YMCA PAKT is a community based family support programme involving children aged six to sixteen and their families in Cork, Kildare, Dublin West and Dublin Central. Dr Armstrong has been delighted to offer training and support to this project since October 2021. She has delivered the following to the organisation:

• Training/equipping of the PAKT staff team on neurodiversity.
• Training/equipping parents of Neurodivergent children attending PAKT.
• Providing occupational therapy for neurodiverse children in the Kildare programme.
• Supporting the Mentor Program.

Funding for the project was jointly provided by The Lorna Byrne Children’s Foundation and Tusla
Child and Family Agency.