Developmental Foundations for Learning

✨ Due to continued requests , the next date for the hugely popular one-day intensive workshop
**Integrating Primitive Reflexes for Learning Success**
has now been announced.

📍 Mullingar
📅 Saturday, 19th September 2026

This practical, research-informed workshop is especially popular with Play Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Teachers, SNAs, Parents, PTs, Speech & Language Therapists, and professionals supporting children with learning, sensory, attentional, behavioural, and developmental challenges.

Participants will learn:
✔ How retained primitive reflexes impact learning, behaviour, regulation and coordination
✔ How to identify key retained reflexes
✔ Practical movement and play-based integration strategies
✔ Sensory and neurodevelopmental approaches that can be used immediately in practice
✔ Strategies linked to ADHD, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, ASD, sensory processing difficulties and emotional regulation

🧠 Practical resources shared throughout the day
🍽 Lunch included
💶 Fee: €175

Facilitated by:
Áine Farrell, M.Ed. (Hons)
Sensory Informed Neurodevelopmental and Auditory Therapist & Tutor

📞 087 985 3554
📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
🌐 [www.developmentalfoundations.com](http://www.developmentalfoundations.com)

Places are limited and these workshops consistently fill quickly.

🎓 Diploma in Sensory & Neurodevelopmental Therapy
(Dip Sensory & NDT)

A practical, evidence-informed postgraduate diploma designed for professionals supporting children with:

• Sensory Processing Difficulties
• Autism
• ADHD
• Developmental Delay
• Learning Challenges
• Retained Primitive Reflexes

This unique hybrid programme explores PRIMITIVE REFLEX INTEGRATION, the relationship between sensory integration, neurodevelopmental delay, movement, regulation, and learning — equipping participants with practical, hands-on strategies that can be applied immediately in educational, therapeutic, and clinical settings.

✅ Professional Postgraduate Diploma
✅ Hybrid Learning Structure
✅ Practical & Clinical Application
✅ Learn to Establish a Private Practice
✅ Qualify as an Insurable Sensory & Neurodevelopmental Therapist

Suitable for teachers, SET teachers, graduate SNAs, therapists, psychologists, early years professionals, and others working with children.

📍 Monthly Face-to-Face & Zoom-Based Learning
🌐 www.DFLTraining.com
📧 [email protected]
📞 087 9853554

Empower Potential. Transform Lives.
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I feel incredibly privileged that my clinic will have the opportunity to host visiting ABM NeuroMovement Practitioner Juan Carlos Co**ha this June in Mullingar.

The Anat Baniel Method® (ABM NeuroMovement®) is a gentle, neuroscience-based approach that uses movement and touch to support the brain’s capacity for growth, learning, organisation, and change through neuroplasticity.

This work may be particularly relevant for children and adults presenting with:
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• ADHD/ADD
• Cerebral Palsy
• Developmental delays and coordination difficulties
• Neurological conditions
• Learning and sensory challenges
• Recovery following injury or surgery
• Chronic pain and movement difficulties

Juan Carlos brings a wealth of experience and a deeply respectful, compassionate approach to his work. It is a wonderful opportunity for families in Ireland to access this specialised intervention locally.

Movement truly is the answer.

For further information see:
[www.jcconcha.com](http://www.jcconcha.com)

✨ Launching the next cycle of the Professional Post Graduate Diploma in Sensory & Neurodevelopmental Therapy (Dip Sensory & NDT) ✨

A unique, evidence-informed training programme for professionals supporting children with:

✔ Sensory Processing Difficulties
✔ Autism & ADHD
✔ Developmental Delay
✔ Learning Challenges
✔ Retained Primitive Reflexes

This practical diploma explores the relationship between sensory integration, neurodevelopmental delay, movement, regulation, learning, and primitive reflexes — equipping participants with strategies that can be applied immediately in schools, clinics, and therapeutic settings.

🌟 Students will:
• Qualify as insurable Sensory & Neurodevelopmental Therapists
• Learn how to establish a successful private practice
• Develop advanced practical strategies for mainstream and special education settings
• Grow personally and professionally through reflective practice and clinical experience

👩‍🏫 Suitable for:
Teachers, SET teachers, Graduate SNAs, OTs, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Early Years Professionals, Play Therapists, and professionals working with children.

