Dr Dorothy Armstrong delivers education and training to different organisations and groups. Here is a sample of the types of public lectures and education delivered in 2023:
Talk/Training | Titles | Funder |
Talks for Early Years Providers and Parents of Preschool Children – Two Webinars | • “Difficulty processing sensory information during early childhood – Feeling overwhelmed, overloaded & not being understood.” • “Children who find it Difficult to concentrate and stay calm – Helping the child who struggles with getting their energy in the right place to participate fully in play and other learning activities.” | Fingal County Childcare Committee |
Webinar | “Helping teenagers with ADHD who struggle with Organisation, Time-Management, Decision Making, Working Memory and Managing feelings (Executive Function).” | ADHD Ireland |
‘Developmental Coordination Disorder / Dyspraxia: Capturing the complexity’ – Series of six in-person seminars | • Capturing the complexity (what exactly is it?) and helping children set goals for independence. • Helping children achieve their goals – Part 1. • Helping children achieve their goals – Part 2. • Help for handwriting. • Helping children who need to move from handwriting to assistive technology. • Strategies for young adults and adults and the myth that Developmental Coordination Disorder / Dyspraxia is only there in childhood. | Toys, Technology and Training Programme, Kildare County Council |
Dyspraxia Ireland Conference Presentation | ‘Reasonable Accommodations to Certificate Exams (RACE)’ | Dyspraxia (DCD) Ireland National Conference 2023 |
‘Fostering Neurodivergent Children’ – Series of Four Webinars | • Too Loud, Too Bright and the Seams on my Socks hurt! • Self-Regulation – Helping the neurodivergent child to feel grounded. • Managing Meltdowns and Helping Neurodiverse Children and Teenagers understand and manage emotions. • Collaborative Problem Solving | TÚSLA |
Seminar in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown | ‘Autism and Girls’ | Parent Autism Network |
Workshop for Professional working in Kildare Children & Young People’s Services | ‘Neurodiversity and Inclusion’ | Kildare Children & Young People’s Services Committee |
Talks for Early Years Providers and Parents of Preschool Children – Three In-Person Talks | • Difficulty processing sensory information during early childhood – Feeling overwhelmed, overloaded & not being understood. • Children who find it Difficult to concentrate and stay calm – Helping the child who struggles with getting their energy in the right place to participate fully in play and other learning activities. • Developing audio-visual resources to support Pre-School Providers, Childminders and Parents who support early learners. | South Dublin Childcare Committee |
Preschool Teacher’s Training in Autism – Series of Three Webinars | • Understanding Autism in relation to the preschool setting – Capturing the Complexity. • Self-Regulation – Supporting the autistic preschool child to manage/understand their own behavior and reactions (self-regulation). Making changes in the environment to support them to engage with the preschool activities. • Managing and understanding an autism melt-down and using social stories in the preschool setting to help with socialising and learning social skills. | Extern Ireland, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim |
In-Service Training Session | Self-regulation in the school setting for Neurodivergent students. | Claregalway Educate Together National School, Claregalway, Co. Galway |
In-Service Training Session | Self-regulation in the school setting for Neurodivergent students: Handwriting and Assistive Technology. | Salesians College, Celbridge, Co. Kildare |
Series of Four Webinars to parents and teachers | • Helping Neurodiverse Children manage anxiety. • Helping Neurodiverse children who struggle with Organisation, Time Management, Decision Making, working Memory (Executive function). • Helping children and teenagers with ADHD make smart choices and become good problem solvers. • Mindfulness, and relaxation for Neurodiverse Children and Teenagers. | Wexford Education Support Centre |
Postgraduate Course in Neurodiversity – Webinar | Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing and the Neurodiverse Person. | University College Dublin |