We offer a range of online and in person support courses for parents and carers pre and post diagnosis.
Our free, interactive courses will enable families to increase knowledge and understanding and learn practical skills to support our autistic community to reach their full potential.
Our support courses are co-created with the autistic community and delivered by our Training and Development team who have years of experience in delivering courses on autism. We cover important topics such as exploring the fundamentals of autism, sleep, anxiety, sensory, behaviours, growing up, and supporting your teen.
The course was very helpful and informative. It has lots of ideas on how to help my child, including using visual aids.Parent
Upcoming Courses
Understanding Autism (for parents/carers in Down: SE Trust area and North Down and Ards Locality)
Understand the main features associated with autism and explore various strategies to support individuals.
Using social stories and comic strip conversations to support autistic people
Understand the purpose of social stories and comic strips, and how to create these for an autistic individual.
Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance
Understand what is meant by the ‘PDA Profile’ with autism, and how this may present. Explore a range of key strategies to support an individual within the PDA profile of autism.