Resources for PDA adults including first-hand experiences of life, self-help tips and workplace adjustments are available in the Adult Life section of our website, along with information about diagnosis and support: pdasociety.org.uk/life-with-pda-… #PDA

GREAT NEWS, lots of you will have been trained by our fabulous trainer Lisa over many years on my training, the feedback has always been spectacular & now she will be supported by Jenny, what a great team. #nutrition #neurodivesrity #eatingdisorders Family Based Therapy Centre @Nutriologyuk

I should have been graduating today. Instead I’ve been suspended from uni and endured 5 inpatient admissions. I will graduate. It may take time, but I will get there. 🎓

I am delighted to be providing a module on the principles of refeeding the neurodivergent person in the community alongside nutritionist Lisa Smith. A rare and much needed training. Includes strategies for supporting families working alongside practitioners.

Family Based Therapy Centre is excited to have formed a collaborative with Bernie Wright (Healing Minds) and Lisa Smith (Nutriology) to provide much needed neurodiversity and Eating Disorders training for therapists and practitioners under the umbrella of Neurodiversity

70% of Autistic people experience atypical eating patterns, it's not always visible and may go under the radar. On this popular 2 day course I will be training on how to identify Disordered Eating patterns amongst neurodivergent clients and routes into Disordered Eating.

If you are working with families who are living with autism and disordered please send them the attached link. The family skills for autism and disordered eating workshop is this Wednesday 20th July 10-12. You can book by clicking here jennyphaure.podia.com/family-skills-…

People often decribe being autistic & ADHD as so conflicting, one part of you is firing on all cylinders the other part of you is rooted fearfully to the spot. Would love to know everyones thoughts? #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #autism #ASD #ADHD Family Based Therapy Centre

The beginning of a new school or university term. This is riddled with micro stressors for autistic children and young people/adults. Change, sensory overload, new enviornments, new people, new information processing requirements. What might be helpful?

There is a desperate need to train more practitioners with the skills to listen, understand and respond to the mental health support needs of autistic people.

Mental Health support for autistic people needs to be flexible and designed around the experiences and needs of the individuals lived experience. A new person, new room, new sensory experiences, the unknown may all increase anxiety and avoidance. HOLD THE SPACE!

Supporting the sensory system is vital to supporting anxiety levels. When an autistic person's sensory system is overstimulated and not supported the anxiety/micro stressors build up. Here are five sensory support ideas that can be developed for home and school.

Words can be over stimulating and talking a barrier to mental health support. Listen to autistic people, explore other options. Pets, visuals, sign, sensory, going somewhere, typing, text, games, play...... what else?

Colours have great meaning for autistic people at a sensory level. In the bright over stimulating lights black can offer a safe sensory calming space. As a therapist when a client shares that black is their favourite colour what do you think?

Any therapy with an autistic person needs to be collaborative, and informed by the way they experience their world. Uninformed exposures can over shoot the nervous system and lead to massive trauma.....

Communication, peer pressure, sensory needs all affect food intake and choices. Workshop looking at autistic people's experiences of social anxiety and food/eating patterns tomorrow from 10-12. Can book at familybasedtherapy.co.uk or call 07545 190915 for details.

Let's talk about autistic trauma, places can feel unsafe...loud, bright,people,touch,smells...where are the quiet spaces?

What does social anxiety look like? It's exhausting for autistic people to always be trying to fit in and work things out....and takes a massive toll on mental health.

Trained a wonderful group of therapists yesterday as part of the NEDDE training. Trained on Autism/ND and ED/ARFID/Disordered Eating. Thankyou to all practitioners who attended and who are committed to taking this important work forward. Bernie Wright (she/her) 🌈;Tigger Pritchard AU He/Him