Act for Autism & CASS Support Workshop: 'Connecting with Autistic girls'
Date and time
Location
Online event
Connecting with Autistic girls
About this event
A 2-hour online workshop for parents/carers and professionals supporting autistic women and girls.
What’s in it for you:
- The workshop will be led by 2 qualified Act for Autism trainers
- Share 20 years of knowledge, research, experience and parenting.
- Delivered with passion and drive.
- Will include the voice of autism advocates.
- Will include time for reflection and discussion.
By attending this workshop you will:
- Share the evidence (from Neuro Tribes and research reports) which suggests girls present differently with ASD than boys, and the signs that can be missed/the impact of unmet needs as a result of late diagnosis.
- Diagnosis criteria (gender differences in diagnosis tools and criteria).
- Girls and masking.
- Match national research with local data via EHCP, SEND, JSNA etc and provide the local story from the data.
- What is being communicated via behaviour?
- How to spot differences in behaviour.
- Language tweaks/Language of Safety (protective behaviours).
- Develop a system-wide understanding of how Autism presents in girls, what to do and when.
- Support individuals to maintain in their home environment.
- Support girls to maintain education and help improve attendance at school.
- Help reduce anxiety.
- Help build resilience and emotional self-regulation (improving emotional wellbeing).
- Prevent potential escalation of mental health issues.
- Understand impacts with sleep and eating on girls.
Coventry & Warwickshire Mind Website
Numbers are limited for this course.
Prior to the course commencing you will receive the initial paperwork followed by the link to the workshop.