Find below our neurodivergent Associate Trainers and Educators individual profiles to find out what topics they cover, and to contact them for hire.
Amelia Marsden
Who am I?
I am an autistic and ADHD woman with extensive lived experience in mental health services, including psychiatric misdiagnosis and inpatient settings, physical hospital settings and social services. I also have experience of CETR and EHCP processes after receiving one of each as a child. I am a tier 1 and tier 2 approved Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training autistic co-trainer and I have been delivering sessions for 2 years now. One team I work for has been awarded a QACLS certification. My other jobs include expert by experience at a local university and working with a local autism specialist service to deliver lived experience training to their support workers. I am also speaking at a Kent Autistic Trust conference in October 2026 regarding my experience of misdiagnosis and autism informed care, and I have been a simulation facilitator for Aucademy CIC for nursing students to learn how to interact with Autsitic patients.
What I offer…
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training – Tier 1 and Tier 2
- Lived experience educator, consultant and speaker
- Healthcare simulation facilitator
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee.
Accommodations:
- Questions sent in advance
- People not talking over another when answering questions
- Quiet room
- Written notes and bullet point summary of actions
To contact Amelia Marsden, email them here: Ameliamarsden03@outlook.com
Anna Levermore
Who am I?
My name’s Anna and I have 40+ experience of lived experience of Autism. Diagnosed as a child.
Happy to share my Autistic experience.
What I offer…
- OMMT tier 2 training
- Advocate, educate and Autism experience
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee. Two weeks’ notice is required.
Accommodations:
- I need routine so booking me to train for you please give me a minimum week’s notice.
- I use public transport
- Due to medical reasons I need to eat lunch.
To contact Anna Levermore, email them here: anna1812@hotmail.co.uk
Beckie
Who am I?
As an AuDHD person, I bring lived understanding of what it actually feels like to navigate a world not built for you. As a parent of an Autistic child with a PDA profile, I’ve spent years advocating for myself and my children within health, education, and social care systems. I pair this with professional depth: 20 years as a researcher at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, particularly looking at quality support and quality of life for Autistic people and those with a learning disability, during which time I was also involved in facilitating and supporting people with learning disabilities to help with the simulation day at Christchurch university, in order to train the Dr’s of the future. Most recently delivering Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training to Health and Social care professionals as a Tier 2 Facilitating Trainer. I have also worked within adult social care, so I bring a full range of depth and experience.
What I offer…
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) Tier 2 Facilitating trainer
- Advocate or educator on Autistic and/or learning disability experience
- Healthcare simulation facilitator
- Speaker, consultant or co-trainer
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee. Minimum booking half a day for in person or one hour for online.
Accommodations:
- I need help moving resources to the training rooms and back to the car
- I need help and setting up the training room (moving chairs/furniture) and returning the room back to how it was at the end of the day
- I need clear information, clear instructions and transparency, otherwise I will get anxious
- I need photos of where I need to go, where I can park and who I will be working with
- I need to be able to park close to the venue. I have a blue badge
- Software to help with time management and planning
- Cut down on background noise
- If I am struggling to process a strong accents so can you please repeat what they are saying to me so that I can answer them
- Due to auditory processing difficulties, if talking with a group of people, I need people to put their hand up before speaking, otherwise I cannot work out where the sound is coming from and it prevents me from listening.
- I experience fatigue, and reading can make me feel exhausted at times. I use text to speech software which means that reading things like policies take me much longer
- I have difficulty retaining information, executive functioning. I struggle with time blindness, and how to break down tasks into manageable chunks.
- I am waiting for an ADHD assessment and also pushing for an Autism Assessment.
- I am waiting for an auditory processing disorder assessment. I struggle hearing if there is background noise or other people talking. I also have difficulty processing some accents, especially if it is a strong accent.
To contact Beckie, email them here: beckielisney@icloud.com
LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckie-whelton-a9345a82?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios
Felicity Head
Who am I?
Felicity was recognised and diagnosed as Autistic as a young child, and so, unlike some girls and women, knew she was Autistic from a young age. Felicity is a writer, gardener, and loves cats. Felicity is a dedicated person, works hard, and always tries very hard to think about the needs of others. Felicity also struggles to see her strengths, and so Chloe decided to write this section for her, knowing and seeing the great strengths that Felicity has.
What I offer…
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) Tier 2 trainer
- Advocate and educator on Autistic experience
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee. Minimum booking length is 1 hour.
Accommodations:
- Clarity
- Enough detail to cover all possible meanings
- No Easy-Read please, as this has the reverse effect for me
- Respect my intellect level – I do not have a learning disability, and support systems designed for learning disability are often unhelpful for me
- What3Words link to specific car parks (or sub-car-park for locations with lots of mini ones), particularly in cases where permits are for a specific one, are very helpful
To contact Felicity, email them here: fehead.head@gmail.com
Jessica Chudasama-Alloway
Who am I?
