Tralee Education Centre: Free Webinar!

Dates:     Monday 9th February 2026
Time:       7.00 - 8.15 pm
Venue:    Online via Zoom

Shows teachers and SNAs how to build everyday sensory regulation into the classroom without disruption. Anchored in questions like “How do I give movement when I have 28 students?”, it offers simple, low-demand strategies that reduce dysregulation and help neurodivergent students stay engaged.

About This Training

This online training is designed for SNAs/ANAs who want to better understand how to connect with and support neurodivergent students, with a particular focus on students with PDA (Persistent Drive for Autonomy).

Many school-based approaches unintentionally increase stress by prioritising compliance over emotional safety.

This training offers a nervous-system and trauma-informed perspective, helping SNAs understand the why behind behaviours often labelled as “challenging,” and how to respond in ways that reduce distress and build trust.

The session focuses on practical, relational strategies that SNAs can use in real school environments—supporting autonomy, co-regulation, sensory needs, and emotional safety, while recognising the realities of school expectations.

The training includes a 50-minute live webinar, a 10-minute Q&A, and a downloadable guide handout to support reflection and implementation in school settings.

Cost: €40 per school (one access link per school)

Event Details

Date: 11th February 2026

Time: 2.30-3.30 pm (Irish Time)

Format: Live on Teams

Cost: €40 per school

About the Host

Sorcha Rice is an Autistic, ADHD, PDA Senior Occupational Therapist and Clinical Manager at Neurodiversity Ireland. She blends lived experience with clinical expertise to promote safety, autonomy, and sensory-supportive environments for neurodivergent children.

Dates:     Monday 16th February 2026
Time:       7.00 - 8.15 pm
Venue:    Online via Zoom

Target Audience: Primary School Teachers & SNAs

Explains why some students seem “fine” at school but fall apart later. Using staff questions (“Why does she cope all day and melt down at home?”), we explore internalised distress, subtle sensory overload signs, perfectionism, and quiet shutdowns—and how to create safety so children don’t need to mask.

Understanding Yourself: A webinar for neurodivergent parents!

This webinar is for neurodivergent parents — whether you identify as neurodivergent or not — who want a deeper, more compassionate understanding of themselves, their children, and their relationships.

We’ll explore how nervous systems shape communication, emotional responses, and connection — in parenting, partnerships, and everyday interactions. We’ll look at why misunderstandings happen, why relationships can feel so draining under stress, and how burnout often develops when adults are living in a constant state of overwhelm.

Rather than focusing on behaviour or “fixing,” this session centres understanding, regulation, and capacity — starting with the adult nervous system.

What we’ll explore

• How neurodivergent nervous systems respond to stress, pressure, and relational demands

• Understanding your own communication style in parenting, partnerships, and family relationships

• Why misunderstandings and conflict happen under nervous system stress

• The link between chronic dysregulation, relationship strain, and parental burnout

• How your nervous system shows up in moments of connection and disconnection

• The role of self-regulation and co-regulation in parenting and relationships

• Practical, compassionate ways to support your own regulation day-to-day

• How supporting yourself supports your child and your relationships

Who this webinar is for

• Parents who feel constantly overwhelmed or close to burnout

• Parents who want to understand why relationships feel hard right now

• Parents supporting neurodivergent children

• Parents seeking a nervous-system-informed, non-judgemental approach

No diagnosis or identification required.

Everyone who purchases a ticket will receive the recording!