Empower – Reaching out Supporting Families
The Empower project is a Big Lottery funded initiative which focuses on supporting local families. The focus of the project is to support children under 12 years of age with Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia (and those awaiting diagnosis), their parents and the wider family circle to develop confidence and learn together to develop skills to support their children.
The Empower project provides very useful and practical support to families who have children with Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia.
There are a number of local courses for parents and a family events coming up:
What is on? |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Cost |
Family Movie Day to watch Angry Birds 2 (children to attend) |
Saturday 18th January |
2pm – 3.30pm |
Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy |
Free family day out – need to register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Pathological Demand Avoidance |
Monday 20th January |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Pathological Demand Avoidance (same as above course) |
Tuesday 21st January |
10am – 12.30pm |
Northern Regional College, Ballymena |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Emotional Regulation |
Monday 27th January |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Lego Therapy |
Tuesday 28th January |
6pm – 8.00pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent engagement session – Pamper Beauty Treatment – free manicures |
Thursday 30th January |
9.30am – 10.45am |
Northern Regional College, Ballymoney |
Free manicures for parents/carers from NRC Beauty students – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Autism and sleep |
Monday 3rd February |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Anxiety |
Tuesday 4th February |
6pm – 8pm |
Northern Regional College, Coleraine |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Autism and Puberty |
Thursday 13th February |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – ASD and Anxiety |
Monday 24th February |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – ASD and Anger |
Monday 2nd March |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Sensory Awareness |
Tuesday 3rd March |
6pm – 8.00pm |
Northern Regional College, Coleraine |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – communicating with a non-verbal child |
Thursday 5th March |
6pm – 8.00pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Play development |
Monday 9th March |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Mindfulness |
Thursday 19th March |
6pm – 7.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Transitions |
Monday 23rd March |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – ASD and girls |
Monday 30th March |
6pm - 8.30pm |
Northern Regional College, Ballymena |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Navigating an Autistic Sensory System |
Monday 6th April |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Ballymena North Business and Recreation Centre, Ballymena |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
Parent workshop – Autism and Visual strategies |
Monday 6th April |
6pm – 8.30pm |
Farranshane House, Antrim |
£11.37 per adult to attend – register via Eventbrite |
To find out more information about any of the parent workshops visit the website www.empowernetwork.co.uk or speak directly to myself (Mrs Taylor). The Empower project runs very useful and practical workshops for families who have children with Autism, Asperger’s, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia (or those awaiting diagnosis), which you may be interested in attending. If you wish to attend one or more of the parent workshops speak to Mrs Taylor who can provide you with more information.