Welcome!

As neurodivergent professionals, with families ourselves, it’s vitally important to us that your family is well-supported following your young person’s assessment.

Our aim is to welcome your family into the wonderful community that you are now a part of, to offer you a supportive space to process the diagnosis and what it means for your family, to signpost you to useful resources and supports and most important of all, to facilitate your understanding of neurodiversity and the possibilities of raising a thriving Autistic child.

Topics may include:

• Supporting your child in building a positive identity
• Understanding and supporting sensory needs
• Understanding and respecting communication differences
• Navigating friendships and socialising
• Working collaboratively with the school or other educational provision

We work to create a bespoke workshop individualised to the needs of each family. You will have an opportunity to share your top priority with us during the booking process and during the live workshop.

Thriving Autistic is a nonprofit multidisciplinary team of Autistic and neurodivergent psychologists, therapists and coaches. If you would like to work with one of our professionals following the workshop, you can search for a practitioner here

---

“Claire’s honest, engaging style and wealth of knowledge made a real impact. Connecting with other parents, feeling understood, and gaining practical, positive insights was invaluable. Claire is an inspiring role model for our amazing young people”

– Dave (Mayo)

“Every family had time to share their main issue, with advice from parents further along the journey proving especially helpful. Would love to see this extended over multiple sessions”

– Rebecca (Dublin)

Helen Edgar (Educator & Family Support Specialist)

Helen is an Autistic parent of multiply neurodivergent children, a qualified special needs early years and primary teacher and an author who writes about neurodivergence and education. Helen has over 20 years of personal and professional experience working within SEND settings in the UK. She also has extensive experience working with children who have profound and multiple learning disabilities. Helen is passionate about providing guidance and support to make a positive difference for each child and every family, and she looks forward to welcoming you.

Helen offers a warm, supportive, and affirming space for parents and carers beginning their journey after identification.

Rowena Mahmud is a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

Rowena has experience across CAMHS, independent practice, and neurodiversity-affirming autism assessments for children and young people. She works from a social model of disability perspective within the neurodiversity paradigm and has supported individuals, families, and parent groups throughout her career. Alongside her clinical work, Rowena teaches trainee psychotherapists, contributes to neurodiversity-affirming publications, and is passionate about providing collaborative, compassionate support that centres each person’s lived experience.

Rowena offers a warm, neurodiversity-affirming space for children, young people, and families seeking understanding and support as they begin their journey post-identification.

Have more questions?