Date:     Thursday 28th August 2025
Time:      7 - 8 pm
Venue:   Online via Zoom

Target Audience: For primary school teachers and SNAs, ideal for those new to autism classes or a refresh with a Neuroaffirmative lens

Webinar 1: What Is Autism? Reframing Through a Neuroaffirmative Lens

Start the school year with confidence, clarity, and compassion.

In this foundational webinar, Senior Speech and Language Therapist, Amy Collins (@amysclt) guides educators through a modern, respectful understanding of autism rooted in neuro affirmative practice. Moving away from outdated deficit-based models, this session offers fresh insight into what it really means to support autistic children in the classroom.

Participants will explore sensory, communication, and regulation differences, gain an understanding of updated research, and bust some of the most persistent myths about autism. A must-attend for those eager to build inclusive classrooms that honour neurodiversity from day one. This webinar also features real life experiences from autistic teenagers, adults and parents of autistic children.

Webinar 2: Communication Differences and How to Support Them - Monday 8th September 2025

https://www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-tralee-kerry/primary-courses/3695-25tra615-webinar-2-communication-differences-and-how-to-support-them.html

Webinar 3: Visuals, Structure, and Predictability Without Rigidity - Wednesday 22nd October 2025

https://www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-tralee-kerry/primary-courses/3696-25tra617-webinar-3-visuals-structure-predictability-without-rigidity.html

Webinar 4: Inclusion, Social Connection, and Peer Interaction - Tuesday 11th November 2025

https://www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-tralee-kerry/primary-courses/3697-25tra618-webinar-4-inclusion-social-connection-and-peer-interaction.html

Bio of Presenter: Amy Collins