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.
14th May 2025, 12.30-3.30pm: Let’s look a little closer…
Working with deaf children and young people with Autism pre- and post-diagnosis.
Please join us for a half-day webinar where experts in their field will look more closely at how we can best support deaf learners with Autism. We will consider strategies and interventions that can inform and enhance our everyday practice pre- and post-diagnosis of Autism. The webinar will consist of three sessions with time for Questions and Answers.
Sessions will focus 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
We look forward to welcoming you on 14th May.
Tickets:
£30 Early Bird tickets until end of Friday 2nd May 2025
£40 thereafter
Find out more and book your place here.
We have recently provided 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.
Deafness and Autism Spectrum Condition networking group This group was relaunched in 2023 and 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.