About this event
It is becoming increasingly clear that neurodivergent people are more likely to have a wide range of physical health problems, compared to neurotypical people. These are often chronic, complex, interacting and multisystemic conditions, including hypermobility, fatigue, pain, and circulatory and digestive problems. It is also harder for neurodivergent people to access appropriate and supportive healthcare, with obstacles including the “triple empathy problem”, sensory sensitivities, and communication barriers, and self-care can also be hard for people who have difficulties making or changing routines, maintaining a healthy diet, and so on. This session will give an overview of the main issues in this area, and some practical suggestions and resources for neurodivergent people to manage and maintain their health and access healthcare as needed.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Get to know the range of health challenges that neurodivergent people may be more likely to experience.
- Understand some of the obstacles to self-care and medical care that neurodivergent people may face.
- Gain strategies and resources that may support neurodivergent people in managing their physical health.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Neurodivergent people, and anyone working with neurodivergent people who would like to support their clients to understand and manage their physical health.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Increased awareness of potentially relevant areas of physical health to explore with clients, and ways to support clients and/or improve self-care and self-advocacy.
RECORDING
This event will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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Dr Emma Bede
Dr Emma Bede is a Clinical Psychologist with over twenty years of experience working with neurodivergent adults and children in clinical, diagnostic and academic contexts. She works therapeutically with adults of all ages, genders and neurotypes, as well as carrying out formal diagnostic assessments for autism and ADHD, and providing supervision to other therapists.
Website | www.willowpsychology.co.uk
