Welcome! My name is Florence Neville (you can call me Flo!) and I have just finished a PhD exploring the need for autistic people – like myself – to have the time and space to be ourselves.
I deliver training in autistic wellbeing, and supporting neurodivergent people in education. I am a supervisor for Masters students at the University of Bristol, and I teach on undergraduate courses at the University of the West of England.
Training
I offer in-person training in improving autistic wellbeing and in supporting neurodivergent people in schools and universities. Organisations have included the University of the West of England, the University of Bristol, StandNW, and Welsh Government Civil Service.
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed Flo’s session. Probably one of my favourite sessions we’ve had so far on the PGCE. So insightful, inspiring and invaluable to our practice. It was so useful to be reminded of the struggle some pupils face in a classroom setting and hearing from an honest perspective such as hers.
Jesse Ilic, PGSE student, University of Bristol.
Flo’s session on neurodiversity provided extremely valuable and practical information for the student teachers. This was presented in an engaging and interactive way, which built their confidence and enabled them to make decisions about how to support neurodivergent young learners.
Dr Nicola Warren-Lee, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol
Florence has an extremely engaging way of offering ideas to Autistic individuals without being prescriptive or making people feel a failure. She clearly knows her stuff but is able to deliver complex ideas in ways that make sense. She draws on her own and others experiences as well as being informed by academic and current research findings. She is a very interesting speaker and I wholeheartedly recommend her
Dr Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder and Director of Axia ASD
Great Course. Having a trainer with inside knowledge helps to relate to the training. It was easier to identify with the subject
Florence was very knowledgeable and participated with the groups during the group work. Her delivery was humorous when needed and kept people engaged throughout.
Really impactive and powerful
Feedback from training day on autistic masking and mental health for STANDNW
Autism Health and Wellbeing
I am a co-founder of AutismHWB.com, a health and wellbeing resource site for and written by autistic adults. The site is run by myself and four other autistic adults, each with different but complementary expertise in health and wellbeing. We are always looking for autistic adults who would like to contribute a blog post – more details on the site!
Resources
I have made a list of useful resources for people who want to learn more about autism and neurodiversity. Stay tuned for updates!
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