{"id":46884,"date":"2025-09-25T10:11:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/?page_id=46884"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:55:44","slug":"accessing-appropriate-support-for-ocd-in-the-context-of-neurodivergence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/webinars\/accessing-appropriate-support-for-ocd-in-the-context-of-neurodivergence\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing Appropriate Support for OCD in the Context of Neurodivergence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e46884-e1 m106c-0 m106c-1 m106c-2 m106c-3\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e46884-e2 m106c-d m106c-e m106c-f m106c-g m106c-h m106c-m m106c-n\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e46884-e3 m106c-t m106c-u\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e46884-e4 m106c-z m106c-10 m106c-11 m106c-12 m106c-13\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><strong>2024 Virtual OCD-UK Conference<\/strong> - <em>Welcome to Hotel OCD-UK, flying the flag for recovery!<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e46884-e5 m106c-18\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e46884-e6 m106c-1 m106c-3 m106c-4 m106c-5 m106c-6 m106c-7\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e46884-e7 m106c-d m106c-e m106c-f m106c-i m106c-o\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e46884-e8 m106c-t m106c-u m106c-v  \"><span class=\"x-image e46884-e9 m106c-19 m106c-1a m106c-1b\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocduk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Alison-Roberts-.jpg\" width=\"684\" height=\"913\" alt=\"Dr Alison Roberts\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e10 m106c-1g m106c-1h m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1k\">Dr Alison Roberts<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e46884-e11 m106c-t m106c-u m106c-w\"><div class=\"x-div e46884-e12 m106c-1w\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e46884-e13 m106c-1x m106c-1y m106c-1z\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#video\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Watch Recording  &nbsp;  <i class=\"fas fa-film\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e46884-e14 m106c-z m106c-10 m106c-11 m106c-14 m106c-15\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Accessing Appropriate Support for OCD in the Context of Neurodivergence<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e15 m106c-1h m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1l m106c-1m m106c-1n m106c-1o\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar-alt darkorange\"><\/i>  &nbsp;Broadcast live on Tuesday 24th September 2025<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e16 m106c-1h m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1m m106c-1n m106c-1p m106c-1q\"><i class=\"far fa-user-friends\"><\/i>\n\n<b>Speaker<\/b><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e17 m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1n m106c-1o m106c-1r\"><strong>Dr Alison Roberts<\/strong><span class=\"mtext\"><\/span><br\/>\n<span class=\"mtext grey\">The webinar was facilitated by Laura, from the OCD-UK team.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e18 m106c-1h m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1m m106c-1n m106c-1p m106c-1q\"><p><i class=\"fal fa-presentation blue\"><\/i> <b>Presentation subject<\/b><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e19 m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1o m106c-1r m106c-1s\">Accessing OCD treatment for Neurodivergent People\n<ul>\n \n<li> Overlaps and interactions between neurodivergence and OCRD<\/li>\n<li>Challenges<\/li>\n<li>being referred for treatment<\/li>\n<li>being able to attend for treatment<\/li>\n<li>making progress during treatment<\/li>\n<li>Benefits of accessing treatment<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy for accessing treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e20 m106c-1h m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1m m106c-1n m106c-1p m106c-1q\"><i class=\"fal fa-book-user\"><\/i>\n\n<b>About the speaker<\/b><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e21 m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1o m106c-1r m106c-1s\"><p><strong>Dr Alison Roberts<\/strong>\n<br\/>I am a Clinical Psychologist and BABCP accredited CBT practitioner. I have worked for the NHS since 1999 in a broad range of clinical settings across the lifespan. I worked for 8 years at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma at the Maudsley Hospital. Most of my work there was for the Highly Specialised Service working with people who had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Body Dysmorphic Disorder which hadn't responded to previous treatment. I now work for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as part of the Neurodevelopmental Service. In this role I assess adults for possible Autism and provide psychological treatment for adults with Tics\/Tourette\u2019s Syndrome. Outside of that role I provide supervision and training to clinicians about adapting talking therapies to be more accessible for Neurodivergent people including a monthly supervision group at the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e22 m106c-1h m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1k m106c-1m m106c-1o m106c-1p m106c-1t\"><p><i class=\"fal fa-video-plus green\"><\/i>  Please note that whilst the live presentation was free of charge for all to watch live, the recording will only be available to OCD-UK members. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e46884-e23 m106c-1 m106c-3 m106c-5 m106c-8 m106c-9\"><span class=\"x-separator-top-curve-out\" style=\"top: 0px; height: 40px; color: #f0f0f0;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg class=\"curve-top-out\" style=\"fill: currentColor;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 50\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M0,50C0,50,22.4,0,50,0s50,50,50,50\"\/><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e46884-e24 m106c-d m106c-e m106c-f m106c-h m106c-j m106c-p\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e46884-e25 m106c-t m106c-u m106c-x\"><div class=\"x-content-area e46884-e26 m106c-23\" id=\"video\"><p><\/p>\n<p align=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Please Note: This conference recording is for OCD-UK charity members only.<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">If you're not yet an OCD-UK member and wish to watch this recording, don't worry, you can definitely get access still by becoming a member for \u00a324 a year (just \u00a32 a month)! \u00a0<a href=\"\/shop\/ocduk-membership-annual\/\">Purchase OCD-UK membership here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are already an OCD-UK member please and can't see the video then please <a href=\"\/login\/\">login here<\/a>. <span>If you are already an OCD-UK member and can not access our members area, then we may have to manually change your website permissions, please <\/span><a href=\"\/members-area-access\/\">complete the members area access form<\/a> and we will help you gain access to this part of our website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e46884-e27 m106c-1h m106c-1i m106c-1j m106c-1u\">This presentation was part of the OCD-UK webinar series and took place in September 2025. The webinar was hosted live via Zoom to a watching audience.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"x-separator-bottom-curve-out\" style=\"bottom: 0px; height: 40px; color: #f0f0f0;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg class=\"curve-bottom-out\" style=\"fill: currentColor;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 50\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M0,0c0,0,22.4,50,50,50s50-50,50-50\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-section e46884-e28 m106c-1 m106c-3 m106c-5 m106c-7 m106c-9 m106c-a\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e46884-e29 m106c-d m106c-e m106c-f m106c-g m106c-h m106c-m m106c-q\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e46884-e30 m106c-t m106c-u m106c-x\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e46884-e31 m106c-10 m106c-11 m106c-13 m106c-15 m106c-16\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">If you're not yet an OCD-UK member and wish to watch this recording, don't worry, you can get access by becoming a member for \u00a324 a year (just \u00a32 a month)!<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e46884-e32 m106c-1y m106c-1z m106c-20 m106c-21\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"\/shop\/ocduk-membership-annual\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Become an OCD-UK member   &nbsp; 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Welcome to Hotel OCD-UK, flying the flag for recovery! 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