PDA, ODD and ADHD: Understanding the Differences Workshop webinar (SPACE)
DateFriday, 6 June, 10:00am
LocationOnline
PriceFree event
About this event
Evidence Base: Demand avoidance is one of the most talked about topics in the SEND parent and carer community and can present for a multitude of reasons. If unsupported, young people with ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Demand-Avoidant Autism may become school avoiders, feel isolated, engage in antisocial behaviours and have poor mental health.
Objective: Parents, carers and professionals feel confident in the differences between ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Demand-Avoidant Autism and have secured strategies to support their children’s mental health.
Workshop Content:
- What is ADHD?
- What is ODD?
- What is PDA?
- Anxiety in SEND
- Demand Avoidance
- Crisis
- Resources and Strategies
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the differences between ADHD, ODD and Demand-Avoidant Autism
- Recognise and understand the inherent link between anxiety and demand avoidance
- Understand why demand avoidant behaviours occur
- Understand and explore approaches to help support demand avoidance and crisis behaviours
- Explore therapeutic strategies and approaches to help build resilience for both parents and carers and their children and young people
This workshop is commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council.
Venue
Online
Further information
We are an award winning Hertfordshire based charity supporting families of children and young people who are neurodivergent (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Tourette’s and other neurodiverse conditions.)
Whether you think your child may be neurodivergent, are going through the diagnostic process, or have already received a diagnosis you are in safe hands.
We have been running since 2007 and we became a registered charity in 2017. We are staffed by an incredibly hard-working and enthusiastic team of parents and carers and professionals who are passionate about supporting our Hertfordshire families. Everything we do is designed to help you navigate local services, build confidence, share knowledge and enjoy social opportunities and activities where you, your children and young people can ‘be themselves’. You can find out more about the impact we have on local children, young people and families in our latest impact report.