At Perth Autism Support SCIO we take a social model approach to supporting our children and young people with the goal of autism not being a barrier to accessing a full, inclusive life in the community with the same life opportunities as their non-autistic peers.
We also respect the fact that our autistic children and young people will grow to be autistic adults and whilst we want to build skills and confidence this is not the same as making them change to fit into a world that means they cannot be individual, unique members of the community.
Autism is a lifelong condition so there is a clear need to increase the understanding of autism within the non-autistic community. This means that we have to ensure that all areas of life around the young person are understanding and supportive and the Community Engagement element of our strategy addresses this.
We offer advice, information and support to all community organisations who may be working with or supporting autistic individuals and/or their families, across Perth & Kinross.
We provide training sessions, bespoke training within specific organisations or one to one/small group support with a flexible approach to your needs, training can be booked directly through Perth Autism Support, check our Training page for more details.
Delegates will receive resource packs/handouts relevant to the training and will receive follow up email/phone support. Should services require more intensive support on site to support theory into practice, this will be chargeable at an agreed rate following the training.
To address support for organisations who may not have staff teams large enough to necessitate onsite training, we commit to offering Working with Autism in the Community training throughout each year both in Perth City and at locations throughout Perth & Kinross, in which delegates can book individual places.
We offer specific support, advice and information to organisations who require further support to embed theory in to practice, increasing confidence in the workforce, ensuring sustainability and widening the support network and giving choice and control to our young people in the community activities they would like to integrate with.
