Grounded in Psychology. Rooted in Lived Experience. Designed for Depth.
Why Choose NDY Training -Because NDY Training Is Different
Most CPD gives you information. Ours gives you insight.
Most CPD leaves you with tools. Ours helps you figure out which ones you’ll actually use, and why.
Going beyond generic neurodiversity awareness training
At NDY, we go beyond generic neurodiversity awareness. Our training is:
1. Rooted in Dual Expertise
Led by Dr Miriam Mavia-Zając, a Consultant Chartered Psychologist with lived experience of being neurodivergent, NDY training sits at the intersection of clinical expertise, identity insight, and systemic reflection. Dr Miriam brings not only academic and diagnostic depth, but also a rare ability to hold complexity with clarity, warmth, and cultural attunement. You’re not just getting content—you’re being invited into a deeper way of seeing & understanding human behaviour, unmet need, and protective adaptation. Our training helps you recognise what’s been misread as defiance, disinterest, resistance, or dysfunction, and support your commitment to reframing distress with compassion and precision.
2. Relational, Not Just Informational
We don’t train people to memorise definitions. We invite people to think, feel, and respond differently. Our sessions are designed to be psychologically safe but intellectually stretching—ideal for teams that want substance, not surface.
3. Culturally Conscious & Bias-Aware
We name what’s usually unnamed: race, class, gendered masking, diagnostic gaps. Our Misdiagnosis Loop™, Triage Neglect™, and Strengths-Obscured Autism™ frameworks aren’t just terms, they’re lenses that help you see what systems often miss.
4. Made to Land and Last
When people leave our trainings, they do so with language that sticks, strategies that breathe, and questions that stay. Our HONEY+ and FLAIR™ frameworks are used across teams because they’re memorable, compassionate, and human-sized.
In short:
If you’re tired of box-ticking trainings that feel good in the moment but change little long-term, you’re ready for NDY.
Core CPD Trainings
1. The Honey+™ Framework for Coaching & Daily Living
Format: Tiered training | CPD-accredited
Audience: Coaches, educators, therapists, mentors, family workers, and individuals supporting or living with neurodivergence
At its core, Honey+™ is a trauma-informed, neuroaffirming model that supports executive functioning, emotional pacing, and self-leadership through the challenges of everyday life. Whether you’re coaching others or navigating life yourself, Honey+ offers a psychologically rich, compassion-rooted structure to help you own as you navigate what matters.
Tier 1: Foundations of the Honey+™ Framework
Format: 5–6 weeks (self-paced or live sessions) Ideal for: Individuals, support workers, educators, families Includes:
· Introduction to the HONEY+™ model
· Applying the framework to daily life and executive challenges
· Emotional regulation and pacing strategies for real-world overwhelm
· Companion workbook and reflective tools
Tier 2: Advanced Application for Practitioners
Format: 12-week guided course Ideal for: Coaches, therapists, psychologists, SENCOs, mentors Includes:
· Deep-dive into each HONEY+™ stage with psychological theory and lived insight
· Integrating Honey+ with your current modality (ACT, CFT, coaching, etc.)
· Exploring burnout, boundary fatigue, and decision paralysis through the model
· Optional integration with HONEYDEW™ (relational and community-level expansion)
Tier 3: Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Certification
Format: Application-based | Includes supervision and portfolio Ideal for: Senior coaches, trainers, supervisors, ND advocates Includes:
· Mastering group facilitation using HONEY+ and HONEYDEW
· Supervision on delivery style, psychological safety, and adaptation
· Access to branded materials and ongoing community of practice
· Certification as a recognised Honey+™ Trainer (with annual CPD refresh)
This tiered approach makes the Honey+™ Framework accessible at multiple entry points- whether you’re seeking personal clarity, professional development, or training others.
2. Parenting Beyond Survival: The Neurodivergent Parent Lab
Format: Tiered training | CPD-accredited | 8 core modules Audience: Parents and caregivers of neurodivergent children (young or grown), parent coaches, health visitors, family support professionals
Parenting a neurodivergent child often means rewriting the rulebook while navigating guilt, fear, and cultural pressure. This layered, psychologically grounded training helps you understand your child—and yourself—through a neuroaffirming lens that values relationship over performance, and repair over perfection.
