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• ASS coach (autism), SBAP (Swiss Professional Association for Applied Psychology, Zurich) 2023

• AD(H)S Coach, SBAP (Swiss Professional Association for Applied Psychology, Zurich) 2023

• Coaching Tools, SBAP (Swiss Professional Association for Applied Psychology, Zurich) 2023

• Basic coaching module, SBAP (Swiss Professional Association for Applied Psychology, Zurich) 2023

• Higher specialist training in nursing level 1 (HöFa1) with a focus on rehabilitation, SBK (Swiss Professional Association for Nursing) 2009

• Qualified nursing specialist HF, Lucerne Training Center for Health Professions 2005-2006

• Nursing specialist DN1, Intercantonal School for Nursing Professions Zug 2000-2003

• Neurodiversity and Trauma: Neuro-Affirmative Perspectives, Strengths-Based Approaches, and Trauma-Informed Practices for Working with Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, and Other Neurodivergent Clients (34-hour online training, led by 10 neurodivergent clinicians: Dr. Megan Anna Neff, Dr. Ruth Millman, Dr. Cloie Parfitt, Dr. Emma Bede, Dr. Sarah Haywood, Danny van Deurzen-Smith, Dr. Joel Schwartz, Brittany Goff, Lorna Evans, and Sarah Bergenfield) June–August 2026

• 1-Day Workshop on Assessment and Intervention Planning Using the DIP-HV (Challenging Behavior) Model, with Claudio Castañeda, March 2026

• 2-Day Emoflex Introductory Course, Dr. Martin Winkler, February 2026

• Webinar: Helping autistic children with anxiety, Dr. Naomi Fisher, November 2025

• Webinar: Helping autistic children with transitions, Dr. Naomi Fisher, September 2025

• Webinar: Interoception Supports for Chronic Pain, Health Management & Emotional Well-Being in Adults: It is Never Too Late! with Kelly Mahler (Occupational Therapist), August 2025

• Webinar: A 3 Step Approach to Nurturing Interoceptive Awareness, with Kelly Mahler (occupational therapist), August 2025

• Webinar: Co-Regulation & Sensory Safety: The Foundation of Successful Participation, with Kelly Mahler (occupational therapist), August 2025

• Webinar: Modern Emotion Regulation Supports for Neurodivergent Learners: Are you Keeping with the Times?, with Kelly Mahler (occupational therapist), July 2025

• Webinar: The 5 Keys to Behavior Regulation: How to Support 'Challenging Behavior' in a Kinder, More Effective Manner, with Kelly Mahler (occupational therapist), July 2025

• Emotional Regulation: Tools and Strategies for PDA Individuals, Kristy Forbes Advocate & educator for Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Online Masterclass, June 2025

• ADHD and burnout from ELPOS, with PD Dr. med. Monika Ridinger, May 2025

• Webinar: Monotropism: interests and language, Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate, April 2025

• Webinar: Toileting, Interoception & Nutrition: An Evidence-Based Approach for Promoting Toileting Success and Independence, with Kelly Mahler (occupational therapist), April 2025

• Parenting Resistant Tweens and Teens with ADHD with Sharon Saline, Psy.D. Webinar, February 2025

• Mindful Parenting - guiding parents to "mindful parenting" , Priska Sibold, Pluspunkt Center for Continuing Education, Jona, 2024

• H.A.P.P.Y. ®-Coach Training and graduation certified H.A.P.P.Y. ®-Coach, Autism in Context, with Peter Vermeulen, October 2024

• Autism and the Predicative Brain; Absolute Thinking in a Relative World - Practical Implications for Treatment and Intervention. 2-day seminar with Dr. Peter Vermeulen PhD. Organizer: Association for Attachment and Positive Behavior Support, Judith Ormazabal, Zurich, September 2024

• Helping Your Autistic Child with OCD, Webinar with Dr. Naomi Fisher, July 2024 

• Helping Your Autistic Child with Trauma Webinar with Dr. Naomi Fisher, July 2024

• PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance (Syndrome) - Pedagogical-therapeutic training, Sarah Weber, FAPDA Fachverein PDA-Autismus-Profil, June 2024

• ADHD, purely self-study course (online 30 working hours), HFH (Intercantonal University for Special Needs Education) Head Annette Krauss, Claudia Schellenberg, Dominik Gyseler, June 2024

• PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance (Syndrome) - Psychiatric-psychological training, Dr. Nicole Chou-Knecht and Elisabeth Carl, FAPDA Fachverein PDA-Autismus-Profil, May 2024

