Masterclass in Embracing the Neurodivergent Client and Eating Diversity
A comprehensive 3 hour masterclass for qualified Health Professionals, with 3 continuing education credits.
What you will learn:
- The main forms of neurodivergence and what it means in terms of working with clients, from food sensitivities to information processing;
- The importance of nutrition in supporting the neurodivergent client;
- Developing a new way of communicating with and about neurodivergence as a practitioner.
You will receive handouts, have plenty of time for Q&A and finish with several tools to take away and use in your practice.
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3 hour Masterclass in Embracing the Neurodivergent Client and
Diverse Eating Behaviour
WHY SHOULD I DO THIS TRAINING?
If you are a Health/Wellness/Nutrition or mental health professional, you have worked with clients who have specific challenges – often to an extent that you felt ineffective with them.
“It is important to note that “neurodivergent” is not a medical term. Neurodivergent is a way to describe individuals whose minds work differently from the established norm. There isn’t one single way to describe what is “normal” and what is “abnormal” within the human experience. This means there are countless ways to interpret how individuals display neurodivergence.” Morgan Blair, Psychology Today
You may have had clients who are highly restrictive in what they eat. This could be ARFID – Avoidant or Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
However, it could be neurodivergence, or a combination of both. Up to 20% of adults who are diagnosed with ARFID meet the criteria for Autism.
Neurodivergent individuals often have sensory processsing issues – so they may struggle with textures, tastes or even sounds associated with eating.
This is not disordered eating, this is diverse eating. It can be unhelpful for the client, and restrict their activities of daily living and socialising. It is also often misdiagnosed as disordered eating.
Female identifying clients with ADHD are nearly four times more likely to develop an eating disorder.
In the context of trauma and adverse experience being an underlying driver of emotional or binge eating, it is easy to see how being neurodivergent in a world that does not yet understand or embrace neurodiversity can be challenging, and a trigger for coping with food.
This comprehensive Masterclass will give you an excellent introduction to competency guidelines around working with neurodiverse clients, guideposts to working with eating diversity in neurodivergent clients and several practical tools you take back to your practice.
Reference: Blair, M. Eating Disorders among gender-expansive and neurodivergent individuals. Psychology Today, 29.10.2022
