Practitioner Tools | Explaining Brains

Handouts, tools, & training for practitioners working with neurodivergent youth.

An evolving AI prompt library to help you create accessible, neurodiversity-affirming reports.

Access training webinars and podcasts to develop your child feedback skills.

Each post includes language, strategies, and tools for psychologists, teachers, and parents to talk to kids about their amazingly different brains.

A handout for parents with suggested language for how to talk to their child about the testing process.

This handout can be edited to fit your practice. Now in Spanish and English.

A tool for organizing assessment results in child-friendly language.

Use this tool for school meetings, online feedback sessions, or as a summary cover sheet for the full report.

Images to help explain different parts of the brain to elementary and adolescent-aged children.

A simple summary for very young children and those with developmental delays.

A living resource with videos, images, and child-friendly explanations for common diagnoses. Check back often for updates!

Child-friendly language for explaining common diagnoses and processing differences.

A proposed agenda and preparation checklist for child feedback sessions.

Prompts to help children ask their own questions and get curious about assessment.

If you are using The Brain Building Books in your practice, please see below for the Practitioner Manual and Parent Handout.

Customizable workbooks to help children understand their brains and become strong self-advocates!

Learn the Brain Building Feedback Framework and how to use The Brain Building Books.

A handout for parents to help them continue talking to their child about their differences, using The Brain Building Books as a guide.