Helping Your Autistic Child with Trauma

Living with your autistic child is like walking on eggshells. They sleep badly, they cling to you and they have extreme reactions to seemingly small events. They are very scared of particular things, and you aren't really sure why. You worry that they are traumatised - but you don't know what to do about it, and you're not sure what actually happened to affect them like this.

Naomi will explain how trauma affects the brain - and why understanding trauma in autism requires us to look beyond major traumatic events to understand the person's individual experience.

You’ll leave with a better understanding of why your child reacts the way they do, and some practical ideas to help.

Dr Naomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist who specialises in trauma, autism and alternative education. She is the author (with Eliza Fricker) of When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse and The Teenager's Guide to Burnout. She can be found on Substack under Think Again (www.naomicfisher.substack.com) or on FB and LinkedIn under Dr Naomi Fisher.

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Feedback from participants to previous webinars:

Your webinar really had a deep impact on me

The way you presented the information was so clear and easy to follow - I now finally feel that I understand the difference between the amygdala and the hippocampus! It was a brilliant webinar and every part of it resonated with different experiences I have had with all three of my children.

Apart from being stuffed with useful info, it was a masterclass in how to teach people about neurodivergence without judgement. Really refreshing.

Your talk has been the best talk I've been to in ages, and I go to a lot!

Thank you for this exceptional content.

It’s such a breath of fresh air to feel understood!!

This webinar is not therapy and should not be used as a replacement for therapy.

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