Clarity . Confidence . Connection .
Go beyond the buzzwords and step securely onto
The Authentic Neurodiversity-Affirming Practitioner Pathway
with an autistic allied health mentor
Discover your authentic neurodiversity-affirming voice
and confidently support neurodivergent children in your setting
Tara Allen Speech Pathologist, Child Development Specialist, Autistic Mentor
Contact me at TheAuthenticNDAPractitioner@gmail.com
Meet Tara, your autistic Mentor
"As an experienced speech pathologist, a parent of neurodivergent children and an autistic person, I'm ready to walk with you into the world of authentic neurodiversity-affirming practice.
I'm so glad you're here!"
TheAuthenticNDAPractitioner@gmail.com
How do I know if I'm being neurodiversity-affirming?
Yes, each of us has unique brain wiring that underpins how we think and respond to the world.
Yes, there are some common experiences across people of different neurotypes.
But knowing about neurodiversity is fundamentally different to being neurodiversity-affirming.
Authentic neurodiversity-affirming practice comes when...
You prioritise felt safety and understand it's role in your practice. You account for how spoken language impacts felt safety.
You know what it looks like and feels like to prioritise the child's agency alongside their goals.
You are confident in explaining your practice to parents and your peers.
I will help you unpack these (and more!)
and set you up to BE a CONFIDENT and AUTHENTIC neurodiversity-affirming practitioner.
The Authentic Neurodiversity-Affirming Practitioner Pathway
Mentoring for allied health and education professionals .
This is for you if you're ready to..
- Transform your practice by engaging with your own internal thoughts and responses
- Gain clarity and confidence in delivering authentic neurodiversity-affirming support to children in your service
- Receive step-by-step guidance that fits your context
- Experience a strengths-based approach that is both personally and professionally rewarding
- Connect what you know and value with affirming support for neurodivergent children and their families
Service options .
One-on-one sessions to build clarity, skill and confidence in your own practice.
$230 per session
Small group sessions to support teams find your collective neurodiversity-affirming voice.
$99pp per session (min 4 participants) x block of 6 sessions
Small group sessions for sole trader or individual practitioners to reflect and learn with others.
$99pp per session (min 4 participants) x block of 6 sessions
Sessions are 60 minutes on Zoom
You can choose 1:1 just for you
OR
a small team or group of individual practitioners
(min 4 participants)
The Authentic Neurodiversity-Affirming Practitioner Pathway
is informed by Tara's experience as a mother of two neurodivergent children and speech pathology career spanning two decades.
Areas of experience
- Early intervention therapy settings
- Early childhood education settings
- Autistic language development
- Autistic social development
- Parent and caregiver capacity
- Autism and neurodivergence in children and families
- Pathological demand avoidance
- Reflective and reflexive practice
Training that informs my practice
- Circle of Security (attachment caregiving)
- Bringing Up Great Kids (mindful caregiving)
- Mindful Awareness Parenting (mindful caregiving)
- Marte Meo Practitioner and Therapist and Colleague training (attuned caregiving)
- Berry Street Education Model (trauma-informed practice)
- Restorative Practice (relational approach)
- SA Autism Inclusion Teacher training (reflective and reflexive practice)
Contact me
Let's get started!
Contact me and start confidently practicing authentic
neurodiversity-affirming supports today
Email me at
theAuthenticNDAPractitioner@gmail.com
Let me know your ambitions for becoming an authentic neurodiversity-affirming practitioner.
I look forward to speaking with you!
Service area
Coming to you from Adelaide, Australia.
Providing online services to you, wherever you are!
