By the end of this session, you will;

• Have a good understanding of the importance of Speech and Language support for Children and Young People on the Spectrum;
• Have an awareness of the arousal curve linked to emotional regulation in relation to a ASD diagnosis;
• Alexithymia: what this is and the impact it can have on day to day functioning;
• The importance of special interest in supporting good mental health;
• Co-morbidites linked to ASD such as; sensory processing, anxiety, OCD and how these may present;
• Support and strategies to take away.