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Personal Care
Some autistic children and young people are reluctant to engage in personal care activities due to increased anxiety. This anxiety can be caused by several factors including heightened sensitivity to the sensory input involved in the tasks, uncertainty of what is expected and difficulties in planning and sequencing the activities.
This training presentation will examine a range of personal care tasks, including 
•    hair washing, 
•    showering and 
•    teeth brushing. 
Factors which can cause anxiety around these activities will be explained. 
Suggestions will be made for accommodations and strategies to support the child or young person in engaging in these self-care tasks. 

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Jill McCanney

Jill McCanney

Jill McCanney is an Autism Trainer/Advisor and Autism Specialist Occupational Therapist in Middletown Centre for Autism. She has Postgraduate qualifications in Sensory Integration, including SIPT registration, and has been a tutor on the Sensory Integration MSc course. She also holds a Master’s in Clinical Research. Jill worked in Special Schools for over seven years prior to commencement of her current post. She has extensive experience in the assessment of sensory motor difficulties and in the development and provision of intervention programmes for autistic students.

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Online Webinars , Online , Armagh

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