6 Module Autism Acceptance Webinar Recordings and Resources
This series of 6 webinars has been coproduced with autistic young people, and delivered by autistic adults, or young people themselves, with the focus on helping professionals, parents/ carers and more improve their understanding of autism.
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Unmasking Autism: My Journey
This webinar aims to shared my personal journey: What school was like for me, how masking felt, how I learned to unmask and some top tips.
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Navigating the Paradox: Supporting Young People who are Autistic and ADHD
This webinar is aimed at parents and professionals who are supporting young people who are both Autistic and ADHD. It focuses on how you can empower young people to better understand themselves so they can navigate the challenges they may experience.
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Supporting Autistic Young People with Strong Feelings
In this webinar, which draws on both clinical and lived experience, as well as conversations with spectrum gaming members Hanna talks about the role of emotions and emotional regulation. There is discussion about why this might be harder for autistic young people particularly focusing on the challenges of living in systems which are not designed with autistic people in mind. Hanna covers the role of interoception in understanding and managing strong feelings. The second part of the webinar covers what parents and professionals can do to support and includes strategies for building interoceptive awareness, supporting young people to communicate emotions, regulatory strategies and more!
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Monotropism and Autistic Wellbeing
In this webinar Hanna explores monotropism, a theory of autism developed by autistic researchers. Monotropism refers to the way that individuals allocate attention, with monotropic individuals tending to focus more detailed attention on a smaller number of things at a time. Hanna weaves in conversations and quotes from monotropic thinkers as well as drawing on her own lived experience and delves into what monotropism means for autistic wellbeing including topics like flow, autistic inertia and burnout. This webinar covers what we can do to support monotopic thinkers to thrive.
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Understanding Selective Mutism, Autism and Reactive Mutism
This webinar aims to explain what selective mutism is, what it isn't and why the right understanding is important when it comes to supporting autistic people. We also cover what support is helpful so that you have practical strategies you can take away from the session.
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Supporting Autistic Young People with PMDD
In this two-hour webinar, we explore the complex relationship between PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), trauma, neurodivergence, and hormonal fluctuations, and why understanding these links is crucial for getting the right support for autistic young people.
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