Sep 1810:00 AM - 12:00 PM Speaking Up at School: Communication with Education Staff via Little Hiccups CharityWorking with schools can sometimes feel daunting, especially when you’re trying to make sure your young person’s needs are understood and supported. This time together will focus on preparing yourself for productive communication with teachers and staff. |
Sep 237:00 PM - 9:00 PM Speaking Up at School: Communication with Education Staff via Little Hiccups CharityWorking with schools can sometimes feel daunting, especially when you’re trying to make sure your young person’s needs are understood and supported. This time together will focus on preparing yourself for productive communication with teachers and staff. |
Sep 2512:00 AM PDA North America Conference, Health & WellnessSleep and eating are often areas of significant challenge for PDAers. Traditional advice about routines, bedtime expectations, and mealtimes frequently assumes that these difficulties are behavioural or motivational. |
Sep 3012:00 AM ARFID and the Autistic Community, via the British Dietetic AssociationAn online, half day event hosted by the British Dietetic Association |
Oct 0112:00 AM Why They Can Eat It One Day and Not the Next: Understanding Fluctuating Capacity Around Food, via the PDA Space SummitMany PDAers experience significant fluctuations in their relationship with food and eating. A food they enjoyed yesterday may feel impossible today. Eating that happens comfortably at home may not happen at school. Hunger does not always lead to eating, and pressure often makes things harder rather than easier. |
Oct 0710:00 AM - 12:00 PM Supporting Your Young Person in Distress & Reframing Challenging Behaviour via Little Hiccups CharityWhen a young person shows what we often call “challenging behaviour,” it is usually a signal of distress rather than defiance. This webinar will begin by reframing challenging behaviour as communication (the signal!), helping us see what lies beneath the surface. |
Oct 0910:00 AM - 12:00 PM Supporting Your Young Person in Distress & Reframing Challenging Behaviour via Little Hiccups CharityWhen a young person shows what we often call “challenging behaviour,” it is usually a signal of distress rather than defiance. This webinar will begin by reframing challenging behaviour as communication (the signal!), helping us see what lies beneath the surface. |
Oct 1310:00 AM - 4:00 PM Beyond Behaviour and Diagnostic Overshadowing: PANS/PANDAS in the Autistic Community, via the Kent Autistic TrustThis session explores PANS/PANDAS in the Autistic community through a neuro-affirming and trauma-informed lens. Attendees will be invited to move beyond behaviour-based interpretations and consider the impact of diagnostic overshadowing when Autistic young people experience sudden or gradual significant changes in wellbeing, skills or functioning. |
Oct 147:00 PM - 9:00 PM Supporting Your Young Person in Distress & Reframing Challenging Behaviour via Little Hiccups CharityWhen a young person shows what we often call “challenging behaviour,” it is usually a signal of distress rather than defiance. This webinar will begin by reframing challenging behaviour as communication (the signal!), helping us see what lies beneath the surface. |
Nov 0610:00 AM - 12:00 PM Balancing Acts: Supporting Siblings and Finding Space for Self-Care via Little Hiccups CharityCaring for a neurodivergent/disabled child affects the whole family, including siblings who may experience their own mix of pride, worry, frustration, and love. At the same time, parents and carers often find their own well-being slipping to the bottom of the list. This |