I am a trained educator, trainer, and healthcare simulation facilitator. I have a degree in clinical psychology, and was diagnosed whilst struggling as a student in 2020.
Autistic experience; persistent drive for autonomy (PDA); the Polyennic experience (ADHD); the lived experience of hallucinations; disability and accessibility; and the use of health and social care services as a multiply disabled person.
What I offer…
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Tier 2 trainer, for both NHS and social care staff
- Healthcare simulation provider – e.g., adult mental health; child physical health (for CCCU nursing students); Forensic and Specialist NHS staff (KMMH)
- Proficient in all Aucademy-designed training and consultation
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee. Minimum booking length is 1 hour.
Accommodations:
- Options and choice – please do not place demands on me
- Accessible venues and parking
- Clear instructions before, during, and after any session with me
To contact Jessica, email them here: jessica_aucademy@outlook.com
Meg Everson
Who am I?
Hi my name is Meg I am 28 years old and I live in Dover and family in Gravesend who I visit regularly. I have been visually impaired since birth, I also have a learning difference which describes the complications of my brain that takes me longer process information. I live in a supported living environment, and I have learnt many skills since being there including cooking and meal planning for myself.
What I offer…
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Tier 2 trainer, for both NHS and social care staff – learning disability.
- Advocate and educator on lived visual impairment experience and accessibility to the built environment.
- I am listed as an Expert by Experience for the Health Care faculty at Canterbury Christ Church University.
- Confident public speaker.
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee. Minimum booking length is 1 hour.
Accommodations:
- Regular planned breaks
- Having someone to help me at the session, if there is an issue.
- Have information broken down and longer time to access the information.
- Clear descriptions of instructions.
- I will likely travel with a support worker – but will want to train independently when I arrive for the training.
To contact Meg, email them here: Meganeverson18icloud.com
Sian
Who am I?
I was late diagnosed with autism and ADHD. I’m a parent of neurodivergent children and am an experienced teacher and trainer. I am passionate about advocacy and care deeply about improving the lives of others as part of my own journey.
What I offer…
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) Tier 1&2 Autistic co-trainer
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) Tier 1&2 Facilitating Trainer
- Educator on Autistic Experience
- Speaker and Trainer/Facilitating Trainer
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee. Minimum booking length is 1 hour.
Accommodations:
- Questions in advance via email
- Clear expectations and timings
- Idea of number of delegates
- Expected outcomes
To contact Sian, email them here: SianPickles@SianPickles.onmicrosoft.com
Tim Chapman
Who am I?
I am a late diagnosed autistic and ADHD person, working as a lived experience expert in Kent, London and the wider South East. An award-winning chartered town planner, with a particular interest in public health, I chaired a NICE committee looking at how spatial planning could improve health outcomes.
I work holistically and intuitively to understand a problem or situation. I question and listen. I am equally good at detail and understanding the big picture. I am insightful and focussed, prioritising the critical path and identifying opportunity costs. I am an excellent communicator, both verbal and written. When necessary and appropriate, I challenge hierarchies and conventional ways of doing things.
What I offer…
Autistic consultant: Leader, Speaker and Trainer:
- Process and management consultant, identifying ways to help your business operate more effectively.
- Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) Tier 2 Autistic trainer.
- Public speaker, facilitator, advocate and educator on Autistic experience.
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour + travel costs in addition to the training fee
Accommodations:
- Preference for written questions, notes and communication in advance.
To contact Tim Chapman, email them here: tim.chapman.aucademy@outlook.com
Toby Thurston
Who am I?
As an Autistic Computer Systems Engineering graduate, who’s incredibly passionate about spreading positivity and knowledge, I often find myself doing creative and unique projects.
I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 21 but knew when I was 7. I also have dyslexia, Irlen syndrome and working for a ADHD diagnosis. I also have chronic muskelete phantom pain within both my arms (this does not effect my ability to work). This gives me a lot of NHS experience as I went on an NHS journey spanning over the ages of 13-19.
What I offer…
- I am an Oliver McGowan T2 Trainer, with great feedback which can be provided upon request.
- Experience with teaching young Autistic adults, through the Be a Leader project.
- I can drive and have a ‘have car, will drive’ attitude.
- I am willing to work towards qualifications.
Fees & Accommodations:
£160 per hour (online) and £180 per hour (in person) + travel costs in addition to the training fee.
Accommodations:
- I adapt for my Irlens syndrome and usually manage this myself, I would ask if I need assistance.
- For face to face work I will bring my folding chair which I carry with me.
- I do require things to be explained before hand, with the opportunity for me to ask more questions if I need to.
To contact Toby Thurston, email them here: toby.d.thurston@gmail.com
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