Autism Training Support for Parents

Virtual coffee morning being held on Thursday 17th October at 10:00am.

Hello all,

There is a virtual coffee morning being held on Thursday 17th October at 10:00am being delivered jointly by the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) & YPAS with a specific focus on ‘sleep’. Could I ask that you share this with the parents/carers of your school and ask that they book on if interested. It will run between 10am-12pm and will cover a discussion on sleep as well as offering information, advice and guidance.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-coffee-morning-sleep-tickets-1033605591147?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thank you

Autism Training Dates

Please find details of online sessions to support parents and carers of children with Autism (diagnosed or undiagnosed). All welcome.

 

Open Access Drop In Coffee Morning – YPAS Parenting Team

Happy New Year!

Our partnership YPAS parenting team are holding an open access coffee morning next Wednesday 17th January 10am-12pm in South hub. This coffee morning will provide information about YPAS services and anyone who would like to attend can drop in or sign up to attend via the below Eventbrite link. There will be a chance for attendees to have a hot drink and chat with a member of the parenting team who can discuss the range of services YPAS offers.

 

The parenting team run several parenting interventions that your families may find useful, so please do share this information with parents/carers ?

 

Open Access Drop In Coffee Morning Tickets, Wed 17 Jan 2024 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

ASD Drop In Sessions

Hello Everyone,

The Liverpool ASD Training Team are providing  1:1 consultations and group question and answer sessions over the Christmas period.

They are for parents/carers who have any questions or concerns about their child,  in regard to pre and post Autism diagnosis. It is also an opportunity to speak with an ASD trainer and other parents.

If parents would like to book on please ask them to contact the asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk

Take care

Margaret Kelly

ASD Trainer – ASD Training Team

Please see attached flyer and below info:

Please see attached flyer and below info:

“We are a team of autistic and non-autistic researchers and young people, and parents of autistic young people who are passionate about mental health and wellbeing.

 

We are interested in finding out parents’ views and experiences of trying to access NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for their autistic child when they are experiencing mental health difficulties. We would also like to learn about the biggest challenges in current mental health services for autistic children, and the ways you think CAMHS can be improved moving forwards.

 

We welcome the views of all parents/carers of an autistic child of any age who has sought help for mental health difficulties via CAMHS in the last 5 years in the UK.

 

The online survey should take you about 15 minutes to complete, but you can provide as much or as little information as you would like.

 

The link to the survey is here: https://ljmu.questionpro.eu/AutismInCAMHS

Any questions please email: e.l.ashworth@ljmu.ac.uk

ASD Drop in Sessions.

Please see attached information from the ASD training team regarding sessions available from September

 

  • 1:1 consultations – They are for parent/carers wishing to talk in a private one to one setting about any questions or concerns they may have about their child you do not require a diagnosis of ASD to book your place.
  • Virtual Group sessions – They are for parents/carers who have any questions or concerns about their child, in regard to social communication difficulties or waiting an ASD assessment. It is also an opportunity to speak with an ASD trainer and other parents.

 

Parents can contact the ASD team directly via email asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk to book onto theses sessions.

1-1 VIRTUAL September 2023

Virtual Group Q&A session September 2023

ADDvanced Solutions are running a family learning programme that starts next Wednesday (7th June) 6:30-8:30pm via Zoom. It is the first of 6 sessions that will be ran at the same time each week. No diagnosis is needed.

Hi Everyone,

ADDvanced Solutions are running a family learning programme that starts next Wednesday (7th June) 6:30-8:30pm via Zoom. It is the first of 6 sessions that will be ran at the same time each week. No diagnosis is needed.

The programme provides an opportunity for parents and carers to gain understanding and skills about neurodevelopmental conditions including autism and ADHD (pre, during and post diagnosis) with strategies to support the difficulties that may present. Topics covered during the sessions include:– Neurodevelopmental conditions/learning difficulties and associated mental health difficulties– Autism Spectrum Disorder/Condition– Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)– Sensory Processing/Integration Difficulties (SPD)– Supporting behaviours associated with ND conditions– Your local offer, welfare rights and special educational supportParents need to sign up to access the programme via this link: Webinar Registration – Zoom

Support for grandparents and carers of neurodiverse children with or without diagnosis.

Please find some new information below about services available for grandparents which is available from the ADHD Foundation who are working  in partnership with Positive Futures.  The ADHD Foundation have received lottery funding to work specifically with Grandparents and SGOs to help them support any of the children or young people in their care who are Neurodiverse (with or without a diagnosis).

Support is through a number of avenues including skills building workshops around ADHD, ASD and generic behaviour support.   The aim is to reach and support as many families as possible over the next 18 months, and where appropriate providing intense support through one to one advice and support.

Another avenue is to provide support material around understanding and supporting ADHD. In addition to the Parent/ Carer Skills building webinars.

Please feel free to access the below materials:

https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ADHD_FOUND_Takeda_KidsBooklet_May22_2.pdf

https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ADHD_Found_Takeda_TeenagerBooklet_April2022_compressed.pdf

https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ADHD_FOUND_Takeda_ParentBooklet_May22_2.pdf

Rachael Varney from The ADHD Foundation is  currently facilitating face to face workshops at Positive futures on a weekly basis.  If anyone is interested in attending any of Racheal’s workshops she can be contacted – her details are below.

Rachel Varney

SENCO

Please note, due to peripatetic working, response times may vary.

If your enquiry is urgent please email

info@adhdfoundation.org.uk

 ADHD Foundation – The Neurodiversity Charity

54 St. James Street

Liverpool

L1 0AB

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