Service categories: Counselling and therapies, Information, advice and advocacy

Service URL: https://spurgeons.org/resources-and-courses/courses/nas-early-bird-plus-and-nas-teen-life/

The EarlyBird Parent Programme supports parents and carers of pre-school aged children (under five years) with a diagnosis of autism.

The programme is held over approximately 3 months and aims to support families to:

*Understand autism and how children experience the world around them.

*Develop interactions and communication with their child.

*Understand their child's behaviour.

Please contact the local diagnostic team/professional or local authority Early Years team for information on programme availability. If you do not have an EarlyBird team in your area please contact your local health and/or education professionals to request information regarding post-diagnostic support in your area.

Aimed at: Parent/carer of a child

Referral Sources: Education, NHS and Private, NHS Consultant, NHS primary care, Social Care, Yourself

Specialisms: Autism and Neurodivergent , Challenging behaviour, Learning disability, Staff and volunteers get autism awareness training