Intervention

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Diagnosis specific interventions focus on:

• Support with adjustment to what the diagnosis means for you, your family and your child.
• Advice regarding educational placements (specialist learning, language ASD), specialist enhancement programmes, (Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland), government allowances, tuition grants etc.
• Implementing specialist ASD strategies such as TEACCH,  Visual Schedules, Social Stories
  

Interventions can also be designed to help with:

• Understanding behaviour and developing positive strategies for managing difficulties
• Supporting positive childhood mental health to alleviate childhood fears  and worries
• Learning new ways to cope in stressful situations (parents & children)
• Toileting difficulties
• Sleep routines
• Planning for puberty
• Sexuality and relationships
• ​Transitions in adulthood​
• Coping with death and bereavement