Presenter |
Title |
Session overview |
Date of webinar |
Carrie Caceres-Taguiang
Outreach Consultant |
Autism and challenges associated with eating
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This lunch and learn will cover the common eating challenges and patterns associated with autism before looking at strategies for intervention. It is suitable for parents and carers as well as professionals who may need support to understand and manage feeding and eating problems with the autistic individuals they work with. |
Friday, 29th September
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Matthew Wicks
Head of Outreach and Training |
Positive Behaviour Support: A School Wide Model
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This session will explore the implementation of a school wide positive behaviour support (SWPBS) model in a Special Needs School. We will discuss how a setting is assessed for readiness, what steps are required to implement the model including documentation, training requirements and culture changes. The aim of the session will be to answer the question of how feasible it is to implement the model in an SEN school and will be relevant to school leaders, behaviour analysts and other professionals involved in interdisciplinary teams in schools. |
Wednesday, 11th October
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David Anthony
Director of Research, Learning and New Business |
Building strategies for resilience
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This session will explore what is meant by ‘resilience’. It will provide suggestions and strategies on developing the resilience of professionals, parents and individual learners using a range of tools. The session is suitable for any professional working within a school or college environment, but parents and autistic learners are also welcome to attend. |
Monday, 20th November
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Francesca Moore, Behaviour Analyst and Alicia Robson, Therapy Assistant
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Masking and the impact on mental health
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In this lunch and learn session, we will explore what masking is, the signs of masking, and the impacts of masking. Hear some personal experiences of masking at school and university from our speakers. We will then consider ways in which professionals and parents can support those who are masking to ‘unmask’, and prevent the negative impacts on mental health. |
Wednesday, 13th December
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Marta Martin Perteguer
Deputy Head of Early Years |
Emotional Regulation and Autism
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This lunch and learn will discuss factors that can contribute to emotional dysregulation in autistic individuals and how exploring proactive and reactive strategies through co-regulation can lead to the development of independent self-regulation tools. |
Monday, 29th January
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Hannah Smith, Head of Fast Responder and Cynthia Gouveia Caria, Outreach Consultant
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Exploring Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and helpful approaches
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The first part of this session will pinpoint the key characteristics of a PDA profile, how demands are perceived by those who have a PDA profile and how these demands can impact on anxiety. The second half of this session will include case studies, exploring approaches to support and strategies to reduce anxiety. The session will have a particular focus on experiences within a school environment, and will be suitable for any education based professional, but also parents and autistic learners. |
Wednesday, 21st February
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Rachael Hlomador
Outreach Consultant |
Overcoming challenges associated with toileting
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In this lunch and learn we will explore the challenges associated with toileting. It will focus on strategies that can be used to increase independence around toileting. It will also highlight different approaches to toileting and some prerequisite skills that can be built before toileting. The session seeks to reduce the stress and anxiety around toileting for both children and carers. |
Friday, 22nd March
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Rachael Hlomador
Outreach Consultant |
Building sibling interaction
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This lunch and learn will discuss various strategies to build positive and meaningful sibling relationships. It will highlight the different ways in which carers can facilitate a meaningful interaction for both autistic and non-autistic children. It will also explore different activities that can promote positive interactions. |
Wednesday, 22nd May
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Carrie Caceres-Taguiang
Outreach Consultant |
Autism and Mental Health: strategies and sources of support
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This lunch and learn will explore the mental health problems that some autistic individuals may experience. It will highlight how stress and anxiety can affect autistic individuals. The second part of the Lunch and Learn will explore some strategies and approaches to reduce stress and anxiety and will provide some recommendations to parents, carers and professionals for how to improve the mental health of autistic individuals. |
Friday, 28th June
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Sarah Larner
Head of Early Years |
Exploring challenges associated with sleep
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This lunch and learn will explore challenges faced by many parents of autistic children related to sleep. We will look at common sleep issues and discuss a range of behavioural strategies to help build positive sleep and bedtime routines. We will walk through a practical activity to tailor your child’s bedtime routine specifically for them, taking into account their individual preferences and sensory needs. |
Monday, 15th July
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