Diverse Pathways is a project designed to support early educators, childminders, teachers, specialists, parents and carers to develop neurodiversity-affirming practices.
We translate research into practical, compassionate approaches that honour difference, build capability, and improve everyday experiences at home, in classrooms, and across learning environments.
Our training, resources and guidance and designed to challenge deficit-practices and lead you towards strength's led approaches that ensure inclusion is expansive not narrowing.
Pathway Sessions and Resources
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Autistic Social Creatures
Digital downloadAutistic Social Creatures is a playful card deck exploring diverse autistic ways of connecting, communicating and belonging. It reframes social differences as meaningful forms of sociability rather than deficits to be corrected.
Free
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Autistic Communication Identities Launch
WebinarCommunication Identities is the next Diverse Pathways Developmental Insight, exploring the many ways autistic children communicate, connect and express themselves. Launching Autumn 2026, with practical, affirming guidance for early childhood.
Free
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A Playful Introduction to Gestalt Language Processing
WebinarA playful introduction to Gestalt Language Processing, exploring how children may develop language through meaningful chunks, scripts and familiar phrases, and how we can tune in, connect and support communication.
£25
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A Tale of Neurodiversity - What is children were plants?
Digital downloadA visual introduction to neurodiversity using the analogy of plants and care labels. It helps educators understand that children need different conditions to thrive, and that support should adapt the environment rather than change the child.
Free
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Rest for Regulation
Digital downloadRest for Regulation helps practitioners explore how different forms of rest support children's wellbeing, energy, and regulation. Moving beyond sleep alone, it highlights types of rest helping adults create responsive, affirming environments.
Free
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The B.E.E.S Framework - Exploring behaviour and beyond
CourseExplore the BEES Framework to understand behaviour through Behaviour, Emotions, Energy and Sensory needs. This practical training helps educators move beyond blame, notice unmet needs, and create responsive, strengths led environments for children.
£10
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Pathway Reviews
Participant Feedback
“Diverse Pathways for Early Childhood is 'must attend' training for anyone who is passionate about neurodiversity affirming practice. Kerry was so inspirational, knowledgeable and the content and resources that accompanied the training are of such high quality. Thoroughly enjoyed this training.”
Early Years Educator
“As a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, play is central to our therapy and the support we provide. Traditionally, OT training in paediatrics has focused on developmental milestones for typically developing or able-bodied children. In practice, we can see that this is not helpful for many of the children we work with who are neurodivergent or have a disability. This training really challenges the concept of ‘typical’ developmental milestones, reframes what we mean by ‘play’, and encourages us to view a child’s play from their unique perspective, rather than pathologising their preferred style of play.”
Paediatric Occupational Therapist
“Kerry is a welcome voice in early childhood. Compassionate, wise, and practical, and unusual combination. I'm so glad to have these resources to use and direct others to.”
Early Years Educator
“Thank you very much for the seminars you deliver. We often discuss them at work, and they motivate us to reflect on our practice — on what we can improve and what is already working well.”
Early Years Educator
“I would definitely recommend the Neurodiversity Affirming Practice online training sessions. The sessions are very informative and interesting with brilliant resources provided after each session. I like the pace of the sessions and that there are opportunities to ask questions and contribute in ways that feel comfortable for each participant. I also like that the sessions are recorded so that you can catch up in your own time if you miss the live session. As a Childminder I will definitely use what I have learned to develop my knowledge and practice.”
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