Certificate in Neurodiversity Awareness for Therapeutic Practitioners

Modules:

Understanding Neurodiversity
Defines neurodiversity, contrasts social and medical models, explains respectful language choices and the potentials – and pitfalls – of self-diagnosis. Sets the ethical foundation for all later modules.

Understanding Neurodiversity

05:01
Reflective Exercises Module 1
Module 1 – Understanding Neurodiversity

ADHD in the Therapy Room
Explores inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive and combined presentations, time-blindness, emotional impermanence, and low-cost accommodations such as visible agendas, movement breaks and reminder texts.

Autism Spectrum Profiles
Covers sensory processing, literal communication, masking, selective mutism and practical ways to create a predictable, accepting environment that supports authentic engagement.

Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)
Examines motor-planning and organisational challenges, fatigue, social shame and simple environmental tweaks (thicker pens, clear pathways, slower demonstrations) that boost safety and confidence.

Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Unpacks phonological processing, reading/writing fatigue, assistive tech, alternatives to written homework and therapeutic strategies for dismantling literacy-related shame.

Dyscalculia and Numerical Processing Differences
Looks at fuzzy number sense, money and time anxiety, strength-based strategies and concrete tools such as visual anchors, budgeting apps and external time cues.

Co-occurring Profiles, Tourette Syndrome and Sensory Differences
Explains high rates of overlap, demystifies tics, highlights the eight senses (including proprioception etc.) and shows how layered triggers can be broken into manageable tweaks.

Integrating Awareness into Everyday Practice
Guides practitioners through enquiry, assessment, ongoing work and endings, showing how to embed flexible accommodations, collaborate with other professionals and sustain inclusive CPD.

Recognise key indicators across ADHD, Autism, DCD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia and Tourette syndrome, while accounting for overlap.
Apply practical, low-cost accommodations in-session (sensory comfort, movement breaks, clear language, consistent phrasing, processing time).
Ethically discuss self-diagnosis and signpost assessment routes for adults and children with clarity and care.
Adapt communication for selective mutism, literal processing and emotional impermanence, using tools like mood logs and voice notes.
Embed neurodiversity-affirming practice end-to-end: inclusive intake, flexible goals, multi-format resources, and collaborative working with families and other professionals.

Level

Intermediate
Enrollment validity

Enrollment validity: 90 days
Certificate

Certificate of completion

Certificate in Neurodiversity Awareness for Therapeutic Practitioners

Modules:

Understanding Neurodiversity
Defines neurodiversity, contrasts social and medical models, explains respectful language choices and the potentials – and pitfalls – of self-diagnosis. Sets the ethical foundation for all later modules.

Understanding Neurodiversity

Reflective Exercises Module 1

Module 1 – Understanding Neurodiversity

ADHD in the Therapy Room
Explores inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive and combined presentations, time-blindness, emotional impermanence, and low-cost accommodations such as visible agendas, movement breaks and reminder texts.

ADHD in the Therapy Room

Reflective Tasks Module 2

Module 2 – ADHD in the Therapy Room

Autism Spectrum Profiles
Covers sensory processing, literal communication, masking, selective mutism and practical ways to create a predictable, accepting environment that supports authentic engagement.

Autism Spectrum Profiles

Reflective Tasks Module 3

Module 3 – Autism Spectrum Profiles

Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)
Examines motor-planning and organisational challenges, fatigue, social shame and simple environmental tweaks (thicker pens, clear pathways, slower demonstrations) that boost safety and confidence.

Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)

Reflective Tasks Module 4

Module 4 – Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)

Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Unpacks phonological processing, reading/writing fatigue, assistive tech, alternatives to written homework and therapeutic strategies for dismantling literacy-related shame.

Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

Reflective Tasks Module 5

Module 5 – Dyslexia & Dysgraphia

Dyscalculia and Numerical Processing Differences
Looks at fuzzy number sense, money and time anxiety, strength-based strategies and concrete tools such as visual anchors, budgeting apps and external time cues.

Dyscalculia and Numerical Processing Differences

Reflective Tasks Module 6

Module 6 – Dyscalculia & Numerical Processing

Co-occurring Profiles, Tourette Syndrome and Sensory Differences
Explains high rates of overlap, demystifies tics, highlights the eight senses (including proprioception etc.) and shows how layered triggers can be broken into manageable tweaks.

