Parents Plus Special Needs Programme is a practical, solution-focused programme which draws on parents strengths. It is suitable for parents who are raising an older child or adolescent with a mild, moderate or severe intellectual disability, and who may also have an additional diagnosis, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or a physical disability.
This programme will help parents to learn how to:
- personally cope and manage stress
- deal with the challenges of adolescence
- support the needs of your other children
- manage challenging behaviour
It will also help parents to support their child to:
- learn social skills and build friendships
- deal with puberty and sexuality
- gain confidence and self esteem
- be more independent