Understanding Demand Avoidance

Understanding Demand Avoidance

Avoiding demands is something common to most people in varying degrees and for a variety of reasons. For some autistic people a change in routine, transitioning between activities/environments can cause sensory overload and trigger anxiety. This can then cause them to go into a fight/ flight/ freeze response. Many avoid demand to reduce the impact of these situations.

This workshop aims to help parents and carers to gain an understanding of demand avoidance in children and young people and its' impact on day-to-day life. We will look at the demand avoidant profile and explore strategies for supporting your child, as well as providing information on local, national and international resources.

Please note this workshop is funded by Reaching Families for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex only. It is not suitable for professionals.

After booking - Once you have booked a place you will receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite. Prior to the workshop you will receive a Zoom link to access the session. You will need to download Zoom in advance but you don’t need to set up an account if you don’t wish to. Zoom can be used on PC’s/Laptops and mobile devices such as iPad, phones and tablets. If you have any questions, please get in touch and we will happily talk you through setting this up if required.

If workshop is full - places can become available and we are very proactive at ensuring all places are taken on our workshops. In order to join the waitlist, please open Eventbrite via an internet browser, rather than using the Eventbrite app, in order to book yourself onto the waitlist.

Host or Publisher Reaching Families