Summer of Stormbreak (SoS) online activities
Calling families, parents, carers, children (under 11) this is for you!
Support and boost children’s mental health, emotional and physical wellbeing. Take part in a FREE live online stormbreak every week. Expert coaches from the charity Stormbreak will lead stormbreak activities, specially designed to get children moving and recognise their feelings.
Kick start each week of the summer holidays by moving, talking and connecting with family and friends for a happy and healthy summer!
The Summer of Stormbreak will take place every Tuesday, 9.30am – 9.50am, throughout the summer holidays. Each week will focus on a different theme:
Tuesday 30 July Our important relationships
Tuesday 6 August Self care, taking care
Tuesday 13 August Resilient me
Tuesday 20 August Wonderful me
Tuesday 27 August Optimistic me
Further resources and activities will be shared in each session, so you can carry on ‘stormbreaking’ together
More information and book onto sessions
Revisiting the Language of Autism project
It is now 4 years since the start of the Language of Autism project in County Durham. This co-produced project served to highlight the need to use the correct language to describe autism. Fifteen years ago, NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) identified that autistic people did not like being referred to as disordered, and urged people to avoid ASD or Autistic Spectrum Disorder as much as possible. However, time and again the term Autistic Spectrum Disorder/ASD is commonly used.
A fab group of young neurodiverse individuals called the eXtreme group (Investing in Children) co-produced a survey asking about people’s preferred terms when talking about autism and it was clear that autistic people SIGNIFICANTLY PREFERRED the term autism and significantly DISLIKED the term ASD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The young people wanted to let other people know about the survey and we were lucky enough to secured funding to co-produce a video of the survey results.
The eXtreme group would love for you to watch our short 3 minute video
For more information on the survey and why we did it please watch this short (18min) presentation
And finally, some beautiful words from Dom about why this project was important tohim.
Please share widely and do consider the words that YOU use to describe autism
Epilepsy training session for education professionals
Thursday 26th September, 4pm-5pm, via Microsoft Teams
The Network is delighted to host an online interactive paediatric epilepsy awareness raising session for education professionals working with young people in the North East and North Cumbria.
The session will be delivered by clinicians including the members of the NENC Epilepsy Leadership Group. Topics covered will include:
- an overview of what paediatric epilepsy is and its impact on the day-to-day life of a person with epilepsy
- how epilepsy might affect a young person’s education
- how epilepsy services are delivered in the NENC
- general advice about how to support someone with epilepsy effectively.
- an interactive Q&A with clinicians.
The session will provide participants with an awareness of epilepsy, its impact and some top tips and signposting to credible national resources to help support young people with epilepsy. This session is open to anyone working in the education sector who may want to increase their awareness and understanding of paediatric epilepsy.
Wednesday 24th July @ 7pm: ‘Sweet Dreams’
Helping your child to sleep better with asthma
If your child’s asthma keeps them (and you) up at night with coughing, wheezing and other symptoms, this can be a real concern. Sleep is essential for our children’s development, as well as their physical and mental health.
We’ll meet experienced GP Steve who will be there to give us lots of advice and support.
You can also meet other parents and carers of children with asthma and share tips and tricks to help your child get a good night’s sleep.
Have any questions? Email Beccy at A+L UK rdavies@asthmaandlung.org.uk
