Is your child awaiting an Autism assessment? Or are they showing signs of Autistic traits and you would like to learn more to help you understand how better to support them? Are you a professional looking to support a child / children in your care?

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Parent Carer forums have teamed together to deliver a variety of workshops to provide information, support and practical guidance to help you on your journey. This workshop is a face-to-face session focusing on Communication.

To book a funded place on this workshop you MUST live in North Somerset.

This workshop gives a broad overview of communication.

• What is it?

Communication is a vital part of everyone’s lives. Communication difficulties can affect both you and your child. There are many different ways that this can be displayed and can lead to you and your child feeling very frustrated.

• How does it present?

Communication difficulties present in a variety of ways. In this workshop we look at how communication is not simply based around speech. We look at communication as a two-way process – how children communicate their needs and how they respond to what is being communicated to them.

• What is the connection with executive functioning?

Children with communication difficulties can find it very difficult to understand what is being asked of them. They may have a very different view of what needs to be communicated and how. This can lead to difficulty in organisational skills, planning, processing and self- regulation issues.

• How can we best support our children with communication difficulties ?

This workshop looks at strategies on how to support communication difficulties. We aim to provide insight into communication without the only focus being on the spoken word. Whilst also sharing knowledge on ways to develop speech and two-way communication needs.

This workshop will be delivered by an SEND professional and an experienced SEND parent carer.