Honoring Identity and Culture: Neurodiversity Affirming Strategies

WEBINAR / COURSE DETAILS

It is essential to acknowledge the shift to a more balanced view of neurological differences, including autism. Families of autistic children and clients are often presented with deficit-focused narratives and overwhelming pressure to do more, and a lot, quickly. This course will highlight neurodiversity affirming principles and sensory strategies that can empower clients and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration. With knowledge of intersectionality and acknowledging both barriers and differences, therapy professionals can seek to uphold the welfare, culture, and identity of the diverse individuals they serve.

Honoring Identity and Culture: Neurodiversity Affirming Strategies

OFFERINGS

PRESENTER(S)

Diamond Rashad

MHS, OTD, OTR/L

Dr. Diamond Rashad (she/her), is a neurodivergent pediatric occupational therapist, disability advocate, and maternal/perinatal health support coordinator who resides in Georgia. She has worked as an occupational therapist for six years and received her post-professional doctorate with a specialty in pediatrics from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in 2019. Her experience includes working from a trauma-informed lens with children, adolescents, and young adults with differences in sensory integration, executive function, feeding & mealtime participation, and supporting neurodivergent clients and their families. She is the founder of Emira’s Mamas & A Dime of OT.

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial

Diamond Rashad is a salaried employee for an outpatient therapy center, Fun Factory Sensory Gym and a Contract Content Creator. Diamond Rashad is receiving compensation for this course.

Speakers - Nonfinancial

Diamond Rashad (she/her) is a late-identified Autistic; caregiver to a neurodivergent child.

Course - Content

Diamond Rashad has no additional content information to disclose.

Course - Financial Support & In Kind

This course, and all courses in the Equity Series, are being sponsored by Having Our Say and SLP Toolkit.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to...

Discuss ways which structural barriers and evaluation pathways can impact family centered care for neurodivergent clients.
Discuss principles to advocate for neurodiversity affirming therapy practices from an intersectional lens.
Describe sensory strategies and changes that can be utilized to promote engagement and well-being.

Agenda

5 mins	Introduction & Overview
10 mins	Intersectionality & Neurodiversity
10 mins	Family & Client Centered Care
15 mins	Advocacy & Autonomy in Evaluation & Support
10 mins	Recognizing Sensory Differences & Accommodations
10 mins	Q&A

Participation and completion requirements

Participants must provide course feedback and pass a course exam with a score of 80% or higher in order to receive a certificate of completion for certification maintenance hours (CMHs). Additionally, participants must complete a final opt in step for your completion to be submitted to the ASHA Continuing Education Board.

ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA Continuing Education Board once eligibility requirements are met. The exam, course evaluation, and CE paperwork for this course must be completed by the date outlined for the course offering. If you do not correctly and completely finish all steps by the deadline, you will not be eligible to receive ASHA CEUs for this course. If you have questions about this process, email us at hello@bethebrightest.com.

To read more about CMHs vs. ASHA CEUs, click here.

This course is part of the The Equity Series conference