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Spreading the word
This year's World Autism Acceptance
Week (WAAW) was a busy one at Prior's
Court, with events ranging from talks, to
volunteering (both at Prior's Court and
elsewhere), to sporting events and much
more!
WAAW was stretched out for the whole month of
April by Prior's Court, to get as many people involved
as possible.
Staff members Clemence Muller and Tim Gilks
toured local colleges and universities giving
presentations on careers at Prior's Court, autism,
the young people we support, and much more.
They visited a number of colleges and universities,
including Andover College, Reading College,
Basingstoke College of Technology and Oxford
Brookes University, spreading the word about what
we do and how we support autistic young people
every day.
Clem Muller, who has been leading on these talks,
said: "The students took part in activities where
they had to identify what could make it difficult for
autistic people to be in different environments and
what could be put in place to support them and
make the environment more autism-friendly. They
have been really engaged with these presentations
and we have received some good positive feedback
so far."
The pair also went to Nuffield Health Centre
Newbury, which has supported us a number of times
in the past. On this occasion, the Nuffield team had
set up a static bike where centre members could
cycle and start up a conversation about Prior's Court
and autism as a whole.
World Autism Acc
Specialist talks
On the first three Fridays of April,
Prior's Court hosted talks on a variety of
subjects relating to autism.
These talks were designed to cover a wide range of
subjects relating to autism and were open to both
internal and external delegates. The first talk focused
on discussing autism while looking through a sensory
lens, and how sensory needs may impact the young
people we support in their day-to-day lives.
The second talk offered a completely unique
perspective on autism. One parent of one young adult
spoke about her experience raising two autistic sons
and the differences and similarities between them.
The final talk was entitled 'The Fundamentals of our
Approach'. It was given by Ruth Over, Autism Practice
and Development Lead, Emma Barnes, Young
People's Learning Lead for Therapy, and Kirk Smith,
Healthiness Learning Specialist, discussing our Prior
Approach and how this benefits autistic young people
with complex needs.