ASD and Supporting your Child with the War in Ukraine
Some children and young people with ASD are struggling to understand the current situation in Ukraine. Talking about war to children can be very difficult.
The Child and Adolescent Autism Service in Belfast Trust has produced this guide to support you in talking to your child… we hope you find it helpful.
Click Here: https://bit.ly/35QVgIS
Autism NI USING STRUCTURE‼
We understand that having a daily structure is important for the autism community. Whether it be for a young autistic person trying to adapt to completing school work, or an autistic adult adapting to a new work and social routine, this can be really challenging. We have created a guide to using a structured approach, including timers and to-do lists to support autistic individuals.
You can download this resource on our website: https://www.autismni.org/using-structure
Managing Anxiety ‼
AutismNI have a number of online resources that are free to download on our website to help manage anxiety. Visit https://www.autismni.org/managing-anxiety
Would this help you in dealing with your children’s big feelings?
A few years ago, when I read Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson’s book the Whole Brain Child, I thought this would have really helped me when my kids were younger.
That started a journey of taking ideas from that book, with the help of others, creating a resource Building our Children’s Developing Brain and training workers to use it with families.
Now with along with the Autism Team in the South Eastern Trust , we have put these tools into an accessible Page Tiger tool that can help us all as carers and parents help our children with their big feelings. This may be particularly useful as we all help our kids through these challenging times.
What one parent told us: “It is the kind of stuff every parent should look at; I wish I had it a long time ago.”
We hope you find it as helpful as she did. https://view.pagetiger.com/selfcareforfamilies
Autism NI Activities Board
As children and young people are taking their mid-term break, our Autism Resource Officer has created an ‘Activities Board’ which includes some fun off-screen activities. You can download this on our website 👇
https://www.autismni.org/games
