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Understand ADHD Through the Brain – Not Behaviour

Join Dr Nicolene Shields (MAPS), behavioural neuroscientist, for a 3-hour online mini course that reveals the real science behind ADHD.
You’ll gain a clear understanding of how different brain architectures drive attention, emotion, and behaviour — and learn to interpret your child’s ADHD profile through a neuroscience lens.

A Neuroscience-Based Mini Course That Transforms How You See ADHD

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If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what’s really happening inside your child’s mind, this course offers the clarity you’ve been looking for.

 

A Neuroscience-Based Mini Course That Transforms How You See ADHD

 

Join Dr Nicolene Shields (MAPS), behavioural neuroscientist, for a 3-hour online mini course that reveals the real science behind ADHD.
This practical, research-based course helps parents and professionals move beyond labels to truly understand why their child thinks, feels, and reacts the way they do. Three Key Learning Points:

The Neuroscience of ADHD – Explore how brain networks, neurotransmitters, and executive function systems shape ADHD symptoms.

Create Your Child’s ADHD Brain Profile – Complete your own guided profile to identify your child’s cognitive strengths, behavioural patterns, and support strategies.

ADHD Subtypes Explained – Understand how distinct neuro-architectures lead to different ADHD presentations (inattentive, hyperactive, combined, emotional regulation differences).

INTRODUCING...

The Understanding and Managing ADHD Mini Course

 

Crafted by Dr. Nicolene Shields, a Behavioural Neuroscientist, this program provides:

1. Proven Strategies for Sustainable Parenting

Learn effective strategies to manage planning, organization, and caregiving and child with ADHD in a sustainable way. Understand the neural correlates of behaviour to better plan your approach.

2. Strategies to Recognize and Manage Over-stimulation and Exhasution

Understand the signs of mental distress and exhaustion, and how the environment can facilitate or hinder your child's capacity for self-regulation.

3. Tips to Reconnect with Rewarding Parenting

Get back to the joys of parenting with approaches that value your experiences and enrich your life. Make every moment count and create lasting memories.

 

🌟 What You’ll Learn in the ADHD Mini-Course:

  • The Brain–Body Connection
    Discover how the brain communicates with the body, and how this connection influences your child’s ability to listen, process information, and respond to everyday demands.

  • Communication and Instruction-Following
    Understand the neurological and environmental barriers that can affect your child’s ability to communicate effectively and follow instructions consistently.

  • ADHD in the Brain: Learning and Self-Understanding
    Explore how variations in brain structure and function in ADHD can impact learning, self-awareness, motivation, and overall engagement with the world.

  • The ADHD–Autism Connection
    Learn about the overlap between ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder — which co-occur in up to 70% of cases — and what this means for supporting your child’s development.

The goal is to help you move from surviving to experiencing a more balanced, valued, and fulfilling parenting life—without feeling like you have to do it all alone.

Let’s grow brighter minds - together.

 
Become real-world ready to change your life for the better.
Enroll Today for Only $11.87/week

At Brainwise Acdemy, we nurture growth through a tree of self-discovery.

 

 

Imagine an old, evergreen, leafy tree. It’s strong, thick trunk. It’s network of branches, brimming with foliage, reaching towards the sunlight above. That’s our vision for your parenting growth.
 

Planting Seeds

Just like a tree, development start with the smallest seed.

Supporting Growth

In the right environment, solid roots can grow to support lifelong growth.

Strengthening the Tree

And with every branch of knowledge, the tree becomes the strongest, fullest, healthiest version of itself.

What parents are saying...

 

Dr Nicolene Shields has spent her career helping children reach their potential. From her first days as a hospital intern psychologist through to leading her own unique specialised practice, Nicolene has 8 years of experience working with families.

"Dr. Shields has been supporting our 8 year old daughter diagnosed with ASD and ADHD over the last few years.

She has been instrumental in developing strategies to support her emotional regulation, adjusting to change and improving everyday living."
 
- Sonja

"Dr Shields is my lifeline. Her years of experience and wealth of knowledge is priceless when dealing with the many issues that arise from having a son with ASD and an intellectual disability.

Dr Shields has taught me to understand how my son thinks and what the world looks like for him. Without Nicolene's help and support I would not be the mother I am today. Thank you, Nicolene."
 
- Theresa

"From the moment we met Dr Shields, she made us feel comfortable talking about our journey to date with our son.

Dr Shields could identify the behaviours he was displaying, and help us to apply strategies to support him. She is kind, compassionate, efficient and professional. We are happy to say that we consider Dr Shields a part of our family."
 
- Renee

Hi, I'm Dr. Nicolene Shields!

 

Supporting children with exceptionalities has always been an area of interest for me during my psychology training. As I became a mother, I realized that many unique children with talents and gifts are not always recognized and celebrated in mainstream care and education systems. Increasingly, children are being identified as 'neurodiverse', yet our approaches to education, therapy, and care have not kept pace with the need for a more inclusive and supportive model. Over the last twenty years, I have studied education, neuropsychology, neuroscience, special education, counseling, and even Reiki mastery! I pursued this extensive education because I believe children deserve holistic support to reach their full potential, regardless of how their capacities may differ from the norm. In my private practice over the past decade, I've focused on understanding how to support all aspects of a child's functioning to bring out their best self. Through conversations with numerous parents, carers, and educators, I learned that they often lack integrative support for children and sometimes don't understand what to do.  Brainwise Academy is my response to this need: to empower parents and educators with the knowledge to provide just the right fit for unique children.  I hope that you will join the growing community of parents and carers to create change - for the better. 

Qualifications 

Nicolene’s expertise speaks for itself:
  1. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
  2. Bachelor of Social Science in Psychology (with Honours)
  3. Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
  4. Master of Education (Cognitive Psychology & Educational Practice)
  5. Master of Special Education (Sensory Disabilities)
  6. Master of Neuroscience
  7. Graduate Certificate in Magnetic Resonance and Positron Emission Tomography
  8. Doctor of Philosophy (Neuropsychology) 

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Your parenting transformation is waiting

 
Brainwise Academy empowers you to think differently about childhood development.
 
Let’s grow brighter minds - together.

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  • Includes a 3 Hour Mini-Course with Parent Activities 
  • Access for Life
  • Self-paced learning. At your own pace.
  • Evidence-based Learning
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$640.40

  • Includes a 3 Hour Mini-Course with Parent Activities
  • Access for Life
  • Self-paced learning. At your own pace
  • Evidence-based Learning
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