We help you to truly feel confident and effective in supporting your Autistic clients using strength-based approaches

Our courses and community help parents and caregivers of Autistic kids support their kids' deepest sense of well-being, safety, and goodness in a messy, complicated world that isn't built for them.

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Live and Live-Streamed CE Trainings

Trainings for professionals supporting Autistic people, with CE approval for occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, school psychologists, and mental health providers

Our mission is to provide resources and continuing education trainings that promote the use of strengths-based, ethical, neurodiversity-affirming practices for professionals working with Autistic people. Become confident and effective in using a strengths-based approach. We offer:
  • An online continuing education summit
  • In-person trainings for your team or conference
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Podcast Episodes

A twice-monthly podcast where we explore research, amplify autistic voices, and change the way we think about autism in life and in professional therapy practice.

Meet The Founder

Meg Ferrell (Proctor), MS, OTR/L started Learn Play Thrive to help therapists and other professionals who work on practical skills with neurodivergent kids to learn and apply the latest evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming interventions to their work. We want you to show up to work tomorrow excited to try something new. After any Learn Play Thrive Training, you’ll feel more confident, excited, and prepared to support your Autistic clients.