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Workshops

Early Days workshops are for mothers, fathers and other family carers of children who have recently been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or are starting the assessment and diagnosis process.

What are workshops?

Workshops are information and discussion sessions of small groups that help you apply practical ideas and strategies to your own situation.

Early Days Workshop: this one-day introductory workshop will be available in all States and Territories of Australia
Early Days Skills Sessions: these additional short sessions will soon be offered where you can learn practical, hands on strategies for dealing with issues such as sleeping, behaviour, play, language and more
By mid 2009, you will also have the option to access our programs online, as webinars or self-directed interactive programs.

Where and when are the workshops held?

Early Days workshops will be held in city, regional and rural centres across Australia, whenever and wherever there is enough interest.

What happens in an Early Days workshop?

We offer high quality learning experiences in small groups. This involves a mixture of pre-workshop reading, information, and discussion designed to help you apply practical ideas and strategies to your own situation.

Who can attend?

Our workshops are open to mothers and fathers, or others who have the primary caring role of a child six or under with a diagnosed or suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder. This includes Autistic Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome and Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS).

How much do they cost?

Early Days is fully funded by the Australian Government, so all workshops are provided free of charge to parents and family carers.

Early Days is part of the Australian Government Helping Children with Autism package.

Find out more about other parts of this package. Click on the links below.

Information for Parents

Autism Advisors

PlayConnect

Positive Partnerships

Parenting Research Centre - raising children well

Australian Government - Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Parenting Research Centre is the Early Days National Coordinator