A Brighter Way Forward

The Centre for Autism Wellbeing Hub

Eliza Fricker will share themes from her book  "A Different Kind of Parenting: Neurodivergent families finding a way through together"

Based on Eliza Fricker’s book A Different Kind of Parenting: Neurodivergent families finding a way through together (Published October 2024) this fully illustrated webinar will take you through the day to day struggles to a more hopeful place.Using Eliza Fricker’s illustrations and prose, she will share other ways we can find to thrive not just survive. <blockquote>“Eliza, through some of our darkest times you were one of the few people who spoke sense and gave me and many others the clarity and strength to believe in ourselves and our children and move forward with courage.”</blockquote> The talk is 4 x parts:<ul><li>When the wheels fall off</li><li>What can we do?</li><li>Seeing a future</li><li>What it could be like</li></ul> <h4>The Centre for Autism Wellbeing Hub</h4>The Wellbeing Hub is a new initiative, funded by University of Reading Alumni. The aim of the Hub is to bring together autistic people, their families, practitioners and researchers to co-produce and deliver neurodiversity-affirming activities that support autistic young people and their families to thrive and flourish.If you have any questions about the Hub or any of our events, please contact <a href="mailto:cfaevents@reading.ac.uk" title="mailto:cfaevents@reading.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">cfaevents@reading.ac.uk</a>All previous talks given by the University of Reading's Centre for Autism Wellbeing Hub public speakers can be found on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVz5JDJxuksHWieeo9geg" title="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgVz5JDJxuksHWieeo9geg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wellbeing Hub's YouTube channel</a> Please read the <a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/autism/wp-content/uploads/sites/241/2024/07/Wellbeing-Hub-Events-Terms.pdf" title="https://research.reading.ac.uk/autism/wp-content/uploads/sites/241/2024/07/Wellbeing-Hub-Events-Terms.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wellbeing Hub Events Terms</a>The Centre for Autism Wellbeing Hub is very grateful for the support of our donors, whose funds make our work possible. If you would like to make a donation, please click the link – <a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/autism/donate/" title="https://research.reading.ac.uk/autism/donate/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CfA Wellbeing Hub Donations</a>Registering for this event via the Eventbrite website means that your personal data will be processed by Eventbrite, Inc. in accordance with their privacy policy

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ELIZA FRICKER is an author & illustrator, and an advocate & consultant for PDA, autism and learning.

She has published several books, including A Different Kind of Parenting, the Sunday Times Bestselling title Can’t Not Won’t, and the acclaimed autobiographical Thumbsucker.

Eliza offers a range of support for parents and educators on navigating autism and education, including one-to-one consultations, webinars, presentations, a podcast, and the enduring original Missing the Mark illustrations & blog.
Contact Eliza Fricker @ missingthemark.co.uk




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