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Parenting can be hard enough, but when you are parenting neurodivergent children, it can often feel lonely and isolating, not knowing where to turn, or how to find support. If you are a neurodivergent parent or carer, it adds another dimension to parenting.
In this insightful panel discussion, parents of neurodivergent children and parents who are neurodivergent themselves, will share their experiences of neurodiversity as a family – both the highs and the lows.
We will explore:
Why parenting neurodivergent children can feel isolating
The challenges and benefits of seeking a diagnosis for your children
Challenges at school
Sleep and food
Sensory processing
Self care as a parent
Practical support and strategies to support neurodivergent families
You will leave this webinar having a better understanding of neurodiversity as a family with some practical strategies and resources to help support you on your neurodiversity journey.
This is a free online event via Zoom.
Marcia Goddard
Neuroscientist
Dr. Marcia Goddard obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology cum laude, and subsequently earned her PhD in neuroscience, studying neurodiversity in pathways to empathic ability. Marcia’s expertise is brain-behaviour relationships and their impact on performance, with a focus on DEI, psychological safety, and mental wellbeing.
Marcia is the Founder of Contentment for Business, and helps organisations optimise team performance. All profits from this work go to The Contentment Foundation’s mental wellness program for schools. In addition, Marcia is an award-winning international keynote speaker, presenter, and science communicator, able to make complex, scientific content accessible and digestible for large audiences.
Michael and Paul Atwal-Brice
Postcast Hosts (Diffability) and charity Ambassadors, Disability advocates
Paul and Michael Atwal-Brice are fathers to two sets of identical Twins; Levi, Lucas, Lotan and Lance. All the family live in South Yorkshire.
The Atwal-Brice Family are very unique and covers many specialist topics around Disabilities with their older twins Levi and Lucas who have been diagnosed with Autism and Epilepsy, amongst other disabilities.
Over the years, they have built up a vast network of ally's in the charity and media sector and have been ambassadors for Caudwell Children’s charity and AFK working with disability charities and helping disabled children across the U.K.
The Atwal-Brice’s fronted a national campaign in 2020 campaigning for access to better inclusive play equipment in local parks so children like Levi and Lucas can enjoy recreational activities with their peers. This received a vast amount of coverage both the BBC news and Radio 5 Live along with other coverage.
For this, they received an award from the children’s charity AFK and won Best disability Campaign 2020.
Kellie barker
Director Born Anxious
Creator and maker of Born Anxious Clothing and advocate.
ImRoc Autism Peer Support trainer
We make label free clothes that donate to charities to raise awareness and acceptance promoting reasonable adjustments with no apology.
We are a neurodiverse family that’s blended we are really proud of how far we have come and have come to the conclusion that we are never going to fit into a 9-5 life so we have stopped trying, we remove demands and steal the moments of joy .
Everyone can thrive within the right environment and we feel if you meet people where they are at and set achievable goals and celebrate skills, it is the key to confidence and personal development.