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Autism and Emotional Regulation

This training programme will focus on key considerations when supporting emotional regulation for children and young people in both Primary and Post Primary environments. This training explores interoception as a key concept when supporting autistic students learning about their body signals and promoting regulation, helping children to become aware, label and express their emotions gives them the skills to manage alongside their peers. This training programme is suitable for any educational professional with previous training or experience supporting an autistic student's emotional regulation.

Participants will:

  • Understand how to adapt or change the environment to support emotional regulation.
  • Increase understanding of the physiological basis of fight, flight and freeze responses and how this relates to emotional regulation.
  • Have an increased understanding of impact of sensory processing including interoception on nervous system responses.
  • Consider communication and gestalt language processing and links to emotional regulation.
  • Develop an understanding of how to individualise supports to suit the child or young person.
  • Use a neurodiversity affirming approach to support development of self and co-regulation skills.

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UNISON Holywell Trust Derry
12-14 The Diamond
Londonderry
Londonderry/Derry
BT48 6HW
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Claire Smyton

Claire Smyton

Claire Smyton is Specialist Teacher in Middletown Centre for Autism and has 20 years’ experience working with autistic children and young people. Prior to this, Claire worked as a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator in a Post Primary School.  Claire has also taught in an Autism Learning Support Class, within a Mainstream Primary School and in the Autism Advisory and Intervention Service, as a Support Teacher.  Claire is also a parent of an autistic child.  Through Claire’s experiences as a parent and teacher, she has gained extensive experience in developing and using resources and varied teaching approaches with autistic children and young people. Claire also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Autism and has a particular interest and experience in 'whole school' strategic planning in best autism practice across all settings.

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UNISON Holywell Trust Derry , Londonderry , Londonderry/Derry

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