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Middletown Centre for Autism Sensory Supports

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Middletown Centre for Autism Sensory Supports

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Great range of resources from MCA for sensory processing.

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All activities in life involve processing sensory stimuli. Having difficulty processing sensory stimuli can impact on an individual's ability to perform everyday activities.

The strategies recommended in this resource will not be suitable for every child and young person. Strategies should only be introduced after a period of assessment, and should be individualised to meet the unique needs of the child/young person.

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All activities in life involve processing sensory stimuli. Having difficulty processing sensory stimuli can impact on an individual's ability to perform everyday activities. The strategies recommended in this resource will not be suitable for every child and young person.

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Dancing, singing, guided relaxation.

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Training

Middletown Centre provides a range of training opportunities for parents, carers and educational professionals in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Centre has a full training calendar of face to face and online sessions, which can be managed using the Centre's app The Centre, in partnership with Mary Immaculate College Limerick provides a Graduate Certificate, Diploma and MA in Autism Studies Individual schools can apply for whole school training and these are provided in partnership with the EA in Northern Ireland and The NCSE in Ireland. Further information on applying for a whole school training is available by contacting us using the email training@middletownautism.com

Here is a list of all our main current events happening within Middletown Centre for Autism

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Bulletins

Research Bulletin no. 42 - Strength-based approaches

Our latest Research Bulletin is focused on Strength-based Approaches. It highlights papers that show how taking a strength-based approach can create an empowering environment for autistic young people and allow them to define what they value..
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Research Bulletin 41 - Well-being

Our latest Research Bulletin focuses on well-being for all. By better understanding the experiences & strengths of the entire autism community, we can better support each other to thrive.
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Middletown Centre for Autism - Middletown Centre For Autism

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Middletown Centre provides a range of training opportunities for parents, carers and educational professionals in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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2023 will no doubt provide us with a variety of challenges on all different levels. Irrespective of the year challenges remain for all members of the Autism Community our advocates and supporters as we strive to ensure that all autistic people get the SAME CHANCE in life!

So, for 2023 Take on the 20 for 23 Challenge this year for AsIAm.

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Welcome to AsIAm. We are Ireland's National Autism Charity. How can we help you? Lets get you to the right place

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Publications & Resources

The following publications and resources have been developed to support NBSS work with schools in addressing students' social, emotional, wellbeing, academic and behavioural needs at Level 1: school-wide support for all students, Level 2: targeted intervention support for some students and Level 3: intensive, individualised support for a few students.

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The following publications and resources have been developed to support NBSS work with schools in addressing students' social, emotional, wellbeing, academic and behavioural needs at Level 1: school-wide support for all students, Level 2: targeted intervention support for some students and Level 3: intensive, individualised support for a few students.

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Behaviour Support Pack for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 1). This resource is the first in a series of 7 booklets to support positive behaviour at home. This behaviour support pack aims to develop an understanding of behaviours of concern. The pack outlines (a) some of the reasons why a child or young person might be displaying behaviours of concern, (b) offers some useful strategies on how to prevent this behaviour(s) and (c) gives guidelines on how to de-escalate behaviour when it reaches crisis levels.

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Home Routines for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 2). Structure and routine helps to promote positive behaviour for children and young people with additional needs both in the home and at school. This resource offers helpful tips on how to design and use visual schedules, First- Next and First - Next - Then boards as preventative strategies to help children and young people at home.
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Reward Systems for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 3). This booklet is designed for children and young people with additional needs who require additional motivation or rewards to complete new or difficult tasks. It provides practical advice on how to identify and use rewards to promote positive behaviour in the home and also discusses how to create and introduce a token economy system.
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Behaviour Contracts or Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 4). This booklet is aimed at children and young people who are learning to become more responsible in their everyday lives by practicing negotiation skills. It provides advice on how to set up an agreement, also known as a contract, between a child or young person and an adult. The contract defines acceptable and unacceptable behaviour as well as rewards and consequences for everyday actions.
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Parent-Primary-Promoting Learning and Behaviour at home

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Behaviour Support Pack for Children and Young People with Additional Needs Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 1). This resource is the first in a series of 7 booklets to support positive behaviour at home. This behaviour support pack aims to develop an understanding of behaviours of concern.

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Supporting children and young people with ASD during the Covid-19 pandemic:
Visuals to Support Understanding

A resource for parents of children and young people with ASD providing information on how different visuals can support understanding of routines, schedules, specific events (e.g. going to a test centre) and time.
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Supporting children and young people with ASD during the Covid-19 pandemic: Visuals to Support Understanding A resource for parents of children and young people with ASD providing information on how different visuals can support understanding of routines, schedules, specific events (e.g. going to a test centre) and time. View/Download

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Developing Gross Motor Skills - Activity Ideas for Home

This resource aims to provide parents with activity ideas for integration into children's play at home to continue to support their gross motor skills development. The recourse contains activities to support core strength, balance, bilateral integration and ball skills.

