Parents and Carers
Our free, self-directed courses support the community around the child or young person and provide an excellent starting point for understanding your child's diagnosis and needs. Based on accepted best practice and your legal requirements, our courses also provide a window into the concerns of parents and how they deal with situations that arise in everyday life.
You will:
- Discover how we learn and process information so you can share a common language with schools and support your child at home
- Be informed about your right to timely information and support
- Reach decisions with the ‘team around the child’ about how best to support your child and maximise their developmental progress
- Hear real accounts of the issues that concern parents the most and how they look after themselves and their families
This training has impacted me at home (as a mum to an ADHD/Autistic child) but also as a Trainee Teacher, who is hoping to secure her NQT year in a specialist school for autistic children. I have a heightened awareness, a notebook full of ideas and confidence to have a go!
Parents (2021)
Parent courses
Our parent courses are free for anyone to take and are not supported by a tutor. If you complete a course and would like to print a certificate of achievement, there is a small fee unless your organisation holds a licence.
Webinars
In our webinars, expert speakers provide valuable insights into special educational neesds and wellbeing. They are typically one hour in length.
Autism for Parents
An introductory understanding of autism for parents and carers.
The curious case of ADHD and ASD
This webinar will demystify the overlap between ADHD and autism, show this is often the norm and not the exception.
Identifying the needs of girls with ASD
Head of Autism Services, discusses the often invisible and undiagnosed needs of girls with autism.
"Calling all minds"
Professor Temple Grandin, an influential advocate, shares her personal experience as a child and adult with autism.