CAAS has a range of services designed to support parents and carers of young people diagnosed with ADHD or autism.
Services for residents of Harrow, Hillingdon, Brent and Ealing
Drop-In Support Sessions
Our drop-in support groups are a mix of in person and online support currently.
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Daytime Wednesday Group Held at CAAS When: Wednesday (term time only) |
Daytime Friday Group Held at CAAS When: Friday (term time only) |
Evening Group Held at CAAS When: Third Monday of Each Month |
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- The group sessions are a great introduction to our services where you can meet the Family Support Team and explore the support we can provide for you and your family.
- Please note that if you need to use our creche service, you must pre-book with our Family Support Team so we can ensure availability.
- The groups provide the opportunity for you to relax in a safe, non-judgemental environment.
Sleep Support (for residents of Harrow, Hillingdon and Ealing)
When: By appointment only
Criteria: Residents of Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon
Cost: Small fee may be payable, please enquire
Contact: Vicky Egan
- CAAS will be offering workshops to enable parents to gain a greater understanding of how to support children with sleep issues.
- Workshop attendees may be offered up to 6 weeks of on-going support whilst they implement a sleep programme.
- Depending on the circumstances, individual sleep support will also be offered without workshop attendance.
Courses for residents of Harrow, Hillingdon, Brent and Ealing
Living with ADHD & Autism
A 10-week course for parents/carers of children with ADHD or autism
When: Three times per year. Alternate daytime and evening.
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm or 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Childcare: Crèche available for daytime courses by arrangement only
Cost: £45 per person (£75 per couple)
Contact: Family Support Team
- A supportive 10-week course designed to help parents deal with the different behaviours that can occur with a diagnosis of ADHD, autism or other co-morbid conditions.
- The course focuses on issues such as:
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- building self-esteem and effective communication with your children, as well as
- dealing with feelings (theirs and yours).
- Problems with labelling.
- Consequences.
- Setting limits and boundaries.
- Anger management.
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- Both conditions are explained in-depth and parents/carers are provided with an opportunity to work on difficult issues in a safe and supportive environment.
Living with ADHD & Autism – The Teenage Years
A 10-week course for parents/carers of children with ADHD and/or autism.
When: Funding Dependent
Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Childcare: Crèche available by arrangement only
Cost: £45 per person (£75 per couple)
Contact: Family Support Team
- A supportive 10-week course designed to help parents deal with the changes young people experience during adolescence along with the impact of having a diagnosis of ADHD and/or autism.
- The course focuses on adolescent tasks, coping with emotional behaviour as well as looking at effective communication.
- The course also concentrates on how to stay in charge whilst creating a safe and engaging environment for your young person to develop and gain independence.
Understanding Autism
An 8-session course for parents/carers of autistic children.
When: Five times per year. Alternate daytime, evening and Saturdays
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm or 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Childcare: Crèche available by arrangement only
Cost: £35 per person (£60 per couple)
Contact: Karen Crocker
- Understanding Autism is an 8-session course that focuses on understanding our autistic children and looking at how we can best support them.
- The course covers:
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- Introductory Session
- Understanding Autism – an overview and an opportunity to learn from autistic adults.
- Understanding Communication
- Understanding Sensory Issues
- Understanding Behaviour
- Understanding and Managing Behaviour
- Autism and the Family
- Emotion Coaching and Self Care
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- The course is best suited to those who have a new diagnosis or who are going through assessment for their child but is open to other parents/carers who want to gain a better understanding.
Services for residents of Harrow and Hillingdon
One to One Appointments
When: By appointment only.
Contact: Family Support Team
- A service designed to offer individualised support and advice. It might take the form of understanding letters or forms or planning for meetings.
- Appointments may also be booked for specific parenting/care advice or for information on how to access help.
Closed Facebook Group
The link to join is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adhdandautismsupport
- Please read group rules before posting.
- If questions are not answered, access may be refused.
- The group is only open to those living in Harrow or Hillingon, and is designed to give you the opportunity to share and gain support from other local members.
1-2-3 Magic – Managing Difficult Behaviour
A 4-week behaviour management course.
When: Two times per year. May be daytime or evening depending on demand
Criteria: Parents with children aged 3 – 10 years
Childcare: Crèche available by arrangement only
Cost: £20.00
Contact: Family Support Team
- A four-session programme designed to give effective and well-researched ways to better support children to manage their behaviour.
- Helps to increase knowledge about what works and what doesn’t, and to lessen feelings of frustration, resulting in better outcomes with less effort and stress.
- Based on 1-2-3 Magic by Dr Thomas Phelan.
Workshops
Specialist Workshops
- Specialist workshops are held throughout the year. These are accessible to parents / carers/ professionals and individuals with a diagnosis of ADHD and/or autism.
- Details are sent via email to members and are published on our website and social media.
To view current workshops, please click on this link to our Eventbrite Current Workshops Page.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/centre-for-adhd-amp-autism-support-11050662922
Free DLA Workshop
We will be delivering a free monthly workshop for parents of children (UNDER 16) who want to apply for DLA. We will cover:
- Why apply for DLA?
- How to apply for DLA?
- Who qualifies for DLA (you do NOT need a formal diagnosis of Autism or ADHD to apply)?
- What reports and evidence are needed?
- Question by question advice to complete the form
If you are interested in attending, please email Rachel Walker
Membership
Becoming a member of Centre for ADHD & Autism Support offers a wonderful opportunity to support the services we offer, and has several benefits for you. You will be entitled to receive a membership discount on our specialist workshops, you will be able to access our lending library, and you will receive free crèche places on any parenting courses you attend. If you are not already receiving our newsletter, you will also be added to our mailing list and will receive regular updates from us by email, which will include notification of the courses, workshops and other events we may run. You will also receive a CAAS pen.
It costs more than £2,000 a day to keep our services running, and your membership fee could allow us to provide a place on one of our therapeutic social groups to a neurodiverse person and support them to thrive.
Membership runs from 1st April to 31st March at a cost of £25 per year.
Concessionary membership is offered at a reduced rate of £15 per year. To apply for the concessionary rate you must be dependent on state benefit/pension or in full-time education (please send documentary proof with membership form). As a concessionary member, you will receive the same benefits and entitlements as other members. To apply for membership you can fill in the membership form and pay as below:
Ways to pay for membership.
You can pay for membership by dropping cash or a cheque into the office, or via BACS with your name as the reference.
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