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Online course

From survivingto thriving in education

An online course for parents and professionals supporting children with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or other learning difficulties. Taught in Icelandic.

  • 7 units
  • 40 short videos
  • Assistive-tech quiz
  • At your own pace
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Sound familiar

Your child is bright and the grades do not show it

School says they are not trying. At home you watch the anxiety grow and the confidence shrink. You know something has to change, and nobody tells you how.

Jóhanna in cap and gown at her University of Florida graduation

Why me

I know this from the inside

I am autistic, ADHD and severely dyslexic, and I dropped out of upper secondary school.

Today I hold two degrees from the University of Florida and have worked with schools across Iceland.

The difference was not that I pulled myself together. The difference was an environment that worked with me instead of against me. That is exactly what I teach you to build for your child or your students.

01Who it is for

This course is for you if you stand close to a child

  • Professionals

    Who want deeper insight into a large share of their students, and more they can actually do for them.

  • Parents and families

    Who want to go through it together, understand more, and have the tools at hand.

  • Students themselves

    Students are welcome too, on their own or alongside a parent.

02The units

Seven units, around forty short videos

You go through them at your own pace, in any order, and the access is yours to keep.

  1. The beginning

    My story, who I am and why this course exists. You define your why, and who you are learning for.

  2. The students

    Neurodivergent students, who they are and what characterises them. The mapping starts with strengths.

  3. Belonging

    School belonging, the quiet messages that erode it, academic turnaround and the Belonging Chain. How I reached university without finishing secondary school.

  4. The learning environment

    Accessible versus inclusive, the curb-cut effect, Universal Design for Learning, tiered support, and what held me up.

  5. Assistive technology

    Twelve categories demonstrated, from text-to-speech and speech-to-text to executive function, sensory-friendly spaces and AI. Plus the quiz that finds the categories for your child.

  6. Individual support

    Mapping strengths and barriers, autism, PDA and transitions, support by age, identity and anxiety.

  7. Working together

    Talking to the school and to teachers, pulling the mapping together, and what to do next.

03Afterwards

What you can do once you have been through it

Not a table of contents — the things you can handle afterwards that you could not handle before.

  1. Explain the Belonging Chain

    And place a particular student in it, knowing what helps at every link.

  2. Reframe difficult behaviour

    As a signal of where a child is in the chain, and answer it with trust rather than demands.

  3. Approach reading differently

    With a child who struggles to read, using five principles that work.

  4. Recognise a PDA profile

    And difficulty with transitions, and use approaches that lower the load at home and at school.

  5. Take the assistive-tech quiz

    And get the categories that fit your child, with a teaching video for every tool.

  6. Set up your own system

    With the Notion template and the setup instructions that come with it.

  7. Map strengths and barriers

    In a document that stays with you, and goes straight into advisory work if you want it to.

  8. Speak for your child at school

    With the right vocabulary and an email template ready to send.

04What people say

From people who have sat with me

„I have used several of the apps you went through for my children and it has had an enormously positive effect — school is going better for them.“

Parent

„Got a whole lot of ideas and tools I can start using today.“

Professional and parent

„All very clear. There is an ocean of assistive tools out there, so it was wonderful to get a list of the ones you have seen actually help.“

Parent

„Clearly very skilled in what you present, with knowledge and lived experience that few teachers have in their toolbox.“

Teacher

„You create such a beautiful space with your presence — a safe space where you dare to ask the silly questions.“

Course participant

„Thank you for giving me hope, and a better understanding of who I was as a learner in school.“

Student

„Incredibly energising to listen to you. You walk out twice as strong and ready to take on difficulty and difference.“

Training participant

„You are a voice for both students and parents inside the school system, and I am so grateful for it.“

Parent

05Registration

Get your access

Register on the right. On the left is exactly what you get, what it costs and what happens next.

Included

  • 40 short videos to watch whenever it suits you
  • An assistive-tech quiz that points to the tools for your child
  • A mapping document that builds up as you go through the course
  • The Notion template, with setup instructions
  • Email templates for talking to the school
  • A 45-minute kickoff with Jóhanna, in person or on Zoom
  • An optional certificate of completion
  • A direct route into advisory work with your mapping ready, and priority for participants

Price

Full access
ISK 27,990
Been to a course of mine before25% off
ISK 20,990

Teachers and other professionals can often claim the course fee back from their union's professional development fund. Check what you are entitled to — we send you an invoice you can submit.

Terms

  • Refunds are not offered. If something comes up, you get credit towards the next course.
  • The discount and financial support do not stack with other terms.

How it works

  1. You register here and get payment details by email.
  2. Your access opens and you sign in at harts.is.
  3. Kickoff with me, in person or on Zoom. The recording goes to everyone.
  4. You work through the units at your own pace, in any order.

Kickoff

45 minutes with me, optional

You pick the time that suits you on the registration form. The recording goes to everyone, including those who cannot make it.

  • Thursday 19 NovemberAkureyriVenue announced shortly
  • Tuesday 24 NovemberHörðuvallaskóli, Kópavogur
  • Wednesday 3 DecemberOnlineOn Zoom
Registration

Register for the course

Fill this in and I will add you to the list. You will get a confirmation and an invoice by email.

This goes straight to me by email. The website keeps none of it.

Everything needs an answer except where it says “optional”.

Which kickoff suits you?

The kickoff is 45 minutes and optional — the course itself you go through at your own pace. The recording goes to everyone.

Which describes you?
Have you been to a talk of mine before?

Anyone who has been before gets 25% off.

06Questions

What people ask me most

Do I have to turn up somewhere?
No. The course is entirely online, at your own pace. The kickoff talk is optional, in person or on Zoom, and the recording goes to everyone.
How long do I keep access?
Lifetime access. The access is yours, and you get every update to the material.
Can I get a refund?
No, but if something comes up you get credit towards the next course.
Can my child take part with me?
Yes. Students are welcome, on their own or with a parent.
I cannot afford it. What do I do?
The course is funded by the Ministry of Education, and the registration form has a field where you can ask for financial support, with no explanation needed.
I came to a course last year. Do I get a discount?
Yes, 25%. Tick that on the form and I will send the invoice with your terms on it.
Is the material in Icelandic?
Yes, all of it.
Do I get proof that I finished?
Yes — an optional certificate of completion, with a light quiz at the end.

Get your access

The form is just above. You get a confirmation by email, and an invoice straight after.

Register for the course