Early bird training set to continue in the Wokingham borough thanks to Berkshire Autistic Society
Parents of Wokingham children on the autism spectrum living in the Wokingham Borough are set to continue to receive additional specialist training thanks to a donation of £900 by Berkshire Autistic Society.
Wokingham Borough Council with its partners in the health service and the voluntary sector provide the National Autistic Society EarlyBird and EarlyBird Plus training programmes. The EarlyBird training programme runs for three months and is open to any parents of a child with autism who is aged under five. The programme offers parents advice on how to understand their child’s autism, as well as how to manage problem behaviours and recognise possible trigger points.
The course also offers parents the opportunity to build on their existing skills and knowledge about autism. It provides support for parents once their child is diagnosed and before they start school.
Wokingham Borough Council also offers EarlyBird Plus which is a three month programme for parents with an autistic child aged between five and nine years old. This training programme encourages a teacher from the child’s school to attend as well as parents. The aim is to empower parents and school staff and to encourage a consistent approach between home and school by training parents and teachers together.
Cllr Annette Drake, Mayor of Wokingham Borough Council, said: “I would very much like to thank Berkshire Autistic Society for their generous donation which will allow the council and its partners to run additional training sessions this year. Both training programmes offer parents support and advice on how to understand their child’s autism. Advice on how to improve communication with their child is valuable to parents and I am very grateful to Berkshire Autistic Society for their support.”
Wokingham Borough Council with its partners in the health service and the voluntary sector provide the National Autistic Society EarlyBird and EarlyBird Plus training programmes. The EarlyBird training programme runs for three months and is open to any parents of a child with autism who is aged under five. The programme offers parents advice on how to understand their child’s autism, as well as how to manage problem behaviours and recognise possible trigger points.
The course also offers parents the opportunity to build on their existing skills and knowledge about autism. It provides support for parents once their child is diagnosed and before they start school.
Wokingham Borough Council also offers EarlyBird Plus which is a three month programme for parents with an autistic child aged between five and nine years old. This training programme encourages a teacher from the child’s school to attend as well as parents. The aim is to empower parents and school staff and to encourage a consistent approach between home and school by training parents and teachers together.
Cllr Annette Drake, Mayor of Wokingham Borough Council, said: “I would very much like to thank Berkshire Autistic Society for their generous donation which will allow the council and its partners to run additional training sessions this year. Both training programmes offer parents support and advice on how to understand their child’s autism. Advice on how to improve communication with their child is valuable to parents and I am very grateful to Berkshire Autistic Society for their support.”
Robert Pasterfield, project manager at Berkshire Autistic Society, said: “'EarlyBird makes such a positive contribution to parents and children that we are delighted to fund additional training in the Wokingham Borough.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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