We have been asked to share this information with you regarding supporting children and families with autism.
Mark Mulhern has passed on these details and should you be interested please contact the number below.
We hope you find these of interest and are able to attend.
There are spaces on both of the Autism Sessions planned for November 2019, which will be facilitated by Tanya Tennant (details below)
TO BOOK ONTO ANY OF THESE SESSIONS, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE ON 0141 638 4888
1. Wednesday 20th November : 6.15pm – 8.45pm : Talking to your child about their autism diagnosis
Aimed at parents of children in primary and secondary school
This session will offer opportunities:
- To examine the challenges involved in helping young people to understand their diagnosis
- To explore and discuss strategies to support families to explain a diagnosis to their child
- To discuss different reactions to diagnosis and how to support those reactions
To discuss books and resources which might assist in the process
2. Tuesday 26th November 9.30am to 2.30pm: Managing Anger
Venue: The Edge, Barrhead Rd, Newton Mearns
NB IF YOU ARE BOOKING ON TO THIS WORKSHOP, TANYA HAS REQUESTED THAT YOU HAVE FIRST COMPLETED EITHER THE CYGNET TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PARENTS OR HAVE COMPLETED A FULL DAY AUTISM AWARENESS SESSION. * due to funding restrictions, we are unfortunately unable to provide lunch at this session. Please either bring a packed lunch or you could purchase a snack in the nearby Asda store.
This one day session is aimed at parents of school age children and the seminar will support families to:
- Discuss why children with autism often have challenges with anger
- Identify a low arousal approach for support through stressful situations
- Explore the cycle of anger and possible support strategies
- Examine strategies for managing feelings
The Giffnock Family Support Team