Co-occurring Profiles, Tourette Syndrome and Sensory Differences

Reflective Tasks Module 7

Module 7 – Overlap, Tourette & Sensory Differences

Integrating Awareness into Everyday Practice
Guides practitioners through enquiry, assessment, ongoing work and endings, showing how to embed flexible accommodations, collaborate with other professionals and sustain inclusive CPD.

Integrating Awareness into Everyday Practice

Reflective Tasks Module 8

Module 8 – Integration into Practice

Certificate in Neurodiversity Awareness for Therapeutic Practitioners

Modules:

Understanding Neurodiversity Defines neurodiversity, contrasts social and medical models, explains respectful language choices and the potentials – and pitfalls – of self-diagnosis. Sets the ethical foundation for all later modules.

Understanding Neurodiversity

Reflective Exercises Module 1

Module 1 – Understanding Neurodiversity

ADHD in the Therapy Room Explores inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive and combined presentations, time-blindness, emotional impermanence, and low-cost accommodations such as visible agendas, movement breaks and reminder texts.

ADHD in the Therapy Room

Reflective Tasks Module 2

Module 2 – ADHD in the Therapy Room

Autism Spectrum Profiles Covers sensory processing, literal communication, masking, selective mutism and practical ways to create a predictable, accepting environment that supports authentic engagement.

Autism Spectrum Profiles

Reflective Tasks Module 3

Module 3 – Autism Spectrum Profiles

Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia) Examines motor-planning and organisational challenges, fatigue, social shame and simple environmental tweaks (thicker pens, clear pathways, slower demonstrations) that boost safety and confidence.

Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)

Reflective Tasks Module 4

Module 4 – Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)

Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Unpacks phonological processing, reading/writing fatigue, assistive tech, alternatives to written homework and therapeutic strategies for dismantling literacy-related shame.

Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

Reflective Tasks Module 5

Module 5 – Dyslexia & Dysgraphia

Dyscalculia and Numerical Processing Differences Looks at fuzzy number sense, money and time anxiety, strength-based strategies and concrete tools such as visual anchors, budgeting apps and external time cues.

Dyscalculia and Numerical Processing Differences

Reflective Tasks Module 6

Module 6 – Dyscalculia & Numerical Processing

Co-occurring Profiles, Tourette Syndrome and Sensory Differences Explains high rates of overlap, demystifies tics, highlights the eight senses (including proprioception etc.) and shows how layered triggers can be broken into manageable tweaks.

Co-occurring Profiles, Tourette Syndrome and Sensory Differences

Reflective Tasks Module 7

Module 7 – Overlap, Tourette & Sensory Differences

Integrating Awareness into Everyday Practice Guides practitioners through enquiry, assessment, ongoing work and endings, showing how to embed flexible accommodations, collaborate with other professionals and sustain inclusive CPD.

Integrating Awareness into Everyday Practice

Reflective Tasks Module 8

Module 8 – Integration into Practice

Understanding Neurodiversity
Defines neurodiversity, contrasts social and medical models, explains respectful language choices and the potentials – and pitfalls – of self-diagnosis. Sets the ethical foundation for all later modules.

ADHD in the Therapy Room
Explores inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive and combined presentations, time-blindness, emotional impermanence, and low-cost accommodations such as visible agendas, movement breaks and reminder texts.

Autism Spectrum Profiles
Covers sensory processing, literal communication, masking, selective mutism and practical ways to create a predictable, accepting environment that supports authentic engagement.

Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)
Examines motor-planning and organisational challenges, fatigue, social shame and simple environmental tweaks (thicker pens, clear pathways, slower demonstrations) that boost safety and confidence.

Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Unpacks phonological processing, reading/writing fatigue, assistive tech, alternatives to written homework and therapeutic strategies for dismantling literacy-related shame.

Dyscalculia and Numerical Processing Differences
Looks at fuzzy number sense, money and time anxiety, strength-based strategies and concrete tools such as visual anchors, budgeting apps and external time cues.

Co-occurring Profiles, Tourette Syndrome and Sensory Differences
Explains high rates of overlap, demystifies tics, highlights the eight senses (including proprioception etc.) and shows how layered triggers can be broken into manageable tweaks.

Integrating Awareness into Everyday Practice
Guides practitioners through enquiry, assessment, ongoing work and endings, showing how to embed flexible accommodations, collaborate with other professionals and sustain inclusive CPD.