{"id":156,"date":"2025-04-03T11:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:04:30","slug":"top-tips-for-non-attendance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/non-attendance-resources\/top-tips-for-non-attendance\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips for Anxiety Based Absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><b>Top tips for Anxiety Based Absence<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Early intervention<\/strong> is essential so it is important to spot early signs and consider steps at this time. You can find advice here on this:<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"> <a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/non-attendance-resources\/early-intervention\/\">Early Intervention<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Identify\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">risk and protective factors<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> affecting anxiety based absence, including <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">individual, home and school factors.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ensure that they have a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">trusting adult<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0at school to connect with.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Allow opportunities for them to explore\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">hobbies\/interests<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0at school and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">experience success.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Introduce them to volunteering opportunities in the community or access to a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">mentor or counselling service.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Allow them to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">visit the school at times when it is quiet<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and they won&#8217;t be exposed to sensory overload, i.e. afternoon sessions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Online learning<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and check ins over Microsoft Teams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gradual exposure<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to build up a tolerance for school environment can start with walking\/ driving around school premises when it is empty, waving at identified trusting adult from a distance, meeting with trusting adult for short sessions for a coffee or activity of interest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gradually bringing academics\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">into these sessions with a focus on Mathematics and English or a subject of interest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Regular quiet times\/sensory breaks<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0incorporated into flexible timetable agreed with young person and team around them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top tips for Anxiety Based Absence Early intervention is essential so it is important to spot early signs and consider steps at this time. You can find advice here on this: Early Intervention Identify\u00a0risk and protective factors affecting anxiety based absence, including individual, home and school factors. Ensure that they have a\u00a0trusting adult\u00a0at school to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/non-attendance-resources\/top-tips-for-non-attendance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Top Tips for Anxiety Based Absence<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25201,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-156","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions\/805"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}