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Overview: This clinical psychology webinar explores typical child development, including attachment styles, developmental stages, and expected milestones. It covers what should be expected to be seen at different stages and where a child’s presentation might fit with autism. We consider factors that might influence child development, including relationships, trauma (adverse childhood experiences), and broader environmental aspects. Throughout the webinar, we consider how we might begin to notice neurodevelopmental conditions (autism/ADHD).

Content covered:

Typical childhood developmental milestones (e.g. communication and language, social and emotional development, theory of mind, routines and sensory preferences)
Attachment theory and styles (including secure, avoidant and ambivalent)
Differential diagnosis (e.g. attachment mimicking ASD, impact of trauma, cognition and learning, etc.)

Getting Risk Support

Even when therapy wasn’t quite the right fit for me, they didn’t walk away. They helped me find a specialist service that could support me to stay safe, and they made sure my family understood what I was going through. That made a big difference.

Young Person

Getting Advice & Signposting

I wasn’t sure if what my child was feeling was normal, or if we needed help. Just having someone to talk it through with made such a difference — they provided us with strategies and pointed us in the right direction. We finally felt less alone.

Client

Getting More Help

Things had been tough for a long time, and we needed more than a few sessions. They listened, didn’t rush us, and helped us find the right kind of specialist support. I don’t know how we’d have managed without that guidance.

Family

Getting Help

Talking to someone helped me figure out why I felt so overwhelmed all the time. They showed me ways to cope when I’m anxious and helped me set goals. I feel more in control now.

Young Person

For Parents/Carers who are looking for sleep support and have a child/young person under the age of 18 years with traits, undergoing, or diagnosed with autism, ADHD, FASD or sensory processing differences, and live in Tees Valley. Session includes:

Exploring sleep, why we need to sleep and what makes us sleep
Why autistic and neurodivergent individuals may experience more difficulties with sleep
Environmental factors which could be affecting sleep
Consider sensory needs and strategies/activities which can help to regulate your child prior to bed
Explore how to ‘put the day to bed’
How to create a transition from ‘day mode to night mode’
Ways to talk to your teen about their sleeping difficulties (if applicable)

Getting Risk Support

Young Person

Getting Advice & Signposting

Client

Getting More Help

Family

Getting Help

Talking to someone helped me figure out why I felt so overwhelmed all the time. They showed me ways to cope when I’m anxious and helped me set goals. I feel more in control now.

Young Person

All sessions are For Parents/Carers who are looking for information, understanding and support and have a child/young person under the age of 18 years with traits, undergoing, or diagnosed with autism, ADHD, FASD or sensory processing differences, and live in Tees Valley. There is the opportunity to ask questions and share tips and ideas etc.

Getting Risk Support

Young Person

Getting Advice & Signposting

Client

Getting More Help

Family

Getting Help

Talking to someone helped me figure out why I felt so overwhelmed all the time. They showed me ways to cope when I’m anxious and helped me set goals. I feel more in control now.

Young Person

Typical brain development, including the influences of genetics and early experiences.

Impacts of head injuries/trauma and neurological conditions, thinking about how these can present.

Could any of these increase the chances of being neurodivergent? Is there a relationship between brain development and ASD/ADHD?

Differential considerations and comorbidities. The importance of relationships – bonding and attachments (include any models that may be used). Consider how additional needs may impact e.g., communication barriers, parents who are neurodiverse etc. How could these impact later in life?

Event Specialism – Neuro

This event will run monthly, if you cannot make this date another will be available in the future.

Getting Risk Support

Young Person

Getting Advice & Signposting

Client

Getting More Help

Family

Getting Help

Talking to someone helped me figure out why I felt so overwhelmed all the time. They showed me ways to cope when I’m anxious and helped me set goals. I feel more in control now.

Young Person