17 SEPTEMBER 2025
Did you know that a 'demand' refers to any expectation placed on a child, whether it is direct or indirect? On Wednesday 17th September, we're hosting a live webinar in partnership with Anne-Marie Harrison, Education Director from Ideas Afresh, exploring how to support children with presentations of demand-avoidance.
Supporting parents & carers
📅 Date: Wednesday 17th September
⏰ Time: 10am - 11am
In this webinar, Anne-Marie will explore:
✔️ How to build a strong, safe foundation for children described as demand avoidant using the supportive 'ANCHOR' framework
✔️ The meaning behind each part of the ANCHOR acronym, helping you to navigate challenging behaviours to support your child in being their best selves
✔️ Practical strategies, tools and advice to support your child with demand avoidance, with the chance to ask Anne-Marie your questions in a live Q&A session
About our speaker
Anne-Marie Harrison, PGCE, BAHons.
Education and Training Director IdeasAfresh Ltd.
Anne-Marie has extensive experience across the SEND sector. After early experience in child development and education Anne-Marie enjoyed a 15-year career training multi-disciplinary teams in supporting autistic children and their families, at the National Autistic Society (NAS).
Anne-Marie has contributed to NAS programme development, is acknowledged in Plan A for Autism (Dr Caroline Smith) and has delivered lectures at university. Her book Babies Are Noisy was published in 2013 while her professional reflections have been published in sector journals.
Anne-Marie has travelled internationally to deliver speeches and training, experiencing autism practices in different cultures.
Her professional experience and personal neurodiverse journey have empowered her in developing a thriving training and support business that offers personalised and bespoke CPD accredited training courses for both families and professionals. Her expertise reaches across all sectors and facilitates a rewarding opportunity to fully value the contribution, the neurodiverse community makes in today’s society.