- Online course - complete at your own pace
- Over 3 hours of CPD for therapists and anyone who would like to know more about neurodiversity and LGBTQA+ people
- Certificates of completion provided
- Cost: 6 week introductory offer £20 - after which £30
The overlap between trans and autistic people is more commonly known about, however it is less widely discussed that there are a range of neurodiversity overlaps with the whole LGBTQA+ community.
This online course explores the impacts of living at the intersections of neurodivergent and queer identities and gives delegates a framework for thinking about individuals and their experiences holistically rather than breaking them down into separate silos of identity, or looking for causation narratives.
With a focus on mental health impacts and minority stress, this session is particularly relevant to anyone working with LGBTQA+ people where mental health is a factor, such as therapists and support workers. However, the session will be useful and informative to anyone with an interest in the subject.
This course is suited to therapists and adjacent professionals, including those who hold LGBTQA+ and/or neurodivergent identities themselves. The trainer is person-centred, but the content is valid for all modalities.
The training covers:
- Pathology or identity? The lens through which we view experiences
- What we know and don’t yet know about this overlap
- Hypermobility and other physical quirks: some co-occurring physical conditions
- The misuse of autism diagnosis, past and present, to undermine LGBTQA+ identity
- How neurodivergence might complicate LGBTQA+ experiences and vice versa
- Diagnoses: benefits, barriers, and other ways of thinking about neurodivergence
- Mental health, harm, trauma and minority stress risk factors
