Advice Line Plus Events

Advice Line Plus is an extended offering to our Advice Line service.  

Advice Line Q&A

We are pleased to announce a series of short episodes on a variety of topics that we hope you will find useful during this time. They will be delivered by a range of speakers over the coming weeks. The series will be recorded in advance so will not be live on the day.

Past Advice Line Plus Series

Episode 1 - Wellbeing 
Episode 2 - Supporting Children and Young People
Episode 3 - How do you become your own coach?
Episode 4 - Free time management in autism
Episode 5 - Coping with modern life - lessons from the ancient world
Episode 6 - A good night's sleep: Learning about sleep from autistic adolescents' personal accounts 
Episode 7 - Autistic School Staff in the UK
Episode 8 Part 1: Partnering Autistic Children: Strategies For Social Learning
Episode 8 Part 2: Partnering Autistic Children: Strategies For Social Learning

Guest Q&A

We have a variety of Guest Speaker Q&A’s taking place via Facebook Live. For further information on who will be joining us please see below. 

Our Guest Q&A's are answered via Facebook Live over on Scottish Autism's Facebook page.

Upcoming topics and dates:

There are currently no upcoming dates for any Guest Q&As. Please visit our event listings for all upcoming events.

Past Guest Q&A's 

• Dr Alyssa Alcorn, LEANS project Q&A 31st August

• Joe Wells, autistic comedian Q&A 23rd August

• Becky McGinney & Alex Stratikis - Planning for Summer from 8th June

• Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou and a representative from Sibs UK - A Sibling Perspective from 24th May

• Ashley Storrie - Her lived experience of autism, her career & much more! from 30th November 

• Professor Jason Leitch, the National Clinical Director at The Scottish Government from 7th May
  Covid-19 and government guidance  (view transcript)

• Dean Beadle, Speaker from 20th May

• Gavin Neate - WelcoMe app Live Webinar/Q&A from 1st July

• Laura McConnell - Returning to School from 8th July

• Dean Beadle - Anxiety from 15th July 

• Gill Loomes-Quinn - Advocacy from 29th July

• Police Scotland - Covid-19 Response from 12th August

• Peter Vermeulen - Coping with Uncertainty from 25th August

• Emily Lovegrove - Autism and Bullying from 3rd September

• Enquire - Returning to School Challenges

• Peter Vermeulen: Autism Friendly Relaxation on 18th December 2020 

• Emma McCaffrey - on her film 'Autism – A Bunch of Tangled Wires' from 10th February 2021

• Sonny Hallett & Colin Kerr on their report around Autistic Adult Experiences of Counselling from 11th February 2021

• Professor Jason Leitch on Covid-19 Vaccines from 23rd February

• Lauren Davidson, Oddities - Autism & Employability from 17th March

• Tom Stoltman from 25th May

• Stuart Cosgrove, Ash Loydon, Jonny Drury and Scott McIntyre - Lets Hear it from the Dads from 18th June

• Georgia Pavlopoulou & Jon Adams - Flow Unlocked: Relationships before and during the pandemic from 14th July

Autism Advice Q&A

These sessions are run to help provide as much support as we can to autistic people, their families and carers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep an eye on our online events page where we will post more Autism Advice Q&A sessions soon.

It is with thanks to our Advice Line Team that we are able to deliver events like these. This team also operates our Autism Advice Line which provides valuable emotional and practical support to families across Scotland. To help us continue to deliver this service, and other vital services in the future, please visit www.scottishautism.org/support-us/donate

You can view recordings of the previous Q&A sessions below:

Autism Advice Q&A on Scensory Processing - 7th September

Autism Advice Q&A on Sleep & Feeling Rested - 9th December 

Autism Advice Q&A on Free time management in autism - 18th June

Autism Advice Q&A on How to become your own coach - 4th June (Transcript) 

Autism Advice Q&A on Supporting Children and Young People - 21st May (Transcript)

Autism Advice Live - 29th April (Transcript)

Autism Advice Live - 9th April (Transcript)
                                        

For links to the resources mentioned please view this document.