Our clinical team are here to help your child to
- increase their communication skills
- increase their self-help skills (such as toilet training, healthy eating habits)
- increase social skills and play skills
- decrease behaviour that is affecting their quality of life (such as anxiety or self-injury)
- increase specific learning, language or school skills
- transition successfully to nursery or school
Here at Child Autism UK, we understand that, just as no child is the same, no family circumstances are the same either; whether that be practical constraints, financial circumstances or simply where you are with your child’s journey, we are here to help in a way that suits your specific needs.
With over 25 years experience of working with children, their families, and supporting in a range of educational settings, we are in a unique position to be able to ensure that we can meet your family’s needs.
We offer two main routes
- Short-Term Support (up to 4 months)
- Full Support (more than 4 months)
Autism support works best when the child is supported across all areas of their life e.g. home, school/nursery, community. We achieve this by setting up a programme tailor-made to your child’s specific needs and then giving on-going training and support to the key people in their lives.
Which route is best for my child and my family?
| Short-term Support | Full Support |
|---|---|
| For when you want to help your child with one or two core skills over a summer holiday or a short term period. | For when you’ve done extensive research about autism-support based on behaviour analysis (also known as ABA) and are 100% sure you’re ready to start with full support straight away. |
| You like the sound of our services but would like to see how your child responds to the approach before looking into the Full Support option. | You have funding in place for a high level of support and/or an EHCP which states your child requires an “ABA programme”. |
| For when you’re seeking Local Authority funding but need evidence that services based on behaviour analysis (also known as ABA) are right for your child. | You have already been running a full programme and are looking to change provider |
| Families can often help their child with this option without the need to employ volunteers or tutors. | Families usually enlist additional support such as volunteers, tutors, school/nursery staff. We provide the training and support for all additional members of the child’s team including school/nursery staff. |
We accommodate your specific needs as you move through different stages of your child’s journey. It is possible, for example, to convert from a short-term package to a full support one or to reduce your hours in times of personal difficulties or financial context.
Also available
School specific support
We also offer school-specific support if your child mainly needs support at school rather than home. This is either arranged and funded through families or through LA’s or school’s who can apply with us directly. We have extensive experience helping children transition into nursery and school, and training staff to support them to ensure they can be as successful and independent as possible. This would need to be a Full Support Programme.
Training Courses
We offer a range of courses for parents, tutors and school staff that are run at the Child Autism Office and other venues. We also offer a range of training courses specifically for schools, to enable staff to understand autism, and how best to support your child.
Where next? BUTTONS
Recommended next pages:
SHORT-TERM SUPPORT or FULL SUPPORT
Other pages which may be of interest:
school-specific support
TRAINING COURSES FOR PARENTS/CARERS/TUTORS
TRAINING COURSES FOR SCHOOLS
WHAT DOES A CHILD AUTISM PROGRAMME LOOK LIKE?
Our staff
Professional
At Child Autism UK, our team of dedicated and experienced case managers are here to guide and support you throughout your chosen program. Our 11 practitioners work together to share knowledge and skills, ensuring that you receive consistent care, even if staff members change due to maternity leave or family relocation. All of our staff receive ongoing training and development, and are overseen by managers who hold the UKBA(cert) and BCBA qualifications. Additionally, our team is made up of full members of the UK Society of Behaviour Analysis. Our staff are all registrants on a PSA accredited register. We believe that our staff is our greatest asset, and we’re committed to providing you with the best possible care.
Experienced with Tribunal Support
At Child Autism UK, we are here to support families every step of the way, including through tribunal processes. Our experienced staff members are trained by barristers to write reports and attend as expert witnesses, and we have a high success rate.There are also means tested bursaries for appealing for ABA in your child’s EHCP. (IBUTTON TO BURSARY PAGE)
Researchers
We are committed to ensuring that the Child Autism package your child receives is effective, and we’re proud to say that we work with University academics to conduct research into the effectiveness of our programmes. Although the research is still in its early stages, we’re seeing positive results in communication and overall outcomes, and we’re excited to continue our work to help autistic children and their families.
Specific-Support Modules
We offer a range of services tailored to meet the individual needs of autistic children.
Communication
Good communication is essential for the child’s quality of life and often reduces other behaviour difficulties. We can help teach your child to speak or to use picture or object exchange or sign language. Our case managers will assess which communication system is best for your child and show you how to capture your child’s motivation.
Social Skills
We offer a structured programme to help your child learn how to make friends, play and develop other social skills. Our case managers will assess your child to find starting points and take a systematic approach to teaching skills such as toy play, sharing, conversation skills, group play and emotional regulation skills.
Behaviour
Our case managers will analyse why the behaviour of concern is occurring and show you how to teach your child an alternative way of getting their needs met. We can work with schools, nurseries and other family members to ensure consistency.
Eating
We can help your child with restrictive diets using techniques such as systematic desensitisation to increase food choices.
Transition
We can help prepare your child for the transition to nursery, school or senior school, establishing targets to work on at home and reducing anxiety around the transition.
Anxiety
We can assess your child and provide tools to help them manage their emotions.
Toilet Training
We offer training in various methods for toilet training and can assess your child and family situation to provide the best method for you and your child
