Autism at Christmas
This session explores how Christmas and other festive periods impact autistic people through disrupted routines, increased sensory load, social expectations, and emotional pressure. It examines strategies to reduce overload while maintaining choice and enjoyment.
Originally developed for our parent carer forums this session is delivered each December virtually to around 500 parents and carers.
By completing this CPD session, participants will demonstrate that they can:
Understand why festive periods increase stress for autistic people.
Recognise the impact of routine disruption on regulation and identify ways to increase predictability during festivities.
Identify sensory challenges associated with celebrations.
Understand the effect of social expectations and pressure.
Apply strategies that support safer festive experiences.
This training provides 2 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and is primarily aimed at parents and carers of autistic children and their supporters, such as personal assistants.
Next steps
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Arrange Details
- You complete our pre-booking form
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- We send over a trainer profile and Zoom link for your training
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Get Bespoked
- We meet for an hour to discuss your needs in detail
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- We edit the content to your needs
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Be Trained
- We deliver the training
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- We send over certificates