Dr. Amy Tanner

🗓️ Mark Your Calendars ✔️
Friday November 21st, 2025
10AM-12PM PST

The SPARC WORKSHOP is returning.
💥Part 2 of 2
🔗 Link in bio
🙈if you missed Part 1- see the bottom of the caption for info.

💥The SPARC curriculum offers a proactive alternative to the “wait and see” approach, bridging the crucial gap between initial developmental concerns and formal diagnosis. Specifically created for implementation during the sensitive neurodevelopmental window of 6–18 months, SPARC provides clear, actionable strategies to enhance social engagement, communication, and cognitive growth.

​In this intensive Part 2 workshop, participants will explore the  lessons 7 through 12 of The SPARC curriculum in detail. Each lesson will be systematically broken down into clear components.

Friday November 21st, 10-12pm PST (Online)

Recording will be available after

2 Learning CEUs will be provided to attendees.

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Early Bird Pricing until Oct 31st: $60

November 1st to event: $75

If you missed part 1, you can register to receive the recording of Part 1 and then join for Part 2 on November 21st, 2025.

Oh, the places you’ll go!

The SPARC 💥 has been out for a full week now and it’s topping the New Release charts for all the categories it is in 😳🥹🩷
I am blown away and so deeply grateful 🙏🙏🙏 for all the love and support for the book and the upcoming SPARC workshop (which is 50% sold out in just 48 hours).

From the bottom of my heart ❤️
Thank you ☺️

Mark your calendars ✖️
Thursday May 15th 10-12pm PST 🗓️

The SPARC - In Practice 💥
Online Workshop

✔️Part 1 of 2: A Professional Deep-Dive into the SPARC Curriculum Go beyond the parent manual—learn how to use The SPARC curriculum to effectively guide infants and toddlers who are showing early signs of autism and empower families with a program of action.

2 CEUs provided with registration ✔️✔️

More info at the link below or on my website: www.dramytanner.com

Register here 🎯
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-sparc-in-practice-tickets-1292654256679

Early 🐦‍⬛Pricing now until March 31st: $60 CAD
April 1st to event: $75 CAD

“A well-designed life is a life that is generative—it is constantly creative, productive, changing, evolving, and there is always the possibility of surprise. You get out of it more than you put in. There is a lot more than “lather, rinse, repeat” in a well-designed life”.
~Bill Burnett

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to restructure or rewire itself when adapting to change. It develop’s throughout life in response to learning, stimulation, environmental changes, and individual experiences.

A 2021 review found that learning a new language may help increase gray matter volume (GMV) in the brain.

Gray matter houses many important regions in your brain, including areas associated with:

language
attention
memory
emotions
motor skills

and white matter

According to 2017 research learning a second language in adulthood may strengthen white matter, which helps facilitate brain connectivity and communication between different brain regions.

Studying a new language at any age can lead to:

stronger problem-solving and creative thinking skills
improved vocabulary
greater reading comprehension
increased ability to multitask

A 2021 review also found that playing music may help promote neuroplasticity and reduce cognitive decline in older adults by influencing several structural and functional pathways in the brain. The authors note that playing music may also help improve:

movement, coordination, and balance
learning and speech abilities
audio and visual perception
mood
memory

A 2023 review found that creating art, such as drawing and painting, may benefit your brain by enhancing creativity and improving cognitive abilities. It could also help create new pathways and strengthen existing connections in your brain, leading to better cognitive function overall.

It can be hard to put yourself out there, but what I’ve recently learned is “out there” is where the magic happens. Last month I led a workshop and pre-launch book event in Paris which has led to the most serendipitous opportunity beyond my wildest dreams and will have me returning to Paris quarterly to do the things I love to do🍾

Speaking about neuroplasticity and autism intervention with infants and toddlers @ the 15th Annual BC-ABA conference

Looking forward to in-person conferences again…. And destination conferences ✈️ 🧳 👩🏻‍💻 (these photos are from conferences in Paris, Sicily, Kyoto, Belfast, and Athens)

I will be presenting at the BC-ABA conference at UBC on March 3, 2023 - discussing the earliest signs of autism in infancy and pre-diagnostic intervention. Hope to see you there!

Check out Podcast for a recent interview on pre-diagnostic intervention with infants and toddlers and the earliest indicators of ASD during infancy.
Link in their BIO

Pssst… we are in the 4th quarter of 2022. What did you set out to do at the start of 2022 but you haven’t done yet?
Make a list of 3 things you want to do before the end of the year. Do it now.
Don’t wait until you’re not afraid…
JUMP SCARED