Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and deafness – our new offer for the 2024/25 academic year From September 2024, our team of Education Advisors will be offering a number of training options for professionals working with deaf children and young people with ASC.
Deafness and Autism Spectrum Condition networking group This group is open to any professional working with deaf children and young people. We meet each term for an hour on TEAMs. The group provides a platform for sharing good practice, asking questions, discussing concerns and supporting each other in our professional roles. All are very welcome. Please email info@ewing-foundation.org.uk to find out more.
Recent events:
May 2025: Let’s look a little closer…
Working with deaf children and young people with Autism pre- and post-diagnosis.
Over 60 people joined us for a half-day webinar where experts in their field looked more closely at how we can best support deaf learners with Autism. During the event, we considered strategies and interventions that can inform and enhance our everyday practice pre- and post-diagnosis of Autism.
Sessions focused on:
- Meeting the sensory needs of deaf learners
- How best to facilitate deaf learners’ engagement with technology and supporting communication if the engagement with technology is delayed
- Drilling down into a case study – identifying needs, next steps and working within a multi-disciplinary approach
During November 2024 and January 2025, we delivered a two-part online workshop on Social Stories™ with Nicky Wallace, Specialist Teacher for Autism, York Specialist Teaching Team. Social Stories™ were developed by Carol Gray in the early 1990s. The terms ‘social story’ and ‘social stories’ are trademarks originated and owned by Carol Gray. The workshops looked at how Social Stories can be used effectively with deaf children and young people.
Session 1 included:
- What are Social Stories and why do we use them?
- The basic rules of how to write a Social Story
- How to share and read Social Stories with a child
- Discussion around issues specific to delivering Social Stories for deaf children and young people
- This session included some useful scaffolds and checklists for writing Social Stories
Session 2 included:
- Attendees had the opportunity to practise writing a Social Story
- We used our Social Stories to practise editing, critiquing and developing our skills and understanding to write Social Stories™ for maximum effectiveness
Our first Social Stories training sold out quickly, so if you were unable to book this time, please email info@ewing-foundation.org.uk and we will keep you posted of future Social Stories training dates.