Autism Anxiety School Parenting

Autism and demand avoidance

Demand Avoidance 101

Does your child's behaviour confuse you? Does most of the parenting advice you are given make things worse? Do you feel like you are walking on eggshells? I n this course, Dr Naomi Fisher will explain the psychology of demand avoidance. What is it, how does it affect the nervous system - and importantly, what can parents do? You'll end with a clearer idea of what is going wrong and some ideas as to how to help.

£40.00 GBP

What is Demand Avoidance? A Guide for Teenagers

In this course for teenagers, Naomi discusses the times when everything feels like pressure and your nervous system and how it works. She describes the pressure trap - how we can sometimes get into a trap when we feel under pressure - and how we can do things to help by building the world that works for you and by befriending your nervous system. With short videos featuring Chloe from Me Just Me.

£40.00 GBP

Working with Demand Avoidant Children: The Art and Science of Low Demand Therapy

In this course you'll gain an understanding of what is going on for demand avoidant children and what you could do differently. You'll gain practical ideas as well as theoretical insight.   It is suitable for anyone working therapeutically with children and teenagers, including psychologists, child psychotherapists, occupational therapists, drama therapists, art therapists and speech and language therapists. It might also be of interest to school SENCo although it focuses on the one-to-one. It will be engaging, interesting and informative.

£60.00 GBP

Neurodiversity 101

Are you wondering if your child is neurodivergent - but aren't sure what that actually means and what you should do about it? This course is the place to start.  Understand what neurodiversity means, how it relates to other ways of understanding difference and get some ideas as to how to talk to your children about neurodiversity and help them to thrive.

£40.00 GBP

After School: Helping Your Autistic Child Move On from School Trauma

In this mini course Naomi will talk about school trauma, how it occurs, what makes it worse and how parents can help. You'll leave with a new understanding of what has gone on for your child, why they are still affected by the past, and some ideas of what to do. This course will combine psychological theory with practical strategies and ideas.

£40.00 GBP

Burnt Out by School?

Things have gone wrong at school for your teenager, and now it’s like they have nothing left.  They have lost their sense of what made life worth living.  You don’t know how to help, and sometimes it seems like whatever you do makes things worse.

£40.00 GBP

Helping Your Autistic Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Screens

In this course Naomi talks about the screen time paradox.  She describes the attraction that autistic children have  for screens, and how parents may be inadvertently making the situation  worse. She talks about why screens are important for many autistic  children, and how parents can help them to develop a healthy long term  relationship with technology.

£40.00 GBP

Helping Your Autistic Teen with Anxiety (course)

Why are so many autistic teenagers anxious - and what can parents do to help? Gain understanding, insight and practical tips in this mini-course by Dr Naomi Fisher. 

£40.00 GBP

Helping Your Autistic Child With Anxiety (course)

Is your autistic child anxious? Dr Naomi Fisher, clinical psychologist, will help you understand some of the reasons and will show you some ways you might be able to support your child. You will leave with a better understanding of what might be going on, and some ideas as to you as the parent can help. 

£40.00 GBP

Helping Autistic Children With School

Is your autistic child having problems at school? Naomi offers ways to think about the issues, and tools and strategies which will help you make changes for your child.  

£40.00 GBP

Helping Your Autistic Child with Starting School

Dr Abigail Fisher, Educational Psychologist, talks from her experience both as an early years psychologist and as a Reception teacher. She shares ideas for how you can help and explains how school can support them.

£40.00 GBP

Helping Your Autistic Child with Trauma

Living with your autistic child is like walking on eggshells. They sleep badly, they cling to you and they have extreme reactions to seemingly small events. They are very scared of particular things, and you aren't really sure why.   Naomi will explain how trauma affects the brain - and why understanding trauma in autism requires us to look beyond major traumatic events to understand the person's individual experience.

£40.00 GBP