This 2 hour workshop delves into the Neurodiversity Movement and considers what is neurodiversity affirming practice. This knowledge is then applied as a lens to Learn To Play Therapy. Learn To Play Therapy is a child-centred responsive therapy to support a child’s pre-pretend and pretend play abilities. Within this short workshop, misconceptions about Learn To Play Therapy are examined (for example, why do some practitioners think Learn To Play Therapy is a cookie cutter approach?) and clarifications are discussed.

This presentation also includes working with parents/carers in a neurodiverse affirming way with Learn To Play Therapy.

This workshop would be valuable to those who work with neurodiverse children and their families and have attended Part 1 training, or SPA Play Skills workshops, or Zi Mei pretend play workshops. This 2 hour workshop is supported by videos and short case examples. Also may be of interest to those who are curious about this area of practice.