UNISON Northern Ireland

Autism - Relationships & Sexuality

Event Date: 
5 Oct 2018 - 10:00 to 15:00

UNISON Belfast

This session will examine the impact of adolescence on young people with autism. Participants will be shown how to incorporate behavioural interventions with visual strategies to help teenagers with autism cope with some of the typical issues of adolescence. The training will provide practical strategies that educational professionals may use to support teenagers with autism. It will also focus on the delivery of sex and relationships education for students with autism.  It will be delivered by Majella Nugent, Middletown Centre for Autism