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Autism and Understanding Anxiety
This training course will help parents and education professionals understand the stresses autistic children and young people experience, particularly within the Primary School environment. We will discuss the external environmental demands and stress experienced by many autistic children which can contribute to anxiety experiences.
Participants will understand:
- The relationship between autism and anxiety, and how anxiety affects our body and mind.
- Fatigue and masking in relation to anxiety from an autistic point of view.
- How environmental, communication, sensory, emotional, and cognitive stresses can be supported to reduce anxiety experience within the school environment.
- During the course, we will explore a range of supports and resources which can be used to support an autistic child or young person.
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Carmel Rainsford
Carmel has previously held the roles of: School Principal, Special Education Needs Co-ordinator, Youth Service Director and School Placement Tutor for student teachers.
Carmel holds an MA in Autism Studies from Mary Immaculate College Limerick.
She is the first person to complete all three postgraduate qualifications in Autism from Mary Immaculate College delivered in conjunction with Middletown Centre for Autism: GCAS, GDAS and MAAS.
She has represented the student voice on the Course Board of GCAS/GDAS.
Carmel has particular interests in mainstream inclusion of autistic students and also autism inclusion in the workplace.
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