Mare. Further travel will also be considered and priced accordingly.
My Experience:
I have experience of delivering webinars, pre-recorded and in-person talks. I have previously presented at conferences, to parent groups, therapists, educators and university students.
Want to Hear My Story?
If you are interested in booking me as a guest speaker, please read my terms and conditions and complete the enquiry form and I will be in touch via email.
Available Talks:
Off the Radar ~ The Dark Side of Education
During this talk, I will candidly discuss my educational experiences in mainstream, from primary school to university. My experiences will be backed up by academic research. By mentioning what went wrong and the challenges I faced, I will share how my experiences can help reframe learning provision and support approaches. In this talk, I provide ideas for designing neuro-affirming environments and strategies for school staff. I talk about reasonable adjustments that would have benefitted me along with my extended project qualification (EPQ) research focusing on effective support for autistic students in mainstream secondary schools.
Autism and Friendships
During this talk, I define friendship, share my lived experiences of friendships and challenges I face in friendship. I introduce the double empathy problem and offer a blueprint for being a good autism mentor. I then present my master’s research into the positive friendship experiences of non-autistic people with their autistic peers. I recommend ways non-autistic people can adapt their approach and how autistic people can be supported to develop friendships, if they desire. I also include elements of a friendship curriculum that may benefit autistic learners.
Travelling as an Autistic Woman
During this talk, I discuss what led me to desire travel, challenges I face with travel, my positive and negative experiences of travel and general support strategies that may empower autistic people wishing to explore the world.
Under All the Layers
During this talk, I define autistic masking, including the reasons for masking and the negative impacts of masking. I share my experiences of masking at secondary school and in adulthood. I then provide strategies to help autistic people unmask and ways for those supporting autistic people to create safe spaces.
Collapsing
During this talk, I define autistic burnout, including the causes and impacts of burnout. I include my personal experiences of autistic burnout and offer support strategies for autistic people experiencing burnout and those supporting them.