Autism and the Special School, Understanding Anxiety Management, and Reframing Behaviour.

Autism and the Special School, Understanding Anxiety Management, and Reframing Behaviour.

For many autistic students, school is a major source of stress. Everyone shows their anxiety in individual ways, so the most reliable observations that a student is anxious are going to be made by the people who know the student best. Collaboration between families, schools, parents, and educators is crucial in supporting these students effectively.

This session is an introduction to support that can be used to alleviate the experience of anxiety, including,

• An introduction to cognitively based strategies.
• How to develop student centred approaches to deal with anxiety.

Participants will:

• Understand how the difficulties experienced, including sensory difficulties, can contribute to the development of anxiety.
• Appreciate how anxiety can escalate and may result in an outburst.
• Develop some supportive practices to prevent the escalation of anxiety.