• Parenting Neurodivergent Teens day webinar with Viv Dawes Autistic Advocate, June 2024

• Lost Connections: The Relationship Between Interoception and Masking, online course with Kelly Mahler and Kieran Rose, June 2024

• Interoception and Monotropism: Paying Attention to Autistic and ADHD Experiences, online course with Kelly Mahler and Kieran Rose, June 2024

• Disability insurance assistance benefits, Martin Boltshauser Lawyer, Procap, May 2024

• MasterClass: "PDA: Not What You Think It Is!" with Dr. Megan Neff, April 24

• Autistic Burnout by Professor Tony Attwood & Dr Michelle Garnett, online half day seminar, February 2024

• Developing a Positive Self Identity by Professor Tony Attwood & Dr Michelle Garnett, online half day seminar, February 2024

• Succeeding with Autistic Teenagers by Professor Tony Attwood & Dr Michelle Garnett, online one day seminar, January 2024

• PDA and Autism by Professor Tony Attwood & Dr Michelle Garnett, online half day seminar, January 2024

• Compensation for disadvantages at school, elpos Switzerland webinar, 2024

• Autistic masking and setting boundaries Day webinar with Viv Dawes Autistic Advocate, January 2024

• Executeive Function 101 Full video course with 45 lessons with Seth Perler, 2023 / 2024

• The challenge of everyday life and school with a child with Asperger's, webinar with Nicole Steinbach from Asperger Kids, 2023

• Managing stress and meldowns in the family home, 3 Part Webinar with Kristy Forbes Advocate & educator for Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), 2023

• A closer look at Autism Anxiety and Demand Avoidance, Webinar with Kristy Forbes Advocate & educator for Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), 2023

• How to engage demand avoid children withe learning at home, webinar with Kristy Forbes Advocate & educator for Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), 2023

• Critical Care and Recovery, 6 week intensive coaching program with Kristy Forbes Advocate & educator for Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), 2023

• The Inside of Autism, 6 training modules with Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate, 2023

• Stuart Shanker Self-Reg Parenting Course 10 Online Modules, 2022

• 3. PDA Impulse Week, June 2026

• Autism Switzerland Symposium: AI Meets Autism – Focus on Artificial Intelligence: General Perspectives and Applications in the Context of Autism, May 2026

• Autism Hamburg, Symposium: “Autism Has Many Faces: Masking, Fashionable Diagnoses, and Intersectionality—What Lies Behind the Facade,” April 2026

• 3rd National Autism Congress, "Autism: understanding and growing together in all situations," Kursaal Interlaken, November 7-8, 2025

• 2nd PDA Impulse Week, November 2025

• Symposium 2025 Autism Switzerland with Dr. Peter Vermeulen, University Hospital Zurich (Topics of the symposium: Sensory challenges in autism based on the theory of the predictive brain / understanding, building and shaping relationships) Zurich, May 2025

• Autistic Burnout Network Conference, Viv Dawes Autistic Advocate AuDHD author, trainer & consultant, 2 days online, May 2025

• Minding Autistic Minds Conference 2025, AUsome-Training, 2 days online, May 2025

• The Executive Function Online Summit TEFOS by Seth Perler, 3 days August 2024

• Symposium 2024 Autism Switzerland & Child and Autism Foundation "Coping better with autism in everyday life" with Prof. Dr. Tony Attwood, cooperation, Zurich, June 2024

• Minding Autistic Minds Conference 2024, AUsome-Training, 2 days online, May 2024

• 5th Annual PDA Space Summit 3 days online, April 2024

• Lives in the Balance 2024 Virtual Annual Summit, "Voices of the Neurodivergent Community" with Dr. Ross Greene, April 24

• 17th Federal Conference Autism Congress Autism Germany, March 8 - 10, 2024

• The Executive Function Online Summit TEFOS by Seth Perler, 3 days August 2023

• The Executive Function Online Summit TEFOS by Seth Perler, 3 days August 2022

• Participation in further training

• Participation in specialist conferences

• Supervisions

• Intervision sessions

• Exchange and networking with various specialists 

• Exchange with neurodivergent people

• Technical literature 

• Memberships in various professional associations

• Neurodiversity Association

• FAPDA Professional Association PDA Autism Profile

• Autism Switzerland

• ADHS Organization elpos Switzerland

• Association Asperger-Hilfe Nordwestschweiz

AS Support Zurich
Bettina Baumann Boltshauser, Autism and ADHD coach.
Various events are organized in cooperation with Neuro-diversity.ch

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