Support for children and young people to access learning, understand change and transitions

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Who is this advice for?  

This advice is for children and young people who need support to access learning tasks or environments and require support to manage transitions and changes.   

How will this advice support my child?  

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These resources will support adults around your child to:  

  • support your child to understand transitions e.g. what is going to happen next, the plan for the day, part of the day
  • support your child to understand what a learning task or new activity will involve
  • use visuals within your child’s learning environment to support their learning and access to these
  • be aware of different learning styles and preferences among autistic children and young people. 

 

Advice

Add structure to activities to support engagement

Webinar: Adding structure to support engagement  

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Download the ' Adding structures' advice sheet: to help you to add structure into your young child’s everyday activities to facilitate access to learning.

Further support (for all ages)

Watch the 46 minute ADD-vance webinar: to learn about why transitions can be difficult and strategies to support your child in everyday transitions.

Settings can access support from the Herts Speech Language Communication and Autism (SLCA) Team: to learn about and use social stories and comic strip conversations.

Staff can request training at a targeted level for these areas with no referral required. Specialist support also available via referral. Go to 'How to request support.'

How can we help you?

  1. Work with us
  2. Our services
  3. Children's services
  4. Adult services
  5. Make a referral