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A hands on, interactive workshop to provide au pairs with training on working with kids and teenagers who are on all aspects of the Spectrum.
There will be 3 professionals speaking at this event: Karla Pretorious, who will be discussing ADHD in women and girls, late diagnosis and her own lived experience. Gavin Fish, former Principal and Life Coach and myself. I will be speaking on "Beyond Behaviour: Practical ADHD Support at Home,". I will also be covering Practical Executive Functioning & Advocacy: I will ensure we dive straight into practical, everyday tools for task initiation, planning, and routines at home, along with concrete examples of how parents can prepare for school meetings and advocate effectively for their child.
Parklands College : Educator Training Workshop
Resilient Hearts, Empowered Minds: Trauma, Anxiety & Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA) Workshop Because understanding changes everything. 💡 Navigating demand avoidance, nervous system dysregulation, or trauma shouldn’t feel like an uphill battle. The Resilient Hearts, Empowered Minds workshop is officially available online to watch at your own pace! 💻✨ I’m sharing A Mother’s Perspective: Understanding Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA), offering real-life insight, connection, and gentle, practical strategies to help your family move from daily tension to calm, connected regulation. Here is what is packed into this 4-hour training: Jacqui Jorge: The Polyvagal Theory, Nervous System Regulation, and Anxiety Dr. Belinda de Villiers: Trauma and Reporting Protocol for Suspected Incidents Andrea Grant: A Mother’s Perspective: Understanding Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA) 📌 The Essentials: Duration: 4 Hours CPD / CPTD: HPCSA (4 Clinical + 1 Ethical CPD Points) | SACE (5 CPTD Points) Fee: Only R200 👉 Get instant access here: www.wigglyeducationonline.co.za 👉 Learn more about my PDA coaching & support: www.parentingonthespectrum.co.za Let’s look deeper together. 💛
🌟 Special Guest Announcement! I am thrilled to announce our featured guest speaker for our upcoming Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA) workshop on Saturday, 26 September: Hythem Betts, life Coach and a PDAer himself! Hythem brings a powerful, authentic dual perspective: navigating the world as an adult PDAer himself, while also raising a PDA child. He offers a rare, inside-out understanding of what demand avoidance truly feels like, paired with the everyday reality of neurodiversity-affirming parenting. He will be joining our live Q&A to answer your questions directly from both a lived-experience and caregiver lens—offering practical, heart-led insights to help move from conflict to genuine connection. Date: Saturday, 26 September Time: 10:00 – 12:30 (SAST) Where: Online (Recording sent to all attendees)