PARENT WORKSHOPS
A room of parents who understand.
Small-group workshops, online and in Slough, for parents of children with autism, ADHD or MLD.
Every workshop is 90 minutes, capped at 12 parents, and built around the things that actually keep families up at night. Every topic is rooted in current UK guidance, the SEND Code of Practice, NICE pathways, and the autism, ADHD and MLD research base.
You leave with one specific thing you can try by Monday, not a 40-slide deck you'll never reopen.
90 minutes
Including a real break and time for questions.
Capped at 12
Small enough to ask the awkward questions.
Online
Cameras off welcome. Recordings on request.
Or in Slough
For families who'd rather meet in a room.
GROUNDED IN
UK SEND best practice for autism, ADHD and MLD
- ✦SEND Code of Practice 0–25 · co-production §1.3
- ✦NICE CG128 · autism
- ✦NICE NG87 · ADHD
- ✦DfE EBSA guidance
- ✦PDA Society practice guidance
- ✦AET · ADHD Foundation · Mencap · nasen
The workshop catalogue
✦Workshops grouped by topic. Pick one or several.
AUTISM
Understanding your autistic child
Monotropism, masking, sensory profiles and double-empathy, current autism research in plain English.
PDA-aware parenting
Demand-avoidance, declarative language, low-demand days, and the difference between can't and won't.
ADHD
ADHD without shame
Strengths-based ADHD parenting, executive function, dopamine, body-doubling. Grounded in NICE NG87.
Homework, mornings & meltdowns
The three flashpoints every ADHD family knows. Specific tools, not vibes.
MODERATE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Supporting MLD at home
Multi-sensory learning, chunking, over-learning, and protecting your child's confidence.
Working with school on Cognition & Learning
What to ask for in an SEN Support plan, how to evidence widening gaps, when to push for assessment.
CROSS-CUTTING
Regulation without rewards
Why sticker charts often backfire, and what co-regulation, low-arousal and interoception look like in practice.
Talking to your child's school
Scripts and templates for SENCO meetings, reasonable-adjustments asks and EHC needs-assessment requests.
Burnout, EBSA & transitions
Spotting autistic/ADHD burnout, navigating Emotionally Based School Avoidance, planning the next-school cliff.
Siblings & family life
Time for everyone in the family, including you.
FOR SCHOOLS · PARENT GROUPS · CHARITIES
Bring a workshop to your group
Any of the above can be delivered privately for a school PTA, a SEND parent forum or a charity group, online or in person across the UK.
ENQUIREWHO IT'S FOR
- ✦ Parents and carers of children with Autism, ADHD or MLD
- ✦ Pre-diagnosis families on an NHS waiting list
- ✦ Grandparents, step-parents and kinship carers
- ✦ Foster carers of neurodivergent children
- ✦ Anywhere in the UK (online) or Slough (in-person)
- ✦ No prior knowledge needed, beginners welcome
Quick answers
✦Do I need to talk in the workshop?
Never. Camera off, chat-only, or just listening, all valid. Most parents come the first time exactly like that.
Is my partner welcome?
Yes, one ticket covers both parents/carers in the same household. Grandparents and other regular caregivers welcome too.
My child has more than one of these (e.g. autism + ADHD).
Very common, the research calls it co-occurring conditions. Every workshop is written with co-occurrence in mind, so you won't be in the wrong room.
A note on language: I follow each family's preference, whether that's identity-first ("autistic"), person-first ("has ADHD"), or "moderate learning difficulty" as defined in the SEND Code of Practice. Support is strengths-based across autism, ADHD and MLD.
NEXT STEP
✦Save your seat.
Workshops fill up. Registering early helps me plan a good room for you.
ASSESSMENT
No cost. No pressure.