⭐3-Day Zoom Symposium!⭐

Cultural Competence, Law & Ethics, and Health Equity CEs

The Neurodiversity Symposium

Presented by: B Lourenco, MA, LMHC

When: 3-Day Zoom Symposium from October 24th – October 26th, 2024

Register for the full symposium (and save $145!) by day, or by session (MORE INFO)

• Thursday, October 24th, 2024, 2024: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time / 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern (each session is 2 hours with a 60-minute break between sessions)

• Friday, October 25th, 2024: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time / 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern (each session is 2 hours with a 60-minute break between sessions)

• Saturday, October 26th, 2024: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time / 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern (each session is 2 hours with a 60-minute break between sessions)

Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the symposium.

Continuing Education Credit Hours: Each session is two hours (2 CEs), each day offers 6 CEs, and the entire symposium is 18 CE credit hours. All CEs count toward cultural competence, law & ethics, or health equity requirements | $575.00 for the full symposium, $199 per day, $150 for two sessions, or $80 per session *** (see below for payment options)

So, you’ve been spending time learning about Neurodiversity and Neurodivergent-Affirming care. You’ve explored what Autism and ADHD look like through the lens of the ND-Affirming Paradigm, staying up late to deep dive on the internet to learn more about specific topics that keep coming up in your work. You’ve taken courses, read books, and joined groups and listservs, but you still have questions about certain topics related to neurodivergence and neurodivergent-affirming care.

This three-day symposium filled with specialized two-hour sessions has been crafted with you in mind. With three full days dedicated to closely examining specific topics and experiences relating to neurodivergence, autism, and ADHD, these two-hour sessions are designed to give you the space to learn with other deeply curious thinkers.

Each day has three individual sessions tailored to that day’s topic. Day One’s topic is Neurodiversity and Oppression, Day Two’s topic is Neurodiversity and Co-Occurrences, and Day Three’s topic is Neurodiversity and Relationships.

Feel free to pick and choose sessions a la carte that appeal to you or register for all three days for access to all nine sessions. We designed this Symposium to be flexible and accessible for all, so choose what’s best for your learning needs, interests, and schedule—whatever works best for you!

This symposium and the sessions are meant for folks with a strong foundational understanding of the neurodiversity movement and paradigm and may not be suitable for intro-level learners. Intro-level learners are encouraged to register for the “Being Neurodivergent in a Neurotypical World” foundational workshop on September 20th, 2024 or December 13th, 2024

All sessions will be held live via Zoom on Pacific Time.

OCTOBER 24TH: DAY ONE – NEURODIVERSITY and OPPRESSION (more info)

Being Neurodivergent in a neurotypical world is fraught with opportunities to experience and be a victim of oppression.

The sessions for “Neurodiversity and Oppression” explore some of the mechanisms at play in the experience of ND oppression, including the Social Model of Disability and the role of burnout in ND lives. There will also be an opportunity to hear from folks who live at the intersection of Neurodivergence and other marginalized identities.

• Day One, Session One: Social Model of Disability

• Day One, Session Two: The Intersection of Neurodivergence and Other Identities

• Day One, Session Three: Session Three: Is ND Burnout Inevitable?

OCTOBER 25TH: DAY TWO – NEURODIVERSITY and CO-OCCURRENCES (more info)

For many Neurodivergent people, their experience of differences does not end with their nervous system. In fact, ADHD and Autism come with a host of co-occurring issues and illnesses that further impact their need for support.

The sessions for “Neurodiversity and Co-occurrences” cover topics including the most common co-occurring issues, differential diagnoses or identities, hormones, and the impact on ND experiences throughout the lifetime.

• Day Two, Session One: Differentials and Co-Occurrences in Autism and ADHD

• Day Two, Session Two: The Role of Addiction in ADHD and Autism

• Day Two, Session Three: Neurodivergence over the Lifetime

OCTOBER 26TH: DAY THREE – NEURODIVERSITY and RELATIONSHIPS (more info)

Being Neurodivergent doesn’t happen in a vacuum; in fact, one of the ways that ND differences show up most strikingly is in a relational setting.

Sessions scheduled for the “Neurodiversity and Relationships” day of the Symposium offer ways to dive deeper into topics around sex and intimacy, the impact of neurodivergent grief on relationships, and the lived experience of PDA and how it impacts connections with loved ones.

• Day Three, Session One: ADHD and Autism – and the Relationship to Sex

• Day Three, Session Two: What is PDA and How is it Impacting My Life?

• Day Three, Session Three: How Unmasking Exposes Grief

You can register for the full symposium (and save $145!), by day, or by session.

Cascadia Training values quality continuing education that is accessible, inclusive, and without barriers to all. We never want the cost of our workshops, particularly our multi-session workshops, to be a barrier to attending one of our workshops.

We offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans, a limited number of full and partial scholarships, discounts for students, and discounts for early professionals.

For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due by October 21, 2024

Please email us at [email protected] to inquire about discounts and scholarships.