Event description
Children's Autism Foundation (now proudly integrated with Autism New Zealand) presents "Understanding Anxiety", a 2‐hour interactive online workshop for parents & whanau and any professionals who engage with children and young people on the autism spectrum. You will leave this workshop with a better understanding of anxiety in autistic children and with simple & practical strategies to support your child or the children you work with.
Topics include:
- What is anxiety?
- How does anxiety affect autistic children?
- Practical strategies & an anxiety "toolkit" to help manage/reduce anxiety & build resilience in children & young people
Plus plenty of time for Q&A at the end of the session.
Facilitated by Jo Sutton.
Jo is a National Educator at Autism New Zealand. She is proud mum of three children, one of whom is autistic. Jo is passionate about supporting autistic children and their whanau to live their absolute best lives.
This workshop is FREE for parents/caregivers/whanau thanks to support from Frozen Funds.
Professionals $25 incl GST
Please note that this workshop is interactive. This means we invite you to respond to discussion questions, share your experience/opinion, and of course, ask questions of your own!
Unsure if this is for you? No worries at all - your participation is voluntary! This is an autism-friendly workshop and you are invited to participate in whatever way makes you feel most comfortable. Please feel free to email us if you have any questions or require assistance.