Neurodiversity Awareness and Support

Join this full day online training, Neurodiversity Awareness and Support, delivered by Risk and Resilience as part of the Frontline Network’s Outsourced Training programme.

Who Can Attend

Please be aware this training is exclusively offered to UK frontline workers supporting individuals experiencing homelessness.

If you fall outside of the above criteria you will not be able to attend this training event and any booking, if made, will require ticket to be returned.

About this Course

Built to develop awareness, empathy and practical skills to better support neurodivergent individuals accessing support services, this course aims to help frontline workers and managers understand how neurodivergence (such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia and more) intersect with trauma, mental health, substance use and housing instability – and what they can do to respond more effectively.

By the end of the sessions, participants will:

· Understand key terms and concepts around neurodiversity

· Recognise how neurodivergence may present in clients

· Explore how trauma and homelessness impact neurodivergent individuals

· Learn how to identify masking, misdiagnosis and unmet needs

· Reflect how current systems may exclude or harm neurodivergent people

· Develop simple, adaptable approaches to create safer and more inclusive support

Key topics:

· What is neurodiversity? A social vs. medical approach

· Lived experience perspectives: how neurodivergent people experience challenges such as substance use dependency, homelessness and difficulty engaging with services

· Trauma, sensory needs and exclusion

· Recognising sings of neurodivergence in practice

· Practical adjustments for communication, environment, and support

· Creating inclusive, trauma-informed services without needing diagnosis

How Would it be Delivered

Sessions will be delivered on Zoom. Attendees must have a computer or laptop with a working camera and microphone.

Training will last from 9.30am to 3.30pm and include 2 breaks and lunch break.

GDPR Statement

The Frontline Network are working with Risk and Resilience as training provider to offer Neurodiversity Awareness and Support on 25/09/2025. Our trainer requires a list of all attendees to be able to send pre and post training resource materials. We require your consent for us to provide these details to the training provider, where they are a third party organisation and where we hold your data via our registration portal. Please note, your details will only be used for this training course – you will not be contacted for any other purpose by the trainer. By registering for this training event you are confirming your consent for the Frontline Network to share your registration details with Risk and Resilience for the above stated purposes.

Training Fund

Interested in further training for yourself or your organisation? The Frontline Network can provide up to £500 towards an individual training course or £1,500 towards a group training session through our Training Fund programme. Visit our website here for further information about our criteria and how to apply.

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