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Step Inside the Autistic Experience

Reframe Autism.

Rethink Performance.

Reignite Connection.

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Nelle Frances' Sensory Detective® Workshop is a transformative, full-day professional development experience that moves you beyond theory and into lived insight. Through an immersive simulation, you'll experience Autism from the inside out – gaining a firsthand understanding of how sensory processing differences shape the emotional, cognitive, and performance responses of Autistic individuals.

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This groundbreaking workshop explores the unique neurology, perception, and cognitive styles of Autistic people, with a focus on how sensory homeostasis (balance) is key to regulation, engagement, and achievement.

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You'll learn practical, sensory-informed strategies to:

  • Identify and decode sensory-elicited responses

  • Support co-regulation and reduce anxiety

  • Guide Autistic individuals toward self-regulation

  • Shift from "behaviour management" to performance-aware support

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Whether you're a teacher, allied health professional, support worker, family member, or Autistic yourself, the Sensory Detective® Workshop will equip you with a new lens – and the confidence to apply it daily. Walk away with a toolbox of strategies that complement your deeper understanding of Autism.

More than a workshop – this is a mindset shift that empowers authentic connection.

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Training & Professional Development

Nelle delivers engaging webinars and ongoing training for parents, carers, educators, support workers and allied health professionals. 

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At the centre of all of all webinars is Nelle's sensory philosophy.

Go Zen

A neurobiological approach to anxiety for autistic and neurodivergent people

The GO ZEN® Anxiety Program supports autistic and neurodivergent individuals to reduce their worry. Participants learn to:-

  • Recognize how anxiety impacts their body and mind.

  • Transform physical symptoms of anxiety into calm.

  • Identify “ThoughtHoles” - sneaky thoughts that distort reality.

  • Use techniques, including the 5Cs of resilience and the FARR Method, to combat anxious thinking and behaviours.

Children will understand how their nervous system responds to stress and build practical, body-based strategies to restore regulation before anxiety escalates into shutdown, avoidance or meltdown.

This program builds capacity in:

  • Emotional regulation and stress management

  • Participation in school and community activities

  • Independence and self-management

  • Reduced distress, shutdowns and avoidance

  • Improved ability to cope with change, uncertainty and daily demands

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Meltdown

In this eye-opening webinar, Nelle shares the patterns she identified, the science that explains them, and the relationship-first strategies that changed everything for her family. This is not theory—it’s practical, tested, and deeply respectful of the autistic experience.

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Learn how to:

  • Learn the neurology of what is happening in a meltdown

  • Recognise the sensory threats you may be unintentionally triggering

  • Support your child in a way that builds safety, trust and long-term emotional regulation

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If you believe your autistic child would do better if they could, this webinar is for you.

real strategies, real results, from someone who truly gets it.

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Sensory Detective® Program

A structured, sensory-first program supporting
autistic children and young people to understand their nervous system, recognise
sensory triggers and develop regulation and self-advocacy skills.

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Sustainable Social Skills

Reframes social skill development away from
masking and compliance, focusing instead on safety, consent, communication clarity
and relational capacity.

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