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Customized Speaking and Training Topics

Surviving foster care, living as neurodivergent, and learning to thrive, Angela invites others to see the world differently.

Evidence-based, story-telling and humor.

Online and in-person, individual or large groups, with accessible pricing.

Customized Neurodiversity in the Workplace Training 

Neurodivergence can be an asset to any workplace, so then why do so many teams struggle to support neurodivergent staff to thrive? Brain-wiring differences are becoming part of daily conversion, yet there is much left to know. Understanding what we are seeing, what it feels like for the individual can help create a framework for accessibility through accommodation.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Introduction to neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, FASD, and others)
  2. Exploring neurological triggers and mental health overlap as a way to increase team cohesion and productivity.
  3. Creating a plan for increasing accessibility through accommodation and workplace culture.

Supporting Community Together

Case Management for Complex Families and Youth

Developed by Angela Taylor, who is multiply neurodivergent, and a former child in care labeled with complex needs, a caregiver to neurodivergent children, and service provider, who has learned 24 years how to support our diverse community. She has her PBDE in education, a Masters in Disability Studies and currently completing her PhD in Education, studying effective therapeutic modalities for the neurodivergent. This support is created for all service providers, including
therapists, social workers, and professionals.

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Objectives:

  • Introduction to neurodiversity in our community (ADHD, Autism, FASD, and others) and how that impacts mental health and careers.
  • Discussion of advocacy techniques and addressing injustice
  • Exploring how to increase connection and calm with limited resources
  • Increasing our success in working as a collaborator with youth and families and the system that supports them.
  • Case management framework support/templates

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Community Together

Supporting Community Together

Building Relationships and
Understanding Complex Youth

Connecting to and creating meaningful relationships with youth with disabilities and complex needs can be difficult. Learn with Angela Taylor, former child in care labeled with complex needs, caregiver of children with exceptional needs, and founder of Inspire Community Outreach. Angela uses humor and storytelling to engage her audience.

This support is created for caregivers or service providers, including therapists, social workers, and other professionals, to learn strategies for connecting to children with disabilities, improving well-being of your family or workplace.

Objectives:

  • Understanding the hidden reality of youth with disabilities, including complex needs
  • Reframing neurological, cognitive, and psychological disabilities to invite understanding and celebration of neurodiversity and differences
  • Exploring the intersectionality social expectation, disability, attachment, and development
  • Working within limited resources to maximize connection and well-being
  • Youth engagement and inclusive support adapted for and by complex youth
  • Building on strength, sharing strategies, tools and resources to support continued growth and learning

Objectives:

Supporting Community Together

Exploring Neurodiversity and Disability in Community Through a Strength-Based Lens

A discussion about mental illness and disability in community. This workshop will support front line staff to understand and communicate more effectively with individuals in our community who may be experiencing mental health distress or live as neurologically diverse. Learn with Angela Taylor, a former child in care labeled with complex needs, a caregiver to exceptional children, and

Objectives:

  • Introduction to mental health, illness, and neurodiversity in our community (Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, ADHD, Autism, FASD, and others)
  • Exploring triggers and how to support community members and ourselves through these difficult moments, with compassion
  • Providing practical tools customized to the needs of your organization
  • Building on your strengths and giving a variety of resources for continued growth and learning
Angela Taylor