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An introduction to Baking

Baking: An Occupation for Learning, Development & Life Skills
Brought to you by the NCSE Occupational Therapy Team
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Let's Get Regulated !
- Information for Parents

This resource pack aims to share some information and ideas for parents on supporting self-regulation. Some of these activities could be integrated into your child's play at home to support their self- regulation.
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Resources on 'Occupational Therapy' for a parent of a child in Primary School

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In this section, you'll find helpful tips and information for supporting the communication development of young children on the autism spectrum - all while connecting and having fun together! Use the links below to jump to a specific section:

Or, learn more about Hanen programs and resources.

Build Your Child's Communication Skills - All Day Long

As a parent, you know your child best. You know they have special strengths, abilities and interests. You're also aware of the people, places and things that make them comfortable, as well as those things to which they're most sensitive. As for your child, they are likely most at ease - and therefore most open to communicating - around the most important people in their lives and in the environments they're most familiar with.

This puts you, the parent, in the best possible position to encourage your child to learn new communication skills. Studies show that when parents interact with their children in specific ways that motivate, encourage and support their child's communication, they can make a significant difference to their child's social and communication development.

By taking advantage of the routines and activities you already do every day with your child, you can help them learn many important skills that will enable them to better connect with others.

Take a look at these helpful articles for tips and ideas on encouraging communication in children with autism:

Let's Look at a Hanen Strategy: "Include Your Child's Interests"

Imagine that your child is playing with a toy train set on his own and you want to get involved and interact with him. When you use the Include Your Child's Interests strategy from our More Than Words® program, you can! Including your child's interests motivates him to interact with you, making it the perfect first step to getting an interaction going. Just keep these steps in mind as you play:

Step #1

First, observe your child closely to see exactly what he is doing.

Step #2

Then, imitate what he's doing. If he is pushing a train along one part of the track, grab another train and push it along another part of the track.
Or, you can get involved by helping him with what he is doing. For example, you can hand him new pieces he can add to the track to make it longer or more interesting.

Step #3

Finally, comment on what your child is doing and point to it, making it sound exciting. If he adds another car to his train, say "Wow. Now your train is so big!"

That's all it takes to make a good start. Just remember to use the strategy during the things you usually do during the day.

For more tips and ideas, take a look at these tips and articles:

The Power of Parent-implemented Intervention

At The Hanen Centre, we have led the way in parent-implemented intervention - where parents are an essential part of their child's intervention.
It's important to remember that intervention always involves a therapist. To best help your child, we recommend that you work with a speech-language professional - someone who can guide and coach you, so that when you are with your child, you know which strategies to use and how to best use them. This way, intervention is ongoing and becomes part of every interaction with your child.
Find out more in our article Parents as "Speech Therapists": What a New Study Shows.

Read our articles on some studies about parent training and autism:

If you're ready to go further, here's how Hanen can help

If you're ready to take the first step towards parent-implemented intervention, check out everything we can offer parents of children with autism or social communication difficulties.

Parent Programs

These programs, run by Hanen-certified speech-language pathologists, give you the tools you need to help your child reach his fullest communication potential.

Want to take a Hanen Program ®? Let us know, and we can connect you with a speech-language pathologist in your area.

Guidebooks and DVDs

While intervention can only happen when you work with a qualified professional, these guidebooks and DVDs can help you make the most of your child's early learning potential, with beautifully illustrated examples of our strategies and videos that bring the strategies to life.

Are you a professional?

Our e-Seminars give insights on specific topics related to working with children on the autism spectrum - and they're worth ASHA CEUs or professional development hours.

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Building Communication in Children with Autism

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Easy, actionable, and functional Occupational Therapy activities and interventions. OT resources and information to help kids thrive.

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Exploring with sounds, sight etc.

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CBeebies | Enjoy Games, Activities, Videos & More

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The official home of CBeebies. Watch video clips online, play games and make fun things with all your favourite CBeebies characters and shows.

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There are lots of way to feel calmer. Try our breathing exercises, activities and games or watch a video to help let go of stress.

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YOGA | MINDFULNESS | RELAXATION FOR KIDS! Screentime that gives kids SUPERPOWERS! ⬇️ D O W N L O A D T H E C O S M I C K I D S A P P ⬇️ 🍏Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cosmic-kids/ 🛍️Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosmickids 🖥️ Desktop (great for teachers!): https://app.cosmickids.com/ 📺 Roku: https://rb.gy/44r8d -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why watch on the App?

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THE ZONES OF REGULATION: A CONCEPT TO FOSTER SELF-REGULATION & EMOTIONAL CONTROL

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Here you can find a wide range of practical resources to use in your primary classroom. There are full lesson plans to choose from, covering different topics and themes, all organised according to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR). We also have shorter activities, as well as ideas for using songs, poems and stories to help your learners improve their English in engaging, motivating and enjoyable ways. All of our practical materials are written by experts in English Language Teaching and are free to download.

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Speech and Communication Resources and Downloads

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Speech and Communication Resources and Downloads

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Speaking of Speech.com, inc. - Free Speech Therapy Materials, Speech Therapy Games, Speech Therapy Schools

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Interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers to improve communication skills in our skills. Loads of free speech therapy materials.

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NCSE Emotional Literacy Advice for Parents

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NCSE Emotional Literacy Advice for Parents

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