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Autistic-led, Neuroaffirming Groups

with Kate, Neurodevelopmental Consultant, Educator, Speaker & Autistic Researcher


Neuroaffirming Professional Reflective Practice
for Early Childhood Specialists, Therapists, and Allied Health Practitioners

Three sessions per term, online, capped at twelve, one claimable CPD hour per session.

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Time for you to reflect, learn and grow with support

Founder Kate smiling outdoors, standing under a garden archway with arms outstretched.

Why this group?


These small groups are a great way to deep dive into a specialised neuroaffirming topic. You will be grouped with parents whose children have similar needs to your own. Together, you will learn the foundational pillars for supporting your children exactly where they are at.

We will discuss neuroaffirming parenting approaches specific to your situation and identify actionable steps that promote growth and development. We use my Neurodevelopmental Circle of Needs model to make complex concepts easy to understand and action.

Learn together with like minded parents so you don’t have to work this out on your own.

Choose the group that fits your needs 

The groups are built around specific focuses so content is highly relevant to your child’s and your whole family's needs.
The groups we currently have availability for are:

ADHD and Multi-Neurodivergence

 

Who it is for: Parents of multi-neurodivergent children under the age of 18 -  with or without formal diagnosis.

Focus: Developing an understanding of multi-divergence and practical ways to support their child. 

Content: Group content is responsive to the participants needs, but discussions will be framed around topics, such as:

➤  Explore how different neurotypes interact with each other, including ADHD, PDA, Autism and Specific Learning Disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and dyspraxia)

➤  Common co-occurring profiles and conditions

➤  Developing an individualised multi-neurodivergent profile and supports


THE DETAILS

Runs: 6 weeks, Tuesdays 2pm-3:00pm ACDT

Starts: Tuesday 20th October 2026

Places: Limited to 20 participants

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Autism and PDA in the Early Years

 

Who it is for: Parents of Autistic and PDA children from birth to 9 years of age


Focus: Developing a deeper understanding of PDA and how to meet their needs in the early years

Content: Group content is responsive to the participants needs, but discussions will be framed around topics, such as:

➤  Understanding PDA- Term 1

➤  PDA Regulation - Term 2

➤  Discussing PDA with your child and others - Term 3

➤  Burnout, boundaries, managing conflicting needs and daily life - Term 4 
 

 
THE DETAILS

Runs: Tuesdays 12:30pm - 1:30pm ACDT

Starts: Tuesday 20th October 2026

Places: Limited to 20 participants

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Autism and PDA Tweens and Teens

 

Who it is for: Parents of Autistic and PDA children aged 10 to 18


Focus: Maintaining healthy, connected relationships through the tween and teen years

Content: Group content is responsive to the participants needs, but discussions will be framed around topics, such as:

➤  Changes and how to stay connected - Term 1

➤  How to support neuroaffirming identity development

➤  Neuroaffirming boundaries, supporting Independence, and having hard conversations  - Term 2

 
THE DETAILS

Runs: Tuesdays 11am-12:00pm ACDT

Starts: Tuesday February 9th, 2027

Places: Limited to 20 participants
 

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These groups are for you if you want to: 

  • • Learn how to apply neuroaffirming parenting principles in your life, build stronger relationships with your family and to create a supportive home environment. 
  • • Ask Kate direct questions specific to your situation and get real time feedback on steps to take at home.
  • • Learn how to apply Kate’s Neurodevelopmental Circle of Needs model and identify actionable next steps that promote growth and development. 
  • • Learn with other parents whose questions and stories reflect your life circumstances.
  • • Feel supported by connecting with others on a similar parenting journey to yours.  

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These groups are for you if you want to:

  • • Learn how to apply neuroaffirming parenting principles in your life, build stronger relationships with your family and to create a supportive home environment. 
  • • Ask Kate direct questions specific to your situation and get real time feedback on steps to take at home.
  • • Learn how to apply Kate’s Neurodevelopmental Circle of Needs model and identify actionable next steps that promote growth and development. 
  • • Learn with other parents whose questions and stories reflect your life circumstances.
  • • Feel supported by connecting with others on a similar parenting journey to yours.  

