Neurodiversity Workshops

Neurodiversity workshops

Derbyshire County Council are working with Groundswell Project to deliver Neurodiversity workshops for parents of neurodiverse young people. The workshops will help families keep young people safe from risks such as online extremism, grooming, radicalisation and wider harms.

These sessions will:

• explore how to recognise when a young person might be at risk of radicalisation
• support you to manage challenging conversations around online safety and wellbeing
• help distinguish between red flags and everyday neurodiverse behaviours
• support you to connect with local safeguarding provision

Sign up to a free online session:

• Tuesday 13 January 2026 from 10am to midday
• Monday 26 January 2026 from 1pm to 3pm
• Saturday 21 February 2026 from 10am to midday
• Wednesday 11 February 2026 from 7pm to 9pm

We are also holding in-person sessions in the Members Room, County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock, DE4 3AG:

• sign up for the in-person session on Monday 19 January 2026 from 10am to midday
• sign up for the in-person session on Monday 23 February 2026 from 1pm to 3pm