Professional Learning supporting evidence-informed practices to support neurodiverse learners.
CBT for anxiety in teens with autism and intellectual disability
Provide overview of anxiety in autistic adolescents with intellectual disability (ID). Review the adapted Facing Your Fears program. Discuss how adaptations can be crafted to meet the needs of teens with different cognitive and linguistic abilities.
Identifying mental health problems in autism
Describes common mental health problems experienced by Autistic people. Identify common “body”, “doing” and “thinking” signs of mental health problems. For Autistic people, the combination of stressors and mental health problems can lead to meltdowns, shutdowns, or burnout.
Autism and Suicide Prevention Resources
Provides practical, autism-informed guidance for recognizing suicide risk, supporting autistic individuals in crisis, improving communication, and implementing effective suicide prevention and safety-planning strategies.
Supporting Regulation Using a Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach
Offers practical strategies for understanding and supporting emotional regulation in autistic and neurodivergent individuals while promoting autonomy, self-awareness, and neuro-affirming care.
Suicide and social connectedness
Explores the relationship between belonging, social connection, and suicide risk in autistic people, highlighting the importance of inclusion, acceptance, and supportive relationships in promoting mental well-being and preventing suicide.
Self-injury and its relationship with suicide
Examines self-injury in autistic individuals, including its causes, functions, and relationship to suicide risk, while providing practical strategies for supportive, neuro-affirming intervention.
Suicide Prevention in Autistic Youth
Offers practical, autism-informed strategies for recognizing suicide risk and developing individualized safety plans that support the well-being and safety of autistic youth.