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