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EarlyBird +

Early Bird + is a 10-week course for parents/carers of autistic children or whose children are awaiting an assessment for autism who are aged between 4-9 years. Each session lasts 2.5 hours and is delivered in groups by friendly and experienced course practitioners in various locations across Southampton.

The programme aims to empower parents by building confidence and developing resilience. Parents and families are supported to develop knowledge and understanding of autism and then consider how autism impacts on their individual child. The focus of EarlyBird+ remains on what we can do to support autistic children and give them the best opportunity to reach their maximum potential.

The course covers...

  • Key areas of differences

  • Understanding and supporting sensory differences

  • Communication

  • Supporting interactions

  • Socialisation

  • Self-awareness

  • Understanding and interpreting behaviour

  • Supporting behaviour

  • Moving forwards

  • Looking after yourself.

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To enquire email courses@reminds.org.uk

Cygnet

Cygnet is a 6-week course for parents/carers of autistic children or whose children are awaiting an assessment for autism, aged between 5-18 years. Each session lasts 2.5 hours and is delivered in groups by friendly and experienced course practitioners in various locations across Southampton.

The programme acknowledges that parents are the experts when it comes to their child and aims to build on parents' knowledge of their child by increasing parental self-esteem, emphasising communication and understanding and supporting behaviour.

The course covers...

  • What do we know about autism?

  • Strengths and challenges

  • The parents' journey

  • What are the senses?

  • Types of sensory difficulties

  • Stratagies for managing sensory needs

  • What, how and why of communication

  • Communication stratagies

  • Types and function of behaviour

  • Behaviour and autism

  • Managing behaviour - STAR, The iceberg principle 

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To enquire email courses@reminds.org.uk

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