Autism and Understanding Anxiety for those with additional learning difficulties
For many autistic students, school can be a major source of stress. Everyone shows their anxiety in individual ways, so the most reliable observations that a student is anxious are going to be made by the people who know the student best. This shows the importance of working closely not only within the family structure, but also with the school staff.
This session is an introduction to strategies that can be used to alleviate the experience of anxiety in autistic students. This will include an introduction to cognitively based strategies and how to develop student centred strategies to deal with anxiety.
Participants will:
• Appreciate how anxiety can escalate and may result in an emotional response
• Develop some simple supportive approaches to prevent the escalation of anxiety.
• Understand the basics of cognitively based management approaches.
St. Laserian's Special School, Old Dublin Road , Strawhall , Carlow , R93 N704
Frances O’Neill is an Autism Trainer/Advisor in Middletown Centre for Autism. Frances has worked in Special, Post Primary and Further Education settings. She holds Post Graduate Certificates and Diplomas in various aspects and areas pertaining to Education and an MSc in Autism.
