OCD in The Classroom:

Understanding, Recognising & Supporting Students with OCD and Autism

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✅ 6 Lessons

✅ Online On-demand Course

✅ Transcript to refer back to forever

✅ Certificate of Completion

✅ Handout includes Additional Helpful Tips

✅ Email questions directly to Sue Larkey

✅ 100% Money back – if, after the first two lessons, you decide the course is not for you

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Recognising OCD in The Classroom

Most people think they know what OCD looks like. But the stereotype of neatness and tidiness is almost nothing like the real condition.

OCD is a cycle of intrusive thoughts, overwhelming distress, compulsive behaviours taken to relieve that distress, and brief relief, followed immediately by the next intrusive thought. For autistic students, this cycle is intensified by the very traits that define how they experience the world: deep focus, pattern-seeking, sensitivity to uncertainty, and a heightened need for things to feel “right.”

Dean Beadle was diagnosed autistic at age nine. He has been navigating OCD for 27 years working, presenting, building relationships, and living a full life, all while managing an invisible condition that has at times felt relentless. In this course, Dean shares, with remarkable honesty and clarity, what OCD actually feels like from the inside. Not the textbook version. The real version.

This course will change how you see the students in your classroom. You will finish it knowing what to look for, what to say, and what to do.

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In this OCD training you will learn:

The OCD Cycle

Understand exactly how obsessions, distress, compulsions and relief reinforce each other and why breaking that cycle requires a different approach than you might expect.

Joy or terror? The key question

One question separates autistic repetitive behaviour from an OCD compulsion and changes how you respond.

Why OCD targets what matters most

The cruellest, most distressing thoughts are often the greatest evidence of the kind of person they are.

What a child in a flare-up needs

During the hardest days a young person may be invisible in their struggle.
Lesson Outline
  • Lesson 1: Introduction & Masking​
  • Lesson 2: What OCD Actually Is: The Cycle, The Stereotype and The Reality​
  • Lesson 3: Why Autistic Students Might Be More Vulnerable to OCD​
  • Lesson 4: What OCD Looks Like: Examples of Compulsion
  • Lesson 5: What Helps: Strategies for Teachers, Parents and Students​
  • Lesson 6: Flare-Ups, Surviving and Finding Joy

Why up to 37% of autistic young people experience OCD

Compared to just 1–3% of the general population. Dean unpacks exactly why autistic young people are so much more vulnerable and why it still goes unrecognised for so long.

Why reassurance makes OCD worse

Answering the same frightened question over and over tells the nervous system the threat was real.

Practical strategies from 27 years lived experience

Grounding, thought labelling, delay techniques and OCD victory logs. Tools that work in real moments.
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OCD in The Classroom:

Understanding, Recognising & Supporting Students with OCD and Autism

✅ 2 Hours

✅ 6 Lessons

✅ Online On-demand Course

✅ Transcript to refer back to forever

✅ Certificate of Completion

✅ Handout includes Additional Helpful Tips

✅ Email questions directly to Sue Larkey

✅ 100% Money back – if, after the first two lessons, you decide the course is not for you

✅ IT support

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OCD Online Course

Includes full access to all course materials and a certificate of completion.

To have an invoice sent to your organisation for payment please email support@suelarkey.com.au.

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Course Price for a group of 6 or more: $99 per person

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Meet Dean Beadle

Dean Beadle is a renowned autistic conference speaker, INSET (Professsional Development) trainer, and workplace accessibility consultant with over 20 years of experience. He has delivered more than 1,000 keynotes, seminars, INSET sessions, and webinars across the globe, including Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand, with webinars reaching audiences in Asia and America.

Dean’s Professional Development sessions for schools focus on helping staff better understand autistic communication styles and offering practical strategies to reduce anxiety and distress for autistic learners. In addition, he is a passionate advocate for creating accessible workplaces, having delivered impactful sessions to organizations such as YouviewTV, Ambassador Theatre Group, Sopra Steria, Balfour Beatty, Scotiabank, and the International Rescue Committee, among others. His workplace sessions aim to shift attitudes and foster environments where autistic employees can thrive.

Driven by a commitment to challenging harmful stereotypes and addressing societal inequalities faced by autistic individuals, Dean continues to inspire change through his work. Alongside his advocacy, Dean is also a singer, performing at charity events, conferences, and touring his own show, My Life in Songs and Stories, accompanied by a pianist.

Dean holds honorary roles with three UK charities.

Meet Sue Larkey

Sue Larkey is a highly respected educator, author, and speaker with extensive experience in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She has taught students in both mainstream and special education settings, combining practical experience with extensive research. Sue holds a Master’s in Special Education and has completed the research sections of her Doctorate in Education.

Sue’s podcast, the “Sue Larkey Podcast,” has over 1.3 million downloads across more than 200 episodes and is the #1 ranked Apple Podcast in Australia in the Course category. Her podcast resources are used by leading universities, including Monash University and Canberra University, to train teachers. She also has a global following, with over 135,000 subscribers to her weekly e-newsletter in more than 30 countries and a community of 130,000 Facebook followers.

Sue has authored over 18 books aimed at educators, teacher assistants, and parents/carers, and is a former winner of the Naturally Autistic International Award for Community Contribution. She has delivered hundreds of speeches at both international and national conferences, earning recognition as a trusted source of knowledge, compassion, and inspiration for educators, support workers, and families.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • When do we get the certificate?

Immediately upon completion of the course.

  • Can this Course Count towards my Professional Development?

Yes. Completing Understanding, Recognising & Supporting Students with OCD and Autism in the priority area of Students/children with Disability addressing Standard Descriptor(s) 1.2 and 1.5 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

  • What age is the course appropriate for?

The course is appropriate for supporting primary and secondary age children.

  • Can the course be watched as a group?

Yes, the course can be watched together as a group, however each person participating needs to be individually registered.

  • How long do I have to do the course

The initial access period is set to 6 months but we will always extend this if you need longer to complete the course.

  • Can I rewatch the course?

Yes, you can rewatch the course as much as you like during the 6 months that the course is available to you.

  • I am having technical issues, what do I do?

Contact our team on support@suelarkey.com.au

  • When is the course on?

It is an online On-demand course, so it can be watched whenever it suits you.

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