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 Spectrum Condition, pre- and post-diagnosis.
Save the day for our webinar on supporting deaf children and young people with ASC. On the day, we will consider some strategies and interventions that can inform and enhance our everyday practice and we will drill down into a case to consider how to begin to identify needs, next steps and work within a multi-disciplinary approach. Further details to follow shortly. If you would like to be notified when more information is available, please email info@ewing-foundation.org.uk.
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.