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What parents are saying...

"It's almost a little group mind. There's a question someone will ask, and it might not be exactly related, but you can also always kind of take it into your own situation a bit.

It is really nice to hear, not that people are struggling, but that you're not alone and that people are having similar experiences. I think that it's taken a lot of the pressure off of feeling like you have to do things a certain way or how society expects children to be. I find that pretty valuable."

-Angelika, Parent of neurodivergent children, including a PDAer

"I felt really privileged to be in this group, and I felt really supported from a community perspective, and I just thought that's such a powerful thing... I also felt less alone. I had been kind of going through a period of feeling really isolated in this parenting journey... I felt everything everyone said just resonated deeply with me and our journey, and I just felt so much less alone."

- Caronline, Parent of a PDAer

 

What a session looks like

You will get

  • 6 live sessions with me and a small group of parents
  • Infographics to visually see the concepts we are unpacking
  • Time to share, unpack and ask questions 
  • A neuroaffirming low pressure environment
  • Recording to watch sessions again (only my screen and face is shown)  

Small enough to be heard

Places are limited so everyone gets time to share and ask questions (but no pressure to talk)

Matched to your circumstances

Groups are built around specific ages and focuses, so the topics and conversation is relevant to you

Feel supported and seen

We often feel like we are the only one whose life is this intense because unless we are connected to other neurodivergent families we don’t see families that look like ours

Practice and lived experience

Kate has over 25 years professional experience across education and disability. As well as her own lived experience as a multi-neurodivergent parent raising multi-neurodivergent children who are now confident teenagers

The group is neuroaffirming for you, not just for your child


This group is designed to be low demand.

Come as you are.

Type your questions instead of speaking them, or email them to me beforehand if you know you will lose them on the day.

Eat, fidget, walk around, lie down.

Keep your camera off.

Arrive late, leave early, or miss a week.

You get to experience the kind of support we talk about giving our children.

If you have been questioning your parenting abilities, I want you to know

the problem is not your parenting.

When I was in the early stages of my parenting journey I was so confused because what worked for others did not work for my kids. I was told to try harder, be firmer and keep using the tools that I knew were not working. 

The problem was that neurodivergent affirming tools and knowledge are needed for your child and family to thrive but none of us are taught these skills. We need to learn how to navigate what comes with raising neurodivergent children in a neuronormative world.

Neurodivergent brains and bodies need a different support structure. Parenting with the wrong model and without a likeminded community is parenting on “hard mode” and we are often blamed when these strategies do not work for our kids. 

I have developed a neuroaffirming parenting model that focuses on meeting individual needs. My Neurodevelopmental Circle of Needs model forms the basis of the parent groups. It is used to support you to identify, understand and meet not only your child's needs but also your needs and the needs of the whole family. Sustainable and actionable steps are key as preventing and addressing burnout is a foundational pillar of my model.   

I can help you find a different way forward that aligns with your child’s needs and promotes neuroaffirming flourishing.

You may be wondering...

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Founder Kate smiling indoors, sitting by a green couch with cushions and holding a blue mug.

Hello, I'm Kate!

"I love hosting specialised neuroaffirming parent groups not only because I get to talk about my SpIn (special interest) in child development and neurodivergence but also because when we learn and grow together over time we build community. Connecting through shared lived experiences brings a sense of belonging and mutuality that so many of us really need. When we feel supported, we can get through the tough moments and keep showing up for our kids. I hope to meet you soon and please reach out if you have any questions"

I’m committed to a future where neurodivergent people are understood, valued, and supported to flourish in all areas of life. In my work I weave together four strands:

  1. Lived experience as a multi-neurodivergent person of grown up neurodivergent kids
  2. Co-leader of Autistic research at Flinders University
  3. 25 years of directly supporting neurodivergent people and their networks as a consultant, educator, key worker and support worker utilising my education and development degree
  4. Active advocate & member of multiple neurodivergent communities

Hello, I'm Kate!

