Teaching for Every Mind: Neurodiversity Training for Inclusive Classrooms Masterclass
Discover the essential training for schools and settings to embrace neurodiversity

Meet Your Instructors: Lorraine McAleer & Andy Hazley
Lorraine McAleer, a former teacher and late-identified woman with autism, has over 25 years of experience. She co-founded Learning SPACE and Diverse SPACE to empower children and their key adults with effective, compassionate support. Her journey is rooted in family experience and shaped by years of hands-on practice, training, and continuous learning. Andy Hazley brings both personal and professional insight as an adult with autism, ADHD, PDA, and Dyslexia/Dyspraxia and proud father of three adult children, all on the spectrum. For over 20 years, he has been passionately advocating and supporting families and organization through training. His work is grounded in empathy, real-world experience, and ongoing research to help children be better understood and supported.

During the training, you will gain:
Empathy & Understanding
Understanding the Unique Strengths and Differences of Diverse Neurotypes (Including Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, PDA and more)
Knowledge of Accommodations and Strategies
These will become a natural part of everyday interactions, daily processes and environments.
Insight to Maximise Sensory Tools
Practical ways to use sensory equipment, everyday objects, and natural strategies to support regulation in daily life.
Curriculum
-
1
Starting Survey
-
(Included in full purchase)
Starting Survey
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
2
Time for Change: Seeing Differently, Supporting Better
-
(Included in full purchase)
Understanding Neurodiversity: Valuing and Celebrating Diverse Ways of Thinking.
-
(Included in full purchase)
Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Meeting Individual Needs Matters
-
(Included in full purchase)
Reframing Language: Seeing neurodivergence as a difference, not a deficiency
-
(Included in full purchase)
When Needs Go Unmet or Misunderstood
-
(Included in full purchase)
The Double Empathy Problem: Moving Beyond One-Sided Change
-
(Included in full purchase)
Neuroaffirming Mindset Matters Before Support
-
(Included in full purchase)
Inside the Overloaded Brain- fight, flight, freeze or fawn.
-
(Included in full purchase)
Energy Preservation
-
(Included in full purchase)
Co-Regulation
-
(Included in full purchase)
Supporting and understanding Monotropic Joy
-
(Included in full purchase)
Exploring Neurodivergent Profiles (Including Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, PDA and more)
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
3
The McAleer Regulation Framework
-
(Included in full purchase)
The Three Anchors of Regulation Model
-
(Included in full purchase)
Modes of Being Model: ‘Feel Good,’ ‘Out of Sorts,’ & ‘Overloaded'
-
(Included in full purchase)
The Volcano Window of Tolerance Model
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
4
When the Senses Speak: Tuning into the Body’s Signals & Supporting Expression
-
(Included in full purchase)
What the Body Tells Us – Stimming, Masking & Sensory Overload
-
(Included in full purchase)
Nervous System, Sensory Processing and Differences Explained
-
(Included in full purchase)
Stimming Matters: Regulation, Expression, and Respect
-
(Included in full purchase)
Masking: What It Is, How It Shows Up, and How to Support
-
(Included in full purchase)
The Experience of Overloaded Mode
-
(Included in full purchase)
Sensory overload in the classroom, canteen and workspaces
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
5
The Sensory & Body Anchor of Regulation Toolkit
-
(Included in full purchase)
Sensory and body anchor of regulation. Looking at the 8 Senses and body needs we unpack what this anchor can look like, feel like and what can support.
-
(Included in full purchase)
Gain practical ideas and deeper insight into how sensory equipment, everyday objects, and natural strategies can be meaningfully integrated into daily life to support sustainable sensory regulation.
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
6
The Interaction Anchor of Regulation Toolkit
-
(Included in full purchase)
Interactions anchor. Looking at emotional, relational and communication needs we unpack what this anchor can look like, feel like and what can support.
-
(Included in full purchase)
Ongoing Communication Toolkit — ‘Get to Know Me’ Profile with Proactive, Reactive, and Reflective Tools and Strategies
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
7
The Daily Processes Anchor of Regulation Toolkit
-
(Included in full purchase)
Daily Processes anchor. Looking at How things are done – the rhythms, routines, and everyday actions that shape how we live, function, and regulate
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
8
Anchors in Action: Putting Insight into practice
-
(Included in full purchase)
Explore how to support the Anchors of Regulation in real-life scenarios and understand their impact on the core Modes of Being Anchors of regulation Audit – Sensory, Interactions and Processes
-
(Included in full purchase)
-
9
Review
-
(Included in full purchase)
Survey
-
(Included in full purchase)
Unlock the Potential of Every Student
Enquire now to book training in your location
What people are saying
Testimonials build trust — fast. Edit this section to show how your product is making a difference and help your audience purchase with confidence.
Lorraine and Andy were incredible! I laughed, cried and learnt so much. The most raw, honest and open thinking and minded course I have attended relating to autism, ADHD and neurodiversity. Thank you and keep up the great work
Enniskillen Our Generation Project May 2025
This training workshop has helped me: 1. Reflect and build a deeper understanding of my ASD, 2. I feel more confident to help other people to help support and encouraging positive interactions as part of building their confidence
Enniskillen Our Generation Project May 2025
Thanks to Andy I have learnt how to get into the mind of my son and why he does the things he does!
Parent
“I’ve been in this job for 20 years and I don’t think anyone really told me what to do with these sensory tools. It was fabulous. Thank you for facilitating.”
Glengormley High School
It was really informative and Lorraine & Andy were so passionate about what they were teaching us. Thank you! More of this needed for all staff in schools
Enniskillen Our Generation Project May 2025
Excellent, very personable training, well done and thank you to both trainers
Enniskillen Our Generation Project May 2025