Type of service: Family support and information services, Interventions and therapies

Website: http://www.peatni.org

PEAT (Parents Education as Autism Therapists) have been awarded funding from the Big Lottery Fund as part of a province wide project aimed at empowering children and young people who are at risk of educational exclusion. Young people with autism can experience pressures from school life that trigger behaviours that challenge teachers, peers and parents. Research shows that young people with autism and other special educational needs (SEN) currently face higher rates of educational exclusion and poorer educational outcomes than their peers. PEAT is a Northern Ireland wide charity that uses evidence based practice to understand and manage behaviour and to provide effective intervention that improves the quality of life for individuals with autism. PEAT's project is now up and running and they would like to hear from parents of children with autism whose children are having behavioural difficulties at school which results in them being left out of educational activities or excluded from school. Behavioural difficulties that may result in educational exclusion may include disruptive behaviours at school, anxieties about attending school, bullying or difficulties that staff working at school have with managing behaviours that challenge. The service will provide one to one support and intervention for 3 hours per month for 6 months for each young person along with their parent (s) and/or school staff and/or any other professional involved with the young person over the course of 3 years. The service accepts confirmed or suspected diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is aimed at children, young people and young adults.

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Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , Young person

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Exclusively autism specific

Other specialisms: Challenging behaviour