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Creative Therapeutic Practice to Support Autistic & Neurodivergent Children and Young People

Mary Rose Brady and Dr Patricia Watts
Mary Rose Brady and Dr Patricia Watts

⁠The significant year-on-year global increase of autism diagnoses presents a particular challenge for a Health Care system already under considerable stress. NICE guidelines recommend maximum waiting times of 13 weeks for clients referred for autism assessments, however waiting lists in the UK are generally around 5 times this length, preventing best practice from being implemented.⁠ This also means that creative therapists and other professionals are being referred more children and young people pre or post assessment and are required to adapt their interventions to address and support additional needs 


Delivering effective creative therapeutic intervention for autistic children and young people requires specific training in order to support development, social communication and emotional regulation and to mitigate some of the more distressing accompanying symptoms.⁠


Applying  integral elements of early years evidence based training for autistic children and young people like PACT and JASPER and incorporating knowledge of the 3 hidden senses can be a game changer in delivering safe and effective practice. This CPCAB endorsed course draws on researched interventions to combine theory and practice with sensory motor activities designed by children and young people themselves.

By utilising a “  heads, shoulders, knees and toes... and eyes and ears and mouth and nose”  approach, we can help  join the sensory, motor, interoceptive, proprioceptive and vestibular dots to support autistic children and young people in a more effective and  holistic way.


“what I love most about this approach is its focus on sensory and symbolic methods, making it easier to connect with neurodivergent cyp, especially those who may struggle with verbal communication. The training is both practical and evidence based , giving me a solid understanding of how to apply these techniques in real world settings. I highly recommend this course- it has been a game changer for how I support the cyp I work with “

Participant from our most recent course 


To book a place on our next course please click here. We are offering 10% off all courses booked in the month of January.

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