What’s new
For Parents
Monthly Live webinars
Coming Next: Dr Josie Booth, University of Edinburgh, Physical activity in neurodivergent children and young people: discussing the what, why, and how, Thurs 27th Feb, 7pm
Coming Soon: Dr Terry Katz, university of Colorado, Helping Neurodivergent Children Sleep Better, Tue 11th Mar, 7pm
Recordings already in library:
Food and Eating
Sensory Processing
Anxiety in Autistic Children
Masking/camouflaging
Supporting attention and inhibition
Emotion Regulation
Puberty & First Periods
Send your requests to hello@epicthinklearn.com
For Teachers
Whole class resources
Only £9.99 for whole school access
These lessons will empower children with an understanding of how their brain works and strategies to help with everyday tasks.
These lessons are particularly suitable for neurodivergent children and those not yet diagnosed but will benefit all children in a class.
Academic research has shown that these thinking processes are not only related to behaviour and wellbeing but are directly related to children’s literacy and mathematics learning.
For Clinicians
Live Online Webinars (Jan 25)
Book on Eventbrite
1. Cognitive functioning in children with ADHD & the impact of medication
2.Depression in children with Neurodevelopmental conditions
3.Masking/Camouflaging & depression in neurodivergent children.
Free pre-recorded webinar
neurodiversity affirmative approaches”; discussing the latest research and what this means in practice.
Welcome to EPIC Think Learn.
You want your neurodivergent child to thrive. You want them to feel supported, both at home and at school; and to feel equipped to overcome any challenges they may face.
But the waiting lists for neurodevelopmental assessment are long, and you worry your child will miss out in the meantime.
EPIC Think Learn starts from where your child is right now.
They may have a diagnosis – or not. Perhaps they have just joined the waiting list for assessment, or you have your own reasons for seeking support. Whatever brought you here, you are welcome.
EPIC stands for Edinburgh Psychoeducation Intervention for children (and young people). Our research-based approach centres around conversations and games, which are neuroaffirmative, that is, they help your child better understand themselves and how their brain works. This facilitates their learning, behaviour and well-being
At EPIC Think Learn, we take an individualised ‘toolkit’ approach. You select the strategies and resources that will work best for your child and their goals. You can further personalise the activities to reflect your child’s hobbies and interests, and vary the speed of the program to suit your daily life.
But we know that people need more than just text and pre-recorded videos. So we will host regular live Q&A sessions, where we will answer your questions and guide you around the resources, so you never need to feel lost.
We will also host monthly seminars on topics of interest such as sleep, masking, and eating, so you can hear from and regularly interact with top experts.
Thanks to external funding, we are able to offer individual parents a subsided membership rate of just £24 per quarter.
Welcome to a place of support and understanding. Welcome to EPIC Think Learn.
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Latest From Our Blog
How can I help my neurodivergent daughter prepare for puberty and their first period?
Why is it important to research puberty and periods in neurodivergent girls? We recently completed a research study, led by researcher Ailbhe McKinney, on the topic of first periods and puberty in neurodivergent young girls. We were interested in this topic as many...
Dealing with emotions in autistic and ADHD children
Managing emotions is a real issue for many children and teenagers with ADHD and of course their parents in caring for them and supporting them. Research has shown that this difficulty in managing emotions appears early in childhood. A recent study, led by Dr Aja...
How can I support my neurodivergent child with eating?
There is now considerable research evidence to show that autistic children and young people find meal times stressful and are more selective in the foods they eat than their peers. Research has shown that there are many different aspects to difficulties with food and...
How can I support my child’s sensory needs?
Sensory processing refers to how the brain registers and interprets sensory information from both within our bodies and the world around us. It simply put is how we react to things like noises we hear, smells we smell, items we see. We have eight senses...
EPIC Think Learn whole class teacher resources now online
EPIC Think Learn have been working hard behind the scenes developing whole class neurodiversity materials for primary school teachers and we are delighted that these are now available! What do these resources focus on? The resources can be used to teach all children...
Why is my autistic child anxious?
Autistic children and young people often need to know what is going to happen in advance and to follow a certain routine. This is known as an ‘intolerance of uncertainty’. A systematic review (where all the studies on this topic were analysed together) was carried out...
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Who Are We?
Dr Sinead Rhodes
Founder and Director
Founder of EPIC Think Learn, Sinead has spent the last 25 years researching how neurodivergent children think and learn. She is passionate about sharing research findings with those who really need them. People like you. And that’s why EPIC Think Learn was born.
Sinead continues to work The University of Edinburgh, and is committed to both expanding this field of research, and to bringing that evidence base into EPIC Think Learn.
Dr Iona Beange
Co-Founder
Iona specialises in co-production of resources, engagement and communications. She has spent the last 2 years testing and adapting the EPIC Think Learn resources alongside parents, teachers, and clinicians – to whom we are extremely grateful.
But her job has not finished! She will continue to update and adapt EPIC Think Learn resources, based on the latest research findings and feedback from our subscribers.