Neurodiversity-Affirming Continuing Education for Dietitians and Helping Professionals
Together, we’re expanding access to affirming care—and equipping clinicians to better support neurodivergent clients as the demand for accessible, affirming care continues to grow!
RDs for Neurodiversity is a continuing education platform and community dedicated to supporting neuro-affirming dietitians and multidisciplinary professionals. We offer high-quality, anti-oppressive professional development and training at the intersection of neurodivergence, feeding challenges, nutrition, and dietetics. Our courses and programs explore a wide range of topics, including feeding and eating disorders, sensory health, and inclusive, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming care practices. Our mission is to challenge the status quo, shift the paradigm within our field, and amplify the voices and leadership of neurodivergent individuals.
Upcoming Courses
Pediatric Program
Inclusive Approaches to Supporting Neurodivergent Children with Feeding Challenges and ARFID
This 20-hour course provides in-depth training for registered dietitians, feeding professionals (OTs, SLPs), educators, and mental health providers, focusing on advanced strategies for assessing and treating feeding difficulties in neurodivergent children.
Body Image Course
The Sensory Body: Integrating Interoception & Embodied Neurobiology in Body Image Work (On-Demand)
This two-part course offers clinicians a deeper, more compassionate framework for understanding body image through the lens of embodied sensory experience.
Adult-Focused Program
ARFID, Feeding Differences, and Neurodivergence: A Comprehensive Training for Clinicians Working with Adult Clients
This 6-part training invites clinicians to rethink ARFID through a neurodivergent-affirming lens and gain practical tools, case-based insights, and deeper frameworks to better support clients struggling to nourish themselves.
On-Demand Courses
Embracing Neurodiversity and Weight-Inclusivity: Creating Supportive & Inclusive Practices
Supporting Interoception: Illuminating the Path to Nourishment
Burnout and Body Disconnect: Supporting Nourishment in Difficult Times
What clinicians are saying about our courses
In the emerging landscape that is neurodiversity affirming health care, Naureen's courses are a beacon for illuminating much of the territory that must be traversed for professionals seeking to learn and make meaningful change in their practices with clients.
Sarah Norris, The Sensory Coach
Naureen's course has fundamentally changed the way I practice and provide care for clients and families. She has a gift for creating a brave space where you will be challenged to re-think your care process and foundational approaches in the field.
Lindsay Stenovec, MS, RD
Naureen and her trainings have been an absolute game changer for me and proven to be some of the very best investments I've made in my recent professional development.
Marci Evans MS, CEDRD-S, LDNMeet the Founder
Hello!
I’m a neurodivergent dietitian, clinical supervisor, and international speaker with over two decades of experience—and a parent to two neurodivergent children. I founded RDs for Neurodiversity after witnessing how traditional feeding and nutrition systems were failing neurodivergent people, and I felt called to build a community committed to doing better. In 2023, I was honoured to receive ASAN’s Nothing About Us Without Us Award in recognition of my work advancing affirming, justice-oriented care.
Land Acknowledgment
RDs for Neurodiversity sits on unceded Indigenous lands. We honour, recognize and respect the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation as the traditional custodians of these lands and waters. Tiohtià:ke, commonly known as Montréal, has been a gathering place for many First Nations for thousands of years, and is home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples who continue to thrive despite genocide, forced removal, and colonization.