I'm a Neurodivergent Educational Consultant with decades of professional experience in the disability, parenting and education, and a lifetime of lived experience as a neurodivergent person and parent of neurodivergent children.

When my neurodivergent children were younger I felt isolated.

I questioned every decision I made because parenting advice was not designed for kids like mine. It was clear my family was different from those around us.

The professional advice I received for my autistic PDA children focused on changing their behaviour at the cost of their regulation. I knew children couldn’t learn or grow while dysregulated. I wanted support to navigate the daily challenges without compromising their long-term development or our relationship.

Even with a degree in childhood development, my family wasn’t thriving so I used my ADHD hyperfocus and I dove into researching neurodivergent parenting approaches. I realised two things:

  1. There wasn’t a neurodivergent-affirming parenting approach that prioritised long-term wellbeing, growth, and development.

  2. My family’s complexity, with multiple diagnoses, left professionals struggling to understand or provide helpful advice.

So, I became the expert my children needed and developed a parenting approach that allowed them to truely thrive in their own unique way. My eldest is now an adult and I could not be prouder of who they have become and our journey together. Both of my children have a strong sense of identity, they know who they are, can ask for what they need, can self-regulate and support others they are about and most importantly they like themselves exactly as they are while still working towards their individual goals. Yes PDAer's can work towards their own goals but solid regulation is the key!  

For the past 10 years, I’ve supported parents to become the neuroaffirming parent their child needs. I love helping parents feel truly understood, connected, and supported, so they can confidently raise their autistic and neurodivergent children.

Join us and experience the feeling of support

Places are limited to keep each group small enough that everyone gets time.

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The Values that drive Neurodivergent Education

Integrity, justice & compassion

 Critical thinking & progressive education

Neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed, credible evidence-based practice

Neurodivergent Education operates on unceded Kaurna Yerta. This Country always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We are committed to the amplification of First Nation voices and decolonisation in our work as we pay our respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal people from the lands and waters of South Australia, Australia and internationally.

 

Neurodivergent Education is an Autistic led and run social enterprise that is neurodivergent affirming in all aspects. We genuinely care and are committed to learning from and with neurodivergent communities so we can continue to evolve to better meet the needs of our community and foster neurodivergent wellbeing. 

 

Neurodivergent Education actively supports and engages with LGBTQIA+ and queer communities and organisations to remain responsive and relevant. We have direct lived experience input in all levels of decision-making and have queer staff members on our team. We acknowledge the overlap between neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ and queer communities. 

An image with six symbols representing inclusion: the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, a rainbow infinity symbol for neurodiversity, a gold infinity symbol for autism, the rainbow pride flag for LGBTQIA+ support, and the transgender pride flag.

The Values that drive Neurodivergent Education

Integrity, justice & compassion

 Critical thinking & progressive education

Neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed, credible evidence-based practice

Neurodivergent Education operates on unceded Kaurna Yerta. This Country always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We are committed to the amplification of First Nation voices and decolonisation in our work as we pay our respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal people from the lands and waters of South Australia, Australia and internationally.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags.

Neurodivergent Education is an Autistic led and run social enterprise that is neurodivergent affirming in all aspects. We genuinely care and are committed to learning from and with neurodivergent communities so we can continue to evolve to better meet the needs of our community and foster neurodivergent wellbeing. 

Rainbow infinity symbol and gold infinity symbol

Neurodivergent Education actively supports and engages with LGBTQIA+ and queer communities and organisations to remain responsive and relevant. We have direct lived experience input in all levels of decision-making and have queer staff members on our team. We acknowledge the overlap between neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ and queer communities. 

Rainbow pride flag and transgender pride flag.