Talks and Seminars

Thoughtful, neuroaffirming talks for educators +schools, clinicians, and organisations seeking deeper understanding and meaningful change.

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Delivering talks is an autistic love language. One-way information about my favourite topics? I am there. And honestly? Your staff are likely to actually stay awake for this one.

Here’s what you get: someone who’s genuinely passionate about this work, who blends lived experience with clinical expertise, and who makes complex neuroscience accessible without dumbing it down. Sandhya doesn’t do boring PowerPoints with tiny font and generic strategies. She brings memes, metaphors, stories, and the kind of authenticity that’s been missing from professional development for far too long. Your team will laugh, think, be challenged (in good ways) and leave with ideas they’re actually excited to try. These sessions aren’t just about ticking a box and getting education in, but rather in making a seismic shift about how your educators understand and support neurodivergent students and their classroom cultures. Best case scenario that we’ve seen? Your staff leave buzzing, swap ideas over lunch, and actually remember what they learned six months later. [Oh.My.Heart!]

Some of the amazing organisations we've delivered to

Logo for Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne, featuring a crest and the college name.
Logo for The Geelong College featuring a golden winged horse on the left and the college name in navy blue text on the right, with a Latin motto below
Logo for the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Special Needs Dentistry.
Logo for the Southern Melbourne Family Violence Regional Integration Committee featuring a colorful, circular abstract design of interconnected figures and the organization's name in text.
Black logo with abstract wavy "N" on the left and text "MUSEUMS VICTORIA" in black capital letters on the right.
NSW Government logo with a red floral emblem above dark blue text reading "NSW GOVERNMENT", and to the right, dark blue text reading "Education".
Logo of Knox City Council featuring a blue eagle in flight above an orange wavy line and the text "Knox City Council".
Logo with the word "Team" in green text on the left, and the word "VIC" in large, dark blue serif font. A red curved line connects the "m" of "Team" to the "V" of "VIC", and a green circle sits above the "V".

Topics regularly delivered

Clinicians

  • Introduction to Neurodiversity Affirming Practice
  • Unpacking Behaviourism and Social Skills
  • Supporting and Understanding Distress Behaviour
  • Appreciating Autistic Culture
  • Social Model of Disability: Helping Those On the Journey with Change
  • Neuro-affirming therapy: Practical Ideas Working with Children
  • The Heart of a Therapist: Affirming Therapy Reflections
  • Supporting ADHDer Families in Therapy

Schools

  • Understanding Autism Holistically
  • Supporting Autistic/ADHDer Students (covers social, sensory and academic)
  • Study Skills for Autistic/ADHDer High Schoolers
  • Supporting and Understanding Distress Behaviours
  • Trauma-informed, neuro-affirming schools: From Policy to Procedure

What people say

Inclusive Practices for Autism and ADHD

It was an amazing mix of the science of the brain and its connection to behaviour in understanding our audiences’ needs; and incredible update on the latest language and approaches to support neurodiverse people based on both your depth of theoretical and practice with young people.
Priscilla Gaff
Education Programs Producer: Science Museums Victoria

Inclusive Education Practices

Sandhya presented to both teaching and administration staff an informative session on the impact of Neuro diversity on student learning. The session focused on not only the neuroscience of ASD (autism) and ADHD, but also practical strategies as to how to create an inclusive environment, both in and out of the classroom.
Sandra Hanson & Anna Taranto
Presbyterian Ladies' College

On Her Trainings

Sandhya demonstrated a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the intricacies of working in this space. Sandhya invited us to reflect on our professional training as Psychologists working from a medical-model and challenged what it means to truly be inclusive and neuro-affirming.
Western Sydney & Parramatta School Counselling service Professional Learning Committee, NSW Department of Education

On Her Trainings

Post these sessions we have received very positive feedback from attendees who have enjoyed Sandhya’s well prepared neuro-affirming information and ideas on how best to support autistic children and their families. Surveyed attendees reported that they found Sandhya’s knowledge, new information, helpful strategies and case studies most useful. Majority of attendees at the Early Years Educator sessions reported that the presentation made a significant difference to the way they will work with children.
Knox Council

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