Neurodivergent people appear to be more likely to experience attachment trauma in their earliest relationships, as well as being more vulnerable to interpersonal trauma in many forms, from bullying to sexual assaults to intimate partner violence. This session will look at the nature of attachment patterns and attachment/interpersonal trauma among neurodivergent people, and explore the implications for both diagnosis and therapeutic work.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Understand the nature, presentation and impact of attachment/interpersonal trauma on neurodivergent people.

• Find ways to distinguish attachment trauma from core neurodivergent experiences when assessing for autism and ADHD.

• New strategies for working therapeutically with neurodivergent clients who are affected by attachment/interpersonal trauma.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Clinicians and therapists, neurodivergent or neurotypical, working with neurodivergent clients.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• Increased understanding of lived experiences of neurodivergent people and how to build safe therapeutic relationships in order to work effectively.