Autism

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Autism

Autism and Social Communication

If you’re worried about your child’s social communication or concerned that they may have Autism, we have a number of ways that we can support you and your child. The service will depend on what you want to achieve (diagnosis, in-school support or individual, child-based targets) but our Practice Administrator will be able to guide you and pass you on to the right person.

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Our Autism Team

Chevonne Du Plessis, Tayla Viviers, Hannah Forbes and Giulia Bruno.

Chevonne

SaLT and ASD/ADHD Consultant

Tayla

Speech & Language Therapist

Hannah

Speech and Language Therapist

Giulia

Speech and Language Therapist

You will find a warm and supportive team when you join Kids First for your child’s diagnosis and ongoing support. There are a number of different options and we appreciate how difficult this journey is for you and your family so we aim to provide a complete service from diagnosis to wrap-around care. You will never be alone as long as you are with Kids First.

Social Communication Outreach Team (SCOT)
– school-based support

Parents (or schools) can commission our services to go in to nursery or school and spend time assessing a child, the environment and teaching and learning in school. The SCOT service is run by Hannah Forbes who will spend a full day in school completing the following:

  • parent and staff interviews to gain their insights into how the child is functioning in school
  • parent and teacher checklist completed
  • observation of the child in different settings
  • formal and informal assessment of the child
  • liaison with our Occupational Therapist if required
  • report writing

At the end of a SCOT consult day, you and your child’s school will have a thorough understanding of how best to support him / her at school. This may include advice on how to adapt the environment, strategies to include in teaching and learning and targets for your child to work on in TA-led intervention groups.

Please contact us for more information by email.