Tier 1: Foundational Lab for Parents & Carers
Format: 4 or 8-session series | Live or self-paced Ideal for: ND parents, partners, grandparents, foster carers & significant others Includes:
· Understanding masking, meltdown cycles, the nervous system and its responses
· Co-regulation and emotional pacing without burnout
· Scripts and strategies to navigate pushback, shutdown, or “noncompliance”
· Reflection tools to support “good-enough” parenting, not performative perfection
· Real-life vignettes from clinical work and lived experience
Tier 2: Professional Lab for Practitioners Supporting ND Families
Format: 8–10 week deep dive | CPD-accredited Ideal for: Parent coaches, early help teams, SENCOs, therapists, HVs Includes:
· Using NDY frameworks (e.g. HONEY, FLAIR) in parenting work
· Understanding adult-child nervous system interlocks
· Exploring culturally shaped shame, misattuned services, and masked distress
· Application to group facilitation and 1:1 settings
· Case examples, reflection prompts, and support scripts
Tier 3: Train-the-Trainer Certification
Format: Application-based | Includes supervision and observed facilitation Ideal for: ND professionals, experienced parent coaches, senior practitioners Includes:
· Teaching the full NDY Parenting Lab with branded materials
· Adapting content for intersectional audiences
· Holding space for parent grief, rage, and re-authoring without rescue
· Access to delivery toolkit, workbook pack, and NDY facilitator network
This isn’t about fixing parents or children. It’s about returning to relationship—with your child, and with yourself.
A trauma-aware, neuroaffirming training for sustainable, “good enough” parenting, not perfection
3. AuDHDers: Unpacking the Overlaps & Untangling the Knots
Format: Tiered training | CPD-accredited | 12 modular themes Audience: Clinicians, therapists, educators, support staff, coaches, and late-identified ND adults
AuDHD is often misunderstood, even by those who live it. This layered, psychologically rich training helps you decode the complex interplay of Autism + ADHD as it presents in real life: not as a checklist, but as an overlapping system of brilliance, burnout, and blurred signals.
Whether you’re working with clients, students, or yourself, this series unpacks the patterns, paradoxes, and pressures of being both autistic and ADHD in a world built for neither.
Tier 1: Understanding AuDHD (Foundations Series)
Format: 6–8 weeks | Pre-recorded or live group delivery For: Practitioners, support workers, ND adults, allies Includes:
· Core modules on masking, sensory overload, executive dysfunction
· Understanding emotional regulation, rejection sensitivity, and internalised conflict
· Motivation myths and the difference between can’t vs won’t
· Everyday strategies, self-reflection prompts, and psychoeducation tools
Tier 2: Practitioner Deep Dive & Clinical Application
Format: 12-week live training with case studies & integration groups For: Coaches, therapists, assessors, SENCOs, mental health professionals Includes:
· Exploring AuDHD profiles through the lens of trauma, identity, and misattunement
· Deepening diagnostic curiosity without pathologising
· Clinical decision-making and relational nuance
· Tools for re-authoring stuck narratives and supporting sustainable change
· Facilitator and participant handbooks provided
Tier 3: Train-the-Trainer Certification
Format: Application-based | Includes supervision and live assessment For: Senior professionals, trainers, neurodivergent leaders, service leads Includes:
· Teaching the 12-module AuDHDers series with NDY materials and branding
· Group facilitation skills, ethical nuance, cultural humility
· Integration with NDY values, frameworks, and reflective practice
· Access to masterclass library and community of practice
This isn’t just a course. It’s a reframing. Because understanding AuDHD isn’t about blending two checklists—it’s about listening between the lines and holding space for the tension, tenderness, and talent that often goes unseen.
4. FLAIR™: A Neuroaffirming Overlay for Trauma-Informed Goal Setting
Format: 90-minute CPD | Train-the-Trainer available Audience: NHS staff, social workers, educators, coaches, support professionals
FLAIR™ is a psychologically attuned enhancement to traditional goal-setting models like SMART. Rather than replacing SMART outright, it adds the missing layers—function, learning, adaptation, integration, and rhythm—that matter most when working with trauma-impacted or neurodivergent individuals.
Because not everyone can—or should—measure progress in straight lines.
FLAIR™ helps you:
· Overlay SMART goals with a nervous-system-aware, trauma-informed framework
· Understand why “achievable” might feel punitive or reductive for some clients
· Create goals that honour internal pacing, emotional readiness, and lived complexity
· Use clear, flexible worksheets and conversation tools that foster dignity, not just direction
· Integrate with Honey+™ for relational coaching or recovery planning
FLAIR doesn’t dismantle SMART—it transforms it from a performance metric into a healing process.
It recognises that for many, simply showing up is a goal. And sometimes, the goal is not collapse.
5. The Misdiagnosis Loop™ & Diagnostic Invisibility
Format: 2-hour webinar or in-depth workshop Audience: Clinicians, assessors, universities, SENCOs Includes:
· How traits are misread due to race, gender, class, or ability
· High masking, delayed distress, and “functioning” as camouflage
· Reforming assessment narratives: tools and prompts
· Cultural Formulation beyond the tickbox
Optional Add-Ons
· Reflective supervision pods for teams post-training
· Digital CPD certificates
· Branded visuals and takeaway tools
· Access to NDY’s private professional network
Interested In Booking Training for Yourself or your Colleagues?
Contact us at info@neurodiverseyou.com to discuss your training needs
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