Parent Workshops
Autism Support and Information Workshops for Parents
Autism Hampshire offers workshops for families of autistic children and young people, which are funded by the local councils.
The aim of each course is to provide insight, advice and support to family members of autistic children. Each session will explore a child’s unique experiences and suggest practical ways in which their differences can be accommodated and supported.
See below for specific courses
What will happen during the course?
The course consists of six workshops, lasting up to three hours, providing learning, support and advice on various aspects of being autistic. This can be pre, during or post your child’s assessment/diagnosis. The workshops are open to family members and others closely associated with the care and support of the child. Professionals may only attend in their capacity as parents or carers.
Each session will cover a different area with the aim of increasing understanding of your child’s perception of the world, and how this may show itself in how they react to everyday situations.
Schedule
Session 1 – Introduction to the Neurodiversity approach
Provides the foundation and context for the other sessions.
Session 2 – Autistic Thinking
Explores how differences in brain structure can generate some unique and individual styles of thinking, and offers practical advice on how to support some areas of difficulty.
Session 3 – Autistic Communication
Discusses autistic perspectives on the use and processing of communication and ideas for adapting interactive styles in order to respect and accommodate them.
Session 4 – Autistic Social Interaction
The focus is on rethinking social expectations and helping autistic people develop relationships in an authentically autistic way.
Session 5 – Autistic Sensory Perception
Explores autistic people's unique sensory profiles including strategies to support sensory needs. Also covers how atypical sensory perception is manifested in stims, how to interpret them, and suggests things to try in the absence of viable strategies created by the person themselves.
Session 6 – Behaviour
Demonstrates how accepting, understanding and adapting to how children and young people see the world can dramatically reduce anxiety and behaviours of concern.
The course is open to family members and others closely associated with the care and support of the child. Professionals may only attend in their capacity as parents or carers (except for CAMHS professionals).
Course Dates for 2024/2025
Please check your availability for all six sessions before booking. All sessions will be held online.
| Group 10: 6pm - 9pm | Group 11: 10am - 1pm |
Group 12: 10am - 1pm |
| Thursday 26th September 2024 |
Tuesday 19th November 2024 |
Tuesday 7th Jan 2025 |
| Thursday 10th October 2024 |
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 |
Tuesday 14th Jan 2025 |
| Thursday 24th October 2024 |
Tuesday 17th December 2024 |
Tuesday 21st Jan 2025 |
| Thursday 7th November 2024 |
Tuesday 7th January 2025 |
Tuesday 28th Jan 2025 |
| Thursday 21st November 2024 |
Tuesday 21st January 2025 |
Tuesday 4th Feb 2025 |
| Thursday 5th December 2024 |
Tuesday 4th February 2025 |
Tuesday 11th Feb 2025 |
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| Group 13: 10am - 1pm |
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| Friday 10th January 2025 | ||
| Friday 17th January 2025 | ||
| Friday 24th January 2025 | ||
| Friday 31st January 2025 | ||
| Friday 7th February 2025 | ||
| Friday 14th February 2025 | ||
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Please be aware that we expect participants to attend and actively engage with all six sessions. A certificate will be issued on successful completion of the full course. In the event that you are unable to attend a session, please let us know in advance, where possible, at trainingadmin@autismhampshire.org.uk
These sessions will all be held virtually via Microsoft Teams, so you will need to have access to the appropriate technology, including camera and microphone. If you require any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, please contact us to discuss prior to the start of the course.
Any queries, please email: trainingadmin@autismhampshire.org.uk
This course is only open to parents/carers who live in the Hampshire County Council area or whose child attends an HCC school or doctors’ surgery. For those in Southampton, please see below for courses.
Unfortunately, we do not currently have any courses available for residents of Portsmouth or the Isle of Wight, but if this is you and you are interested in the above course, please contact us at trainingadmin@autismhampshire.org.uk, so we can let you know if anything becomes available in your area.
Course Dates
| Group 6: | Group 7: |
Group 8: |
| 09:30 - 12:30 |
18:00 - 21:00 |
09:30-12:30 |
| Monday 6th January | Monday 6th January | Thursday 9th January |
| Monday 13th January | Monday 13th January | Thursday 16th January |
| Monday 20th January | Monday 20th January | Thursday 23rd January |
| Monday 27th January | Monday 27th January | Thursday 30th January |
| Monday 3rd February | Monday 3rd February | Thursday 6th February |
| Monday 10th February | Monday 10th February | Thursday 13th February |
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Please check your availability for all six sessions before booking.
Please be aware that we expect participants to attend and actively engage with all six sessions. A certificate will be issued on successful completion of the full course. In the event that you are unable to attend a session, please let us know in advance, where possible, at trainingadmin@autismhampshire.org.uk
All sessions will all be held virtually via Microsoft Teams, so you will need to have access to the appropriate technology, including camera and microphone. If you require any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, please contact us to discuss prior to the start of the course.
Any queries, please email: trainingadmin@autismhampshire.org.uk
This course is only open to parents/carers who live in the Southampton City Council area or whose child attends an SCC school or doctors’ surgery.
Course Dates - 2024/25
Please check your availability for all six sessions before booking. Workshops will run as morning sessions (10am-1pm) and evening sessions (6-9pm).
All sessions will all be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Bookings will take place using Eventbrite through our website. Please note, you will need to create an Eventbrite account to be able to access the training.