LIVING WITH AUTISM
The Bexley Autism Advisory Service, go into schools to advise how best to support your child/young person in the classroom and wider learning environment.
The team in Bexley are very experienced and offer a course to parents of children on the Spectrum living in Bexley.
The members of the Autism Advisory Team who deliver the course are:
Who is the Workshop for?
Week 1
How is the course delivered?
Due to Covid - the course may be delivered face to face or virtually - you will be advised when invited to attend.
When is the course available?
You are asked to complete the form below - giving all information requested. A member of the Autism Advisory Service will then contact you to advise the next available date to meet your needs.
Is there a cost to attend the course?
There is usually a small charge towards costs of approx. £25 per attender.
If you feel you would like to join this course, please complete the booking form below.
The team in Bexley are very experienced and offer a course to parents of children on the Spectrum living in Bexley.
The members of the Autism Advisory Team who deliver the course are:
- Joan Ratcliff
- Hannah Kersey
- Tracy McDonald
Who is the Workshop for?
- Parents of school age children, who have recently been diagnosed with Autism, wishing to find out more about this confusing and complex condition
- Living with Autism 1 is for age 4/5yrs (at school) to 8yrs = Reception to Year 4
- Living with Autism 2 is for age 9-14yrs = Year 5-8
- Living with Autism 3 is for age 14-17yrs = Year 8-11
- have a clearer understanding of the key difficulties associated with the autism spectrum.
- gain insight into why autistic children behave as they do and where they most need help.
- discuss and develop strategies that can be used to help communication, social understanding and behaviour.
- meet parents of children with similar issues.
Week 1
- Introductions, tell us about your child with autism and what you would like to gain from the course.
- Introduction to what is Autism
- Autism and Communication
- Understanding Theory of Mind and other theories
- Thinking about how Autism affects your child.
- Autism and Sensory Processing
- Identifying your child's sensory needs - could this explain some of his/her behaviours?
- Meeting your child's sensory needs
- How to help
- Visual support and structure
- Supporting the need for structure and predictability
- Anxiety in Autism/managing behaviour
- Iceberg
- preventing problems/developing daily routines
- introducing specific strategies to manage anxiety eg. 5 point scale, Social Stories, Comic Strip Conversations, Green bands.
- Understanding anxiety/managing Behaviours 2
- More on specific strategies
- Addressing Fears and Phobias
- Problem solving/trouble shooting.
How is the course delivered?
Due to Covid - the course may be delivered face to face or virtually - you will be advised when invited to attend.
When is the course available?
You are asked to complete the form below - giving all information requested. A member of the Autism Advisory Service will then contact you to advise the next available date to meet your needs.
Is there a cost to attend the course?
There is usually a small charge towards costs of approx. £25 per attender.
If you feel you would like to join this course, please complete the booking form below.