*Our commissioned offer for families is open access and completely free. There is no referral or diagnosis needed. We are here for your family from the very beginning of the journey, to support you to understand challenging behaviour, identify characteristics of neurodiversity and explore strategies to improve difficult situations at home and school.
Learning Programmes & Workshops for Sefton Families
Through our community-based groups, we offer free programmes and learning opportunities that support the families of neurodivergent children & young people, who may also have specific learning difficulties or associated mental health needs.
We also offer weekly informal learning, advice and support at our community network groups, no need to wait or book just come along.
Covering Autism, ADHD and Sensory Processing Difficulties as well as specific learning difficulties, SEND and the local offer, the neurodevelopmental conditions learning programme gives parents and carers the knowledge and confidence to better understand and meet the needs of their neurodivergent children and young people. This programme is open access to families pre, during and post diagnosis.
Designed to help parents and carers, whose child or young person has received a diagnosis of autism, to develop their understanding of the condition and learn valuable strategies for supporting their child or young person. Sessions will cover:
Our Autism Learning programme is age specific (3-8yrs, 9-13yrs or 14-19yrs) so please look out for the programme suited to your child or young person.
Locations change each term to make the programme accessible across the region. This November the programme for parents and carers of 9-13yrs is in Sefton, age 3-8yrs is online, age 14-19 is in Liverpool.
Once parents and carers have completed the Autism Learning programme, their children aged 11-19 can then access 1:1 coaching support to help them to understand their diagnosis
Structured learning opportunities supporting parents and carers around specific areas
Our Sefton Community Network Group runs each Wednesday afternoon in term time, 12.30pm – 2.30pm at Thornton Family Wellbeing Centre. We offer a weekly opportunity for informal learning and support, discussing a different topic each week and sharing experiences and the local offer in your area. No need to book, just come along.
Supporting you to find the answers around:
ADDvanced Solutions Community Network are part of the SEND Local Offer in Sefton.
Sefton’s Local Offer has lots of information about Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). The Local Offer helps you understand what services and support you can expect from a range of local partners.
