Spring 2026 Cohort

Autism-Informed Pediatric Care

Are you looking to deepen your knowledge and feel more confident supporting autistic children in healthcare settings?

This spring, join a live online training series designed to strengthen your foundation in understanding and supporting autistic children and their families in pediatric environments.

Through clear instruction, real clinical examples, and thoughtful discussion, you’ll gain practical strategies you can begin using immediately — without adding time to appointments.

Led by Jill Hudson, a child life specialist and autism consultant with more than 20 years of experience, each session focuses on essential topics such as autistic experiences, sensory needs, communication differences, visual supports, predictability, and collaborative care approaches.

Each session is 90 minutes and awards 1.5 PDCH + certificate of completion.

Attend individual sessions or complete all four for the full 6 PDCH series.

Enrollment is capped to preserve discussion quality and interactive learning.

Build Confident, Responsive Care

Support autistic children with greater confidence.
Strengthen collaboration with families.
Build systems that prevent distress before it starts.

Join us this spring and begin integrating autism-informed care practices into your clinical work right away.

Healthcare environments can unintentionally increase distress for autistic children. Sensory overload, unpredictable routines, and communication differences can quickly escalate care experiences for both patients and providers.
This workshop series equips you with respectful, neurodivergent-affirming tools that support:
- Reduced distress and escalation
- More effective communication
- Improved collaboration with families
- Greater provider confidence
- Calmer, more predictable clinical encounters
These strategies are designed for real clinical pace — practical, efficient, and immediately implementable.
- 90 minutes of live, case-based instruction
- Practical strategies designed for real clinical settings
- Immediately usable tools and frameworks
- Interactive discussion with fellow professionals
- 1.5 PDCH per session
- Certificate of completion
Attend one workshop or register for the full four-part series (6 PDCH total).
Designed for licensed healthcare professionals and clinical providers, including:
- Pediatric nurses
- Child life specialists
- Physicians and nurse practitioners
- Therapists and allied health providers
- Medical assistants and clinical support staff
If you work with autistic children in healthcare environments and want more effective, respectful approaches, this training is for you.
- Focused and foundational: Live instruction designed to build essential knowledge and practical understanding you can apply immediately.
  Real-time learning: Live Zoom sessions with time for Q&A, reflection, discussion, and problem‑solving.
  Resource-rich: Tools and strategies you can use right away.
  Community support: Learn alongside peers facing similar situations.
  Upon completion: Individualized certificate of completion