What do you do for children with ‘higher’ support needs or those who seem to be ‘fine’ one day and yet not the next? This presentation focuses on how clinicians can best support two important (and often under-discussed!) groups of neurodivergent individuals:
a.) Neurodivergent individuals with higher support needs, including those with intellectual disabilities, those who may require additional assistance with daily living/personal care, and neurodivergent individuals who are non-speaking and/or non-verbal.
b.) Neurodivergent individuals with a “spiky” distribution of support needs or who are “twice exceptional”. For example, some children may require less support than average in many situations at school or home, but might have extensive support needs in other areas such as executive functioning. Unfortunately, these children are more likely to have their support needs called into question or dismissed.
Learn strategies for how to best meet children’s support needs while fostering self-advocacy skills in children.