Signs of Anxiety in Autistic Children and Teenagers with Yvonne Newbold MBE

Yvonne Newbold MBE and other international speakers at this year's Cork Autism Conference include:

⭐ Dr. Temple Grandin ~ World-renowned Autistic Spokesperson, Best-selling Author, Inventor, Scientist and Professor of Animal Science

⭐ Yvonne Newbold MBE ~ Author, Mother, Speaker, Ambassador and Autism Trainer

⭐ Dr. Olga Bogdashina ~ Professor, Author, Lecturer and Consultant in Autism

⭐ Dr. Emma Goodall ~ Autistic Author, International Speaker, Mother, Researcher and Disability and Education Consultant

⭐ Prof. Andrew McDonnell ~ Author, Professor, International Speaker, Autism Consultant and Clinical Psychologist

⭐ Dr. Damian Milton ~ International Speaker, Lecturer, Father, Author, Autism Consultant and Trainer

ABOUT YVONNE NEWBOLD MBE's PRESENTATION:

OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF ANXIETY AND COMMUNICATION

The session will look at how both anxiety and communication issues can impact on behaviour, and how the key is to focus on helping children, young people and adults to feel safer and happier both in themselves and in the world around them.

Yvonne will also look at what you can do when your own anxiety levels are getting in the way, with some very easy “anxiety-busting” ideas that can help you feel calmer in those very tough moments too.

She will also talk about how all behaviour is a form of communication, and then help you to be able to interpret some of what common behaviour patterns may be trying to communicate.

You’ll leave this session with lots of new practical solutions that you’ll feel confident to try out.

With this presentation you will learn:

A much greater understanding of why difficult behaviours can happen, and you’ll discover some very easy, practical ways to be able to reduce some of these behaviours by focusing on helping the person you care about to feel safer and happier.

You’ll learn what some of the common pitfalls are with communication, and how you can minimise or avoid them altogether.

Some very simple anxiety-busting techniques that can give you an instant “calm-boost” and that only take a couple of minutes to implement.

Some simple pointers and strategies that will make it easier for you to interpret what a person's behaviour is trying to tell you.

How to align your style of communication to fit someone else with a different neurotype, if you aren’t aware that they may have a different way of communicating?

Some very easy strategies that will help your voice to sound calm and friendly and will help you ensure that your voice doesn’t unconsciously carry any harsher tones that could be interpreted wrongly.

How to say “no” but without using that word, and why this is sometimes an important thing to do.

How understanding anxiety in autistic people is halfway to being able to help them to reduce their anxiety levels. You will learn three of the main causes of anxiety in autistic people, with several ideas of what you can do to overcome these particular anxiety barriers.

​This presentation would benefit:

Parents who wish to better understand their child’s needs, and learn share strategies that can reduce dangerous of difficult behaviour stemming from anxieties caused by unmet needs.

Educators and other professionals who support autistic children, adults and their families.

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ABOUT YVONNE NEWBOLD

Yvonne Newbold MBE is mum to 26-year-old Toby, who is autistic, non-verbal, with a severe learning disability and lots of other medical and physical challenges.

In 2017 she founded The SEND VCB Project, (SEND VCB stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Violent and Challenging Behaviour) now setting up a community-interest-company called Newbold Hope to allow this work to continue long-term.

Her focus is on helping families who have children with both extreme behaviour and additional needs. There are now several hundred success stories from families who have supported their children to significantly reduce their violence to regain much happier lives with hopeful futures.

Meanwhile Yvonne is on long-term cancer treatment and doing well. Although she still lives with a terminal diagnosis, she has so far survived eight years instead of the two years that was originally predicted.

Yvonne is a member of The NHS Assembly, and works at a national level in the UK on shaping policy and services for children and adults with a learning disability or autism.

She received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List 2021 for services to children with disabilities and their families.

Yvonne is the author of the book: The Special Parent’s Handbook

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