Neuroaffirmative Professional Learning, Training, & Workshops
Neuroaffirmative Professional Learning, Training & Workshops
Through Flourish Autism Consultancy & Training, Amanda McGuinness delivers neuroaffirmative professional learning, training, workshops, consultation, and educational programmes across a wide range of sectors including education, early years, higher education, healthcare, corporate organisations, and community services throughout Ireland and internationally.
Amanda combines legal, advocacy, educational, and coaching expertise within an interdisciplinary neuroaffirmative practice grounded in relational, reflective, and evidence-informed approaches. Her work is recognised for bridging contemporary Autism understanding, lived experience, systems-informed thinking, and practical implementation in ways that are academically informed, accessible, and directly applicable to real-world environments.
Professional learning sessions are designed to move beyond outdated compliance-based or deficit-oriented models of Autism support, instead focusing on relational safety, accessibility, communication, sensory understanding, nervous system regulation, authentic inclusion, and sustainable neuroaffirmative practice across the lifespan.
Professional learning opportunities are available across a broad range of sectors, including:
schools and educational settings
early years and preschool services
universities and higher education
healthcare and multidisciplinary services
workplaces and corporate organisations
community and family support organisations
Training and workshops may explore areas including:
Autism and neurodivergence
Neuroaffirmative practice
PDA-informed approaches
Communication and accessibility
Sensory processing and regulation
Emotional wellbeing and Autistic burnout
Visual supports
Inclusive education and workplace practice
Nervous system-informed approaches
Relational and reflective practice
Sessions are designed to be practical, evidence-informed, professionally grounded, and applicable across real-world environments. Delivery options include workshops, keynote presentations, webinars, consultation, conference speaking, staff development sessions, and bespoke professional learning opportunities tailored to the needs of individual organisations and settings.
Amanda additionally integrates professional coaching methodologies within her neuroaffirmative practice, supporting reflective learning, sustainable systems development, and relationally safe professional environments.
Professional Collaboration & Sector Experience
Throughout her professional career, Amanda McGuinness has delivered professional learning, consultation, workshops, speaking engagements, and collaborative projects across educational, healthcare, advocacy, higher education, community, and organisational sectors throughout Ireland.
Her professional experience has included work delivered alongside or for organisations and institutions such as:
AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity
Family Carers Ireland
Inclusion Ireland
Middletown Centre for Autism
Tusla
Health Service Executive
University College Dublin
University of Galway
Amanda’s work spans schools, early years settings, universities, healthcare environments, workplaces, community organisations, and family support services, with a particular focus on neuroaffirmative, relational, and evidence-informed practice.
Her interdisciplinary background across legal practice, advocacy, education, coaching, and professional consultation continues to inform a collaborative approach grounded in accessibility, reflective practice, inclusion, and sustainable systems development for neurodivergent individuals and communities.