LIVE WORKSHOP  · JULY 21
5 PM LONDON  · 12 NOON EASTERN
REPLAY INCLUDED
Hidden Drivers
with Dr Barendse
Beneath every symptom is a biological pattern: trace the story behind your child’s development.
GET MY TICKETEarly bird £97 until Sunday, July 19 — £147 from Monday, July 20.
If you’re reading this, a child you love probably isn’t developing as you’d hoped. There may be a diagnosis such as autism, or there may be none. Either way, you likely have questions no one has been able to answer.
I’ve spent thirty years with children like yours, and one of the most important things I can share is how little a diagnosis means. Two children can have the same diagnosis and many of the same difficulties, yet still be quite different in the particular way their biology has unfolded from before conception onward. Their challenges might look similar on the surface, but are actually as individual as a fingerprint.
Most therapies on offer for exceptional children work at the surface level: the speech, the behaviour, the meltdowns. These can be useful, but they are limited to an extent because they don't address the foundational, interacting patterns in the child’s biology that actually drive developmental momentum. To truly help a child, we must first understand that one unique child.
I designed the 'HIDDEN DRIVERS' workshop to 'fast-track' your understanding, and help you focus on the most powerful elements of healing. In our time together I’ll show you how a child’s development should unfold, what can go wrong, and I'll be sharing the most important insights to help you trace your own child's history. This is the foundation every parent needs to become what I call the 'THRIVEMaker' for their child.
After the workshop, we'll have an 'ask me anything' time so you leave with your questions answered and a new understanding and hope for your child.
Inside Hidden Drivers, I’ll show you:
- How development unfolds biologically — and why this is key to your child's future progress
- Why your child’s diagnosis (or lack of one) is not a ceiling - it's simply a surface measure of what you see at this point in timeÂ
- How to decode the pattern of disruption in your child’s development that lies beneath visible symptoms
- Why prioritisation (doing less, not more) gives you an edge, and how to sequence and adapt a plan to nurture lasting progressÂ
- How the neuroplasticity window shapes your timeline, and why the next 90 minutes could change the direction of your child's life (and yours)
FREE GIFT
The THRIVEChild Assessment Starter Kit
Your bonus takeaway is a Workbook + Video Training Series. It walks you through how to map your child’s developmental story from before conception through to now. Use it to capture patterns, track what changed, when, and detail the biological patterns that have been contributing to your child's challenges.
Value: ÂŁ97
Your invitation
Give me 90 minutes and £97 (early-bird price), and you’ll walk away with a real mental model of how development unfolds biologically, understand your child’s potential independent of any diagnosis, and know exactly which area of your child’s story matters most to focus on first. Plus the THRIVEChild Assessment Starter Kit so you can keep building after the workshop ends.
GET YOUR TICKETEarly bird £97 until Sunday, July 19 — £147 from Monday, July 20.
Workshop details
đź“… July 21, 2026
⏰ 5 PM London (12 noon Eastern)
đź”´ Replay included
Watch anytime if you can’t attend live
About Dr B
PhD Health psychologist · Researcher · Consultant · Specialist in children’s development
For more than thirty years Dr B has been working to restore health, well-being and quality of life to families around the world. Working at the interface of Medicine and Psychology — first in Health-Outcomes Research (with measures still used in international clinical trials), then in Mental & Developmental Health. Her primary focus is on exceptional children: why their development has gone off track, & how parents can help restore their best possible future.
- PhD, University of London · Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Registered Health Psychologist
- Published in Medical & Academic Journals
- Consultant to Health & R&D OrganisationsÂ
- Founder of the Nutrigenomic Medicine Centre
- Certified clinician of the Walsh Research Institute
- Creator of the THRIVEChild Programme
A story that shows what’s possible
Twenty years ago, I started working with a non-verbal child who was so distressed that a conversation with his parents was nearly impossible. They were exhausted. They’d tried multiple interventions without seeing progress and were deeply worried about his future.
We did one thing differently. Instead of starting with “this is the diagnosis, so we do these therapies,” we started with “who is he? What’s his history? What’s actually happening in his biology?” We developed a profound understanding of his developmental timeline from before conception to the present. His biological patterns. What changed when. And we made carefully evidenced decisions about which biological drivers to address first.
Over time, that boy regained his voice. He went on to university, completed postgraduate studies and took up his first professional job. He texted me the job offer with two words: “Over the moon.”
I’m not promising that outcome for your child. Every child is different. But his story shows what can be possible once you truly understand what’s driving your child’s development.
I’ve spent decades watching these patterns unfold across families, across medicine, across society. I’ve seen the real world evidence that children can and do lose their diagnosis. Although our current culture tells you that little can be done to change the outcomes, that evidence shows something completely different.
There is so much hope for every exceptional child.
That’s what I'll show you in Hidden Drivers!
Common questions
What if I can’t make it to the live workshop?
Is this workshop only for parents with a diagnosis?
What if my child has already tried lots of interventions and nothing’s worked?
Do I need to have a diagnosis to attend?
How is this different from what my therapist or school is doing?
What’s the time commitment after the workshop?
Will this help me understand my child’s specific situation?
Still have a question about the workshop?
Ask me anything and I’ll reply to you personally.
Save your seat for Hidden Drivers
Live on July 21 at 5 PM London (12 noon Eastern). Replay included. Plus the THRIVEChild Assessment Starter Kit (value ÂŁ97).
Early bird £97 until Sunday, July 19 — £147 from Monday, July 20.
Shalleen Barendse
PhD · THRIVEChild
