Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children on the Autism Spectrum

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Contents

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Introduction Who do we need to reach out to? Who is this toolkit for? How to use this toolkit?

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Section 1: Including Families from Minority Ethnic Communities When Why What can you do Starting at an educational provision

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children The family come for a visit While explaining about the autism spectrum

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Teaching and learning

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Working with parents

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Explaining behaviour management policies and developing management strategies Understanding about the support available at the

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children school Going through statutory assessment procedure Annual reviews and other parent meetings

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Making home visits Organising parent training or support groups

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Transition: During the day and between home / school Transition: Moving to a new school

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Useful resources:

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Section 2: Including Single Parent Families The combination of being a lone parent and having a child on the autism spectrum can make it very challenging for the parents to be involved in their child s education. This is exacerbated by other demands such as looking after the other children, employment, housing issues, and the practical management of the day-to-day affairs. The way each individual parent copes with these demands depends on their own personality and the availability of formal and informal networks. It also depends on how accepted the parent feels within the school community. Single parents with other factors such as belonging to a minority group, being on the autism spectrum themselves may face additional difficulties and discrimination. Although it is difficult to predict how each lone parent is affected, the following guidelines provide a few starting points to consider.

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Useful resources:

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Key: = Written = Audio format NAS= The National Autistic Society, DCSF = Department for Children, Schools and Families, SS= Surestart, OPF= Open Parent Families, CAF= Contact a Family Language Information Produced By Format Links to resource online Arabic Autism alert card What is autism? Ways you can help National Autistic http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/arabi Society (NAS) c Books available for sale from NAS SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=6299 Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 Lone parents guide for caring a child with additional needs OPF Print only - not available online When your child has additional needs Tax Credits Guide CAF http://www.cafamily.org.uk/translations/ar abic.html Concerned about your Child

Bengali and Sylheti Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Helping your child's sleep Feeding and eating Potty/toilet training Autism alert card (Bengali) Autistic spectrum disorders: a guide to parents and carers (Bengali) NAS Bengali info http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/beng ali Characteristics of autism poster (Bengali- for sale) What is autism? Ways you can help (Sylheti) Sylheti info http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/sylhe ti SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF Bengali http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=5789 Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Bengali Document=524 When your child has additional needs CAF Bengali Concerned about your child Helping your child s sleep

Chinese and Cantonese Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Feeding and eating Potty/toilet training Autism alert card (Chinese) Autism and the ways you can help (Simplified Chinese) NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/chine se SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=5790 Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 Looking after children with challenging behaviour OPF Print only - not available online Concerned about your child (Cantonese) CAF Helping your child s sleep (Cantonese) Feeding and eating (Cantonese) Potty/toilet training (Cantonese) When your child has additional

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children needs (Chinese) Tax credits guide (Chinese) Czech What is autism? Ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/czech Farsi Autism and ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/farsi When your child has additional needs CAF Tax credits guide French Autism alert card Autism and the ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/frenc h German Autism alert card NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/germ an Greek Autism alert card NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/greek SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=5792

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 Gujarati Characteristics of autism poster (Gujarati- for sale) NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/gujar ati Autistic spectrum disorders: a guide to parents and carers SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=5791 Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 Lone parents guide for caring a child with additional needs OPF Print only - not available online Concerned about your child Helping your child s sleep CAF http://www.cafamily.org.uk/translations/ gujarati.html Feeding and eating Potty/toilet training Hindi Symptoms of autism poster (Hindifor sale) NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/hindi

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Autistic spectrum disorders: a guide to parents and carers SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=5788 Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 Italian Autism alert card NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/italia n Kurdish Autism and the ways you can help NAS in Sorani http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/kurdi sh SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=6383 Latvian What is autism? What is Asperger syndrome? NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/latvia n Polish Autism alert card What is autism? Ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/polis h Employing people with Asperger syndrome

Portuguese Punjabi and Mirpuri Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Autism alert card What is autism? Ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/portu guese SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=10595 Characteristics of autism poster (Punjabi- for sale) NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/punja bi Autistic spectrum disorders: a guide to parents and carers (Punjabi) Punjabi information is in Gurumukhi script http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/mirpu ri What is autism? Ways you can help (Mirpuri) Mirpuri is SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF Print only - not available online Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Punjabi Document=524 Concerned about your child Helping your child s sleep CAF http://www.cafamily.org.uk/translations/ Punjabi punjabi.html

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Feeding and eating Potty/toilet training Russian Autism alert card NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/russi an Somali Autism alert card What is autism? Ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/soma li SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=6384 Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 Looking after children with challenging behaviour OPF Print only - not available online When your child has additional needs CAF http://www.cafamily.org.uk/translations/ somali.html Tax credits guide

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Spanish Autism alert card What is autism? Ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/spani sh SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=10594 Tamil Autism and the ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/tamil Tigriya Autism and the ways you can help NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/tigrin ya Turkish Autism alert card The sensory world of the autistic spectrum NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/turkis h SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/ind ex.cfm?id=5787 Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 When your child has additional needs CAF http://www.cafamily.org.uk/translations/ turkish.html

Urdu Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Autism alert card NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/languages/urdu Autistic spectrum disorders: a guide to parents and carers (Urdu) What is autism? Ways you can help SEN A parents & Carers Guide DCSF Print only - not available online Looking after children with challenging behaviour OPF Print only - not available online Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524 When your child has additional needs CAF http://www.cafamily.org.uk/translations/ urdu.html Tax credits guide Concerned about your child

Reaching Out: Providing Inclusive Services for Families of Children Helping your child s sleep Feeding and eating Potty/toilet training Vietnamese Foundation stage SS http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications/? Document=524