Supporting neurodivergent children through play

Play improves the social, emotional and cognitive wellbeing of children and young people. Research suggests that children actually learn best through play, helping them to develop confidence, learn new skills and reduce feelings of stress or anxiety. So how can you use play to help neurodivergent children to thrive? Join Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta, Clinical Psychologist and Founder of Play Included®, at 2.00pm (UK time) on Thursday 15 February to learn how you can use collaborative LEGO® play to support the children you work with. In this webinar, you will learn: • Research into learning through play • How to support neurodivergent children in their play • How to identify if LEGO brick based therapy is suitable for the children you work with Gina is co-founder of Play Included®, which provides training programmes for education and health professionals to implement the Brick-by-Brick® programme, a neurodiversity-affirming social skills therapy using LEGO bricks that was developed in partnership with, and is officially endorsed by, the LEGO Foundation.