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Languages & Culture
Understanding Neurodiversity
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Course details
Course code
Q00017115Course date
Start: 13/08/24
End: 13/08/24
Number of classes
1 sessionsTutor
Katie DexterFee range
Free to £21.00
How you'll learn
Venue
NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZ
Level of study
Availability
This course is for early booking only.
Course overview
This course is a primary guide to Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism and what it means to be Neurodivergent. It will help explain neurological difference and how variations on thinking and behaving might affect understanding, learning and communication. We will identify and examine the different traits and behaviours associated with Neurodiversity, to help answer some of the frequently asked questions surrounding neurological conditions. This course will consider how we can promote difference and help change the social systems and beliefs that are outdated and not helpful when supporting a Neurodivergent person to thrive and have better life chances, including employment.
This course is for early booking only.
Course description
What is neurodiversity, and what is the difference between a neurological condition and a mental health condition? Every person has a brain that is unique to them, and no two brains are quite the same! Neurodiversity is the concept that brain differences are natural variations and that some people’s brains simply work in a different way to others.
Recent studies have revealed that many adults, now living in their 30’s and 40’s, have started to realise they have a neurological condition, which was not identified through their early years or schooling. There are many subtle traits associated with autism, dyslexia, and ADHD (attention deficit disorder) and often these are wrongly diagnosed, by labelling an individual with a mental health condition, including stress, anxiety, and depression.
During this course we will consider the full spectrum of brain differences, including the strengths and weaknesses of neurodivergent people. We will look at neurodiversity in the workplace and identify which societal roles suit neurodivergent people. It is hoped that, by the end of this workshop, you will have an improved knowledge of the range of neurological conditions in existence, and the way these may affect you or others in your life.
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