About This Course

In this introductory-level, pre-recorded professional development activity, speaker and course author Dr. Lisa Marnell will teach OT practitioners to understand and apply the neurodiversity paradigm into their school-based OT practice.
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Time Ordered Course Agenda

  • Module 1 (45 Minutes)

    Why Adopt Neuroaffirming OT Practice in Schools?

  • Module 2 (45 Minutes)

    Autistic Neurobiology Relates to Student Function and Learning

  • Module 3 (30 minutes)

    Establish a Neurodiversity-Affirming School-Based OT Practice

  • Module 4 (70 minutes)

    Neurodiversity-Affirming Evaluation and Report Writing

  • Module 5 (60 Minutes)

    Collaborate and Create Neurodiversity-Affirming IEP Goals

  • Module 6 (45 Minutes)

    Develop Neurodiversity-Affirming School-Based Accommodations

  • Module 7 (65 Minutes)

    Neurodiversity-Affirming Support and Data Collection

  • Module 8 (60 Minutes)​​

    Lead Your Organization Through the Process of Change

Discounted Pricing as Follows:

$100 off until Midnight Sunday 6/29; $50 off after 6/29 until 7/14

Meet Your Course Instructor

Dr. Lisa Marnell

Dr. Marnell is the founder of Kids Master Skills LLC and a member of the faculty at Boston University. Autistic herself, she embraces the practice of cultivating joy, emotional regulation, and agency in the lives of autistic children and teens. Dr. Marnell provides education to therapists, teachers, schools, and families to support their understanding and use of neurodiversity-affirming and strengths-based approaches. She owns a therapy practice in Thousand Oaks, California where she provides support to autistic clients as well as IEP advocacy. Dr. Lisa Marnell is a pediatric occupational therapist with over twenty years of clinical experience.

Refund Policy

If for any reason you would like a refund for this course, full refunds will be provided up until July 14, 2025, the day before the scheduled course launch. Refunds will be the amount that was paid for the course. After occupational therapists have started the course they may cancel registration prior to beginning the second module and will be provided a full refund, which will be sent within 3 days.​

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If you have been hoping for a roadmap to guide your shift from traditional and ableist practice to becoming a neuroaffirming school-based OT, then this course is for you!

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