In this session, we will begin by looking at autistic communication styles and then focus on the intersection of autism and OCD

Blue Smile Skills in the Room

An Autistic Perspective on Communication and OCD

Trainer: Dean Beadle

**This training is for professionals and trainee therapists working with children and adolescents

In this humorous and insightful session, Dean will begin by looking at autistic communication styles, offering practical guidance for professionals to make their communication as accessible as possible to autistic young people. Dean will also touch on practical ways to support the expression of emotion. In the second half of the session, Dean will focus on the intersection of autism and OCD, offering insightful personal lived experience as well as sharing the tools that have helped him navigate his OCD since childhood. Dean will conclude by looking at the power of autistic joy. Throughout the session there will be optional opportunities for interactive discussion.

Dean Beadle is an autistic speaker, trainer and writer who has spent over twenty years delivering conference keynotes, inset training sessions and seminars across the UK and overseas around his lived experience of being autistic. He is passionate about making the world more accessible for autistic people and has become known for his humorous and thought-provoking sessions. He is honorary president/patron of three autism related charities. Clips of his speaking work have had millions of views on social media.

We will be having a 30-minute tea/coffee break.

Arrival time 9:45am, starting promptly at 10.

Ticket prices`

Single ticket £65. Discount if purchasing more than one ticket for an organisation.

CPD certificates are available for Blue Smile training sessions.

Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?

If you have any queries, please phone 01223 314725 or email: tonya.deutsch@bluesmile.org.uk

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