Autism help for parents from Rotary Club
As a result of the lockdown they had to postpone the training scheduled for May, and now they want to reach more parents that need help through online training.
Earlier in the year, Amazing K and Rotary Club Johannesburg North Central (RCJNC) offered free training on autism in Diepsloot, and barely had enough space to accommodate everyone.
As a result of the lockdown they had to postpone the training scheduled for May, and now they want to reach more parents that need help through online training.
Diagnosing and educating children with autism early is a top priority for parents, yet most children with an autism diagnosis will never have access to specialised schools.
Schools for children with autism are few and far between, and the lack of autism awareness and resources in South Africa forces parents to home-school, often without support. Many parents also can no longer afford to place their kids in specialised schools, and many have become overwhelmed by home-schooling a special-needs child.
During October the RCJNC and Amazing K Therapy and Remedial Academy in Randburg will be providing free training on autism. The aim of the partnership is to reach 300 parents with the free training presented via Zoom on 28, 29 and 30 October from 5pm to 6pm.
The training will focus on setting up a home school specifically for children with autism; behavioural issues and how to deal with it correctly; and home school activities and lessons to encourage development.
According to RCJNC, they will also provide data to parents from underprivileged communities who would like to attend the online training, and all attendees will receive a digital certificate of attendance.
Ilse Kilian-Ross, founder of Amazing K and mother to a child with autism, will be presenting the training. Parents can register for the free autism training at www.amazingk.co.za/rotary, or contact Rotary Club at projectautism3@gmail.com.
Ilse and Noel Ross are the owners of Amazing K, a registered Early Childhood Development and Partial Care facility in Johannesburg. It is a private autism school and therapy centre for children aged between two and seven years old, where learners receive the best of both the schooling and therapy world.
The autism school offers individualised education programmes, speech and augmentative alternative communication (AAC) therapy, as well as a full and adapted academic curriculum.
