2021 Annual Report

“The Autism Champions program has impacted our centre in such a positive way, more so than we initially thought it might. After the two-day training session, all three educators who attended came back with such a fresh, new perspective and stated that this was one of the best professional developments they have had the opportunity to attend. On the first day back, they were implementing new strategies and the rooms and children were so much calmer. They have been implementing one strategy at a time, waiting for this to be imbedded in practice before moving on to another one. We are finding that the pressure and stress on the educators has been reduced as they are feeling more confident in their roles, as they understand our children a lot more. We cannot recommend how highly beneficial this program has been for us so far and we are so grateful to be part of it” Cherese, Kids HQ.

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