(0.5 PDU) Supporting Neurodivergent Learners with Today's Best Practices

A 0.5 PDU training that walks behavior staff through practical, neurodiversity-affirming approaches for supporting learners in real sessions — grounded in neurodivergent voices and lived experience.

Co-created with Michelle Vinokurov, B.S., BCaBA and autistic district behavior specialist, the course covers how to shift from compliance-based to learner-centered support through small, realistic changes that make a meaningful difference.

What You'll Learn

• How to think about neurodivergent learners through a strengths-based, neurodiversity lens
• How language shapes expectations — and what small, practical shifts look like day-to-day
• Neurodiversity-affirming strategies: offering choices, regulation supports, AAC, assent, and staying present
• A decision-making framework for navigating difficult moments with compassion over compliance
• How to advocate for neurodiversity-affirming approaches in conversations with teams and caregivers

Who Is This For

Behavior staff — including RBTs and paraprofessionals — supporting neurodivergent learners in school, clinic, or home settings.

Share this course with your entire behavior support team — no additional cost. Everything is included in your BIP Visualized subscription.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe key principles of neurodiversity and explain how individual strengths, support needs, and communication differences can vary across learners.
• Identify neurodiversity-affirming practices that promote dignity, autonomy, communication, and meaningful participation across home, school, and clinical settings.
• Apply practical strategies for supporting neurodivergent learners through respectful communication, compassionate responses, and individualized accommodations that align with learner needs.

About the Instructors

Morgan van Diepen, M.Ed., BCBA is the founder of ABA Visualized, where she has been actively integrating neurodiversity-affirming practices into visual language and clinical content since 2019. This work has included ongoing engagement with peer-reviewed research, continuing education, and direct collaboration with neurodivergent individuals and autistic self-advocates over more than five years.

This course was co-created and co-presented with Michelle Vinokurov, B.S., BCaBA. Michelle is a District Behavior Specialist with experience across clinic, home, and school settings. As an autistic individual who received early intervention, she brings both professional expertise and meaningful lived experience to her work with learners, families, and clinical teams. Morgan and Michelle have collaborated for over eight years.

ACE Provider Information

ABA Visualized | ACE Provider #IP-22-0233 | 0.5 PDU | Online Asynchronous | Published: May 6, 2026

Disclosures

This course may reference content from ABA Visualized published books and/or the BIP Visualized platform, both of which are owned by the instructor.

Complaints and Concerns

Questions or concerns about this course can be submitted in writing to support@bipvisualized.com. If a complaint cannot be resolved directly, participants may file a Notice of Alleged Violation with the BACB at bacb.com/ethics.