Helping Hands – Autism & ADHD Behaviour Support

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Helping Hands offers support, advice and guidance to parents/careers and their families, diagnosed or on a pathway for autism or ADHD.

TIM Workshops: Parent/carers virtual workshops and TIM little people in-school sessions

Developed by volunteers & parents with lived experience, we offer virtual TIM (This is me) workshops that look at understanding behaviours. Centered around understanding individual feelings, these workshops act as a window to the young persons behaviour and can be shared with any one that has contact with the little/young person. They can also form part of ECHP plans.

 We also deliver TIM workshops in schools to young people aged 4-11years. Offering different activities each week, exploring the many pieces of me, making emotion potions and creating positivity jars. Each little person receives a sensory book, an emotions colour changing pen and a certificate.

“The the journey before, during and after diagnosis is subjective, and parents and professionals are always learning. The TIM programme helped with structure around understanding conditions & behaviours. It has given us lots of information to consider and reflect on.” Feedback: A Parent's experience.

 Our Monthly Sharing Rooms

Parents are also invited to attend our monthly sharing rooms – informal coffee mornings that create a safe space for parents to be themselves, meet other parents and build effective relationships. We also have books/resources for families to access if required and signpost into other services when appropriate.

Family Sensory Sessions

Family sensory sessions, delivered during the summer holidays, creating a space for families to make connections with other families that have similar lived experiences. These sessions provide opportunity to PLAY and interact with art/crafts and other sensory activities.

Craft and connect workshops

Parent and child attend a 50 minute craft workshops along with 7 other families. the hope is to create a safe space to make connections with parent and child and other parents. the craft activities will be taken home, the adults get a well-being pack and book. The little person/child receives a sensory book, emotions pen and all the craft activities that they make with their parent.

Social prescribing or peer support

Our social prescribing/peer support is formed by parents attending our workshops and sharing their lived experiences with each other. in turn this supports the social prescribing/peer support element of our service.