{"id":28,"date":"2023-05-05T11:28:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T11:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:35:59","slug":"education-and-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/education-and-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Education and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr Dorothy Armstrong delivers education and training to different organisations and groups.  Here is a sample of the type of education offered: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education <\/strong><\/td>Overview<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Neurodiversity and Inclusion
– Continued professional Development in Neuroaffirmative Practice<\/strong><\/td>		Series of five sessions lasting three hours each. Course is tailored to the organisation.
Sample<\/em> Topics include:
– Overview of Neurodiversity
– Inclusion and Autism
– Inclusion and ADHD
– Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Profile
– Autistic Burnout
– Neurodiversity and the environment
Organisations can also request a one-off session in Neuroaffirmative practice which will be tailored to their needs.  <\/td><\/tr>
The Assessment of Developmental Coordination Disorder in Adults <\/strong>
– Online Training Course for Occupational Therapists<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/td>		Three webinars of three-hour duration. 
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will obtain knowledge and understanding of:
– The diagnostic criteria for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD\/Dyspraxia) in adults;
– Best practice in relation to the assessment of each of these criteria;
– When an assessment is not warranted;
– The lived experience of DCD\/Dyspraxia in adulthood; 
– Report writing post assessment;
– Accommodations in relation to employment, leisure and daily life.  <\/td><\/tr>
Neurodiversity and Inclusion<\/strong> in the school setting <\/strong>
Bespoke workshops delivered to schools. <\/strong><\/td>		Sample<\/em> Topics include:
– Supporting Neurodivergent students transition from primary to secondary school.
– Methods and tools to use to build neuroaffirmative school environments.
– Supporting neurodivergent students to concentrate and learn optimally.
– Strategies to support neurodiverse students with executive functioning challenges.
– Understanding Sensory Processing Differences in Neurodivergent students and learning how to accommodate accordingly. 
– Autism and girls \u2013 challenges in the school setting.
– Help for handwriting in the early years of primary school. 
– Supporting students with Development Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)<\/td><\/tr>
Neurodiversity and Inclusion<\/strong> in Early Education settings <\/strong>
–<\/strong> Bespoke workshops <\/strong><\/td>		Sample<\/em> Topics include:
– Supporting autistic children
– Supporting children with sensory processing challenges
– Setting up a neuroaffirmative environment
– Supporting the child who struggles with getting their energy in the right place to participate fully in play and other learning activities. 
– Autistic children and play
– Adapting environment and teaching methods to promote early independence skills<\/td><\/tr>
Education for parents and carers <\/strong><\/td>Dr Armstrong delivers ongoing education for parents and carers over a broad range of topics in relation to neurodiversity (list too long to include here). Please feel free to contact for more information. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr Dorothy Armstrong delivers education and training to different organisations and groups.  Here is a sample of the type of education offered:  Education Overview Neurodiversity and Inclusion – Continued professional Development in Neuroaffirmative Practice Series of five sessions lasting three hours each. Course is tailored to the organisation.Sample Topics include:– Overview of Neurodiversity– Inclusion and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205,"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dorothyarmstrongconsultantot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}