Monotropism is a powerful lens for understanding autism, offering a way to see the Autistic experience not as a collection of deficits but as a distinct attentional style. 

This workshop explores how monotropic minds allocate cognitive resources, why intense interests and flow states are central to Autistic wellbeing, and how everyday environments often clash with this attentional pattern. We’ll unpack concepts such as attention tunnels, flow states, monotropic split, and their role in transitions, overwhelm, and burnout. 

Designed for therapists supporting Autistic adults, it offers practical strategies for respecting monotropic needs, reducing cognitive overload, and creating conditions that support focus, autonomy, and recovery. Includes lived experience insights, reflective tools, and psychoeducation to help you move beyond deficit-based narratives toward neurodiversity affirming practice. 

By the end of the workshop you will be able to: 

• Explain the theory of monotropism and its role in shaping Autistic behaviour 

• Describe key concepts such as attention tunnels, flow states, and monotropic split 

• Understand the link between monotropism and wellbeing, including why intense interests and predictable environments reduce overwhelm 

• Identify strategies to support monotropic thinkers, including reframing behaviours and helping clients implement strategies that allow for greater monotropic attentional expression 

What you’ll gain: 

• Clinical insight: Understand how monotropism shapes transitions, overwhelm, and burnout; and why respecting this need is essential for wellbeing. 

• Practical strategies: Learn how to reduce cognitive overload, support flow states, and how to honour honour Autistic focus in therapy. 

• Reframing tools: Move beyond deficit based narratives by recognising monotropism as a strength and adapting therapeutic models accordingly. 

• Lived experience reflections: Includes real world examples and insights from Autistic adults on monotropism and its role in identity and resilience. 

• PPT Slides and digital resources (available for purchase): Resources designed to deepen your learning and to support your practice 

This training has been designed with counsellors and psychotherapists in mind.  

But anyone who regularly works with Autistic adults or uses counselling skills as part of their profession will benefit from this training.

This is an interactive and hands on online workshop where you will gain knowledge, and practical advice and strategies to work with Autistic adults in a safe and effective way.  Combining in depth theory with experiential work and providing ample examples this online workshop will help you learn skills for creating more neurodiversity affirming practices to suit Autistic adults.

• Engaging & evidence based content

• Hands on activities designed to deepen your learning experience

• Lots of practical examples and strategies

Certificate of completion

After the workshop you will be sent a quiz. You will need to score at least 80% in this quiz to receiive a certificate of completion. You can have multiple attempts at the quiz.

Claiming OPD points
ACA
You can claim this as a workshop through ACA for 5 OPD points.

PACFA
You can claim this as Category A CPD

ACA OPD points & PACFA CPD hours will be listed on the certificate of completion.

Other associations
Please check with your association if you can claim this training as part of your professional development

Workshop 

• Cancellation with more than 48hrs notice - refund of 80%

• Cancellation with less than 48hrs notice - no refund available 

Resources

• If resources have not yet been dispatched a 100% refund is available  

Group Supervision

• No refund is available for cancellations