Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate
If you sign up to this session you will receive a link to a pre-recorded session by Kieran that you can watch (from 4th June) and then on 9th July Kieran will be present for a 90 minutes Q&A session on anything you would like to discuss after watching the recording. A look into why educational settings can be so challenging for autistic children and young people
This powerful session was originally made as a presentation to Mental Health practitioners working with school-aged Autistic children and Young people.
In this 45 minute training Kieran looks at the relationship between Meltdowns, Shutdowns and Autistic Burnout with Autistic Wellbeing.
What You’ll Learn:
- The context of the school environment in relation to autistic pupils.
- What can contribute to Meltdowns, Shutdowns and the larger theme of Autistic Burnout
- The relationship of all the above with ‘school refusal’ and ‘EBSA’ narratives.
- Behavioural ideology around Meltdowns, Shutdowns and Autistic Burnout.
- Why this ideology which often feeds into making situations worse instead of better.
- The definitions of Meltdowns, Shutdowns and Autistic Burnout, identifying them and the role of Practitioners in supporting those engaging in them.
- How Autistic Masking, Monotropism and Double Empathy are related to all of this.
Who Is This Course For?
- this training is useful for anyone working with, or supporting Autistic children and Young people accessing any type of Education settings.
