Children's Autism Foundation (now proudly integrated with Autism NZ) presents "Understanding Autism", an workshop for parents/caregivers, support workers, teachers, teacher aides and any professionals who engage with children and young people on the autism spectrum.

You will leave this workshop with a better understanding of autism and with simple strategies to support your child or the children you work with.

This workshop is excellent for parents/caregivers of children who have recently received an ASD diagnosis, or for families on the pathway to diagnosis. Professionals who attend this workshop tell us that they leave feeling more able to support the autistic children & young people they work with.

Topics include:

What is autism & how is autism diagnosed?
What does autism look like in children & young people?
Understanding communication and sensory differences.
Identifying strengths in autistic children & young people.
Practical strategies & tips for parenting and supporting autistic 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 LW Nelson Charitable Trust.
Professionals $50 incl GST

As per the Covid-19 protection framework (Traffic Light System), Autism New Zealand requires that all attendees show vaccine passes on arrival at the venue for face-to-face programmes. This will ensure that we can continue to run our programmes without restrictions.

Those who aren’t vaccinated are invited to attend our ASK online programmes or Autism NZ online programmes. Please look at our website or email training@autismnz.org.nz for more information.

Please note that this workshop is interactive. This means that 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! You may simply choose to sit back and enjoy. We will email out the presentation slides at the end of the workshop but you are welcome to take notes or photos. 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 of any kind.