Hampshire Maintained Schools and Nurseries - Inclusion Team AET: Autism and Anxiety in the Early Years

Inclusion Team AET: Autism and Anxiety in the Early Years

Monday 9th June 2026 - 9.30am to 12.30pm - Face-to-face - Totton area

This half day training will give practitioners an understanding of what we mean by anxiety, how it appears in young children with social communication needs, what the triggers are and what you can do to support the children in your setting.

The session is suitable for staff/practitioners working with children and young people across the three phases in both mainstream and specialist services.

You will be encouraged to reflect on your own experiences with anxiety, what you have found useful in reducing your own anxiety, and what has worked for you in practice when looking to address anxious thoughts and feelings in children and young people.

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: What is anxiety?

Part 3: How to identify anxiety

Part 4: What can we do to help?

After completing this module, you will be able to understand:

• How autistic children and young people might express anxiety
• What can cause anxiety in autistic children and young people
• What you can do to prevent and reduce anxiety in autistic children and young people

Places booked on scheduled face-to-face and virtual courses will be confirmed when we send out joining instructions closer to the start date.

Please read our cancellation policy prior to booking.

Contact heytc@hants.gov.uk for further details or assistance.