📍 Hybrid Learning Format
📍 CPD Accredited
📍 Face-to-face & Zoom-based learning

🌐 [www.DFLTraining.com](http://www.DFLTraining.com)
📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
📞 087 9853554

If you are working with children who struggle with focus, regulation, behaviour, or engagement, the Sensory Smart Workshop will give you practical tools you can use immediately.
This is not theory-heavy training. It is hands-on, practical, and grounded in real classroom and clinical experience. You will learn how to recognise sensory needs quickly and respond with simple, effective strategies that support attention, emotional regulation, and learning readiness.
You will come away with:

Clear understanding of sensory processing and how it impacts behaviour and learning

Practical, easy-to-implement strategies for the classroom or home

Structured movement breaks using alerting, organising, and calming activities

Confidence in supporting children who are dysregulated, overwhelmed, or under-responsive

Whether you are a teacher, SNA, therapist, or parent, this workshop will help you shift from reacting to behaviours to understanding and supporting the underlying sensory needs.
Small changes, applied consistently, can make a significant difference to a child’s ability to learn, cope, and thrive.

Is America always Ireland’s Crystal Ball?
We can see our future by looking to the States because we always just one step behind!!
Look at the patterns 👇
💊 Addiction crisis 🚭 Smoking bans🍔 Obesity rates📱 Screen-obsessed kids
First america - then Ireland!

Now the US is seeing huge rises in autism diagnoses of autism, ADHD etc. they are calling it an epidemic! And that 'epidemic' is happening here!

Ireland does not have to repeat the same trajectory.
EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION AVAILABLE

Sensory & Neurodevelopmental approaches build stronger foundations for learning, behaviour, and emotional regulation.
To protect the next generation, we need to:
✅ Educate✅ Upskill ✅ Effective Intervention Skills

Learn about SENSORY & NEURODEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY

Let’s stop echoing trends from abroad and start LEADING for our children’s future.
🧠💪 Proactive beats reactive. Every time.

FINAL CALL!
WORKSHOP FOR THOSE SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS LIKE THOSE WITH AUTISTIC TENDENCIES, ISSUES WITH CONCENTRATION AND ATTENTION, SENSORY ISSUES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, DYSPRAXIA, DYSLEXIA, DYSCALCULIA, OR ANXIETY.

IANDT Annual Conference 2025

Date: Saturday, 8th November 2025
Venue: The Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge
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Invitation
The Irish Association of Neurodevelopmental Therapists warmly invites you to our Annual Conference 2025 — a full day of learning, professional collaboration, and exploring the latest challenges and innovations in neurodevelopmental therapy.
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Speakers & Topics
• Anne Hessman, The Neurodiversity Parent Coach, Epiphany Coaching
“School Refusal: A Growing Concern”
• Louise McLoughlin, NDT Therapist
"Key Trends in Neurodevelopmental Therapy, .Feedback from the 50th INSTITUTE FOR NEURO-PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (INPP ) Anniversary Conference" INPP
• Dr. Dareth Newton, Counselling Psychologist
“Understanding Anxiety”
• Áine Farrell, NDT Therapist and Tutor
“Overview of the New Diploma in Sensory & Neurodevelopmental Therapy”
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Why Attend?
Hear from expert speakers on pressing issues in practice
Gain insights into school refusal, anxiety, and therapeutic innovation
Network with colleagues and share best practice
Explore updates in professional training and development
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Booking Information
Fee: €79 for IANDT Members | €99 for Non-Members
Book via Eventbrite
Or send your fee directly to the IANDT Bank Account:
BIC: BOFIIE2D # # #
IBAN: IE68BOFI90332295574348
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Join us for a day of knowledge-sharing, reflection, and community as we continue advancing neurodevelopmental therapy together.

✨ We’re delighted to share some exciting news! ✨

DFL-Training has now been awarded another accreditation.

Our courses have already been reviewed and approved by the CPD Standards Office, and we are now also officially accredited by the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) 🎉

This recognition means that our training programmes have been independently scrutinised, quality-checked, and recognised worldwide for their professional standards.

At DFL-Training, we are committed to providing evidence-informed, practical, and accessible training that supports both professionals and learners.

💚 Thank you to everyone who continues to support our work – your trust motivates us to keep raising standards.