First online workshop on autism in Kurdish and English!

We delivered our first workshop on how best to support autistic children during the Coronavirus pandemic on April 11th. It was delivered both in the English and Kurdish language. We had 32 parents join our online session with Dr. Ava Doski and Dr. Kazhaw Rashid.

The parents were based in Kurdistan Region, United Kingdom and United States respectively. We understand that the impact of coronavirus has drastically changed the lifestyle of many children, particularly those on the autism spectrum. 

Initially, we intended to hold our workshops in various cities, together with parents and face to face, but unfortunately during these unprecedented period, we are unable to pursue our initial plan. Nonetheless, we intend to hold monthly workshops, and hope to have as many people join us.

The next workshop will be held at 6PM on the Zoom app, 16th of May, 2020.  

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Hope Autism Society delivered it’s first workshop on how to best support autistic children during the Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday 11th April 2020. We had an amazing turnout, at one point we had 32 people joining us! Parents, carers, family members and teachers joined us from all over the world; USA, UK and across the Kurdistan region. At a time where community is so important you came together and supported one another. Over the next few days we will be posting some strategies we discussed in the workshop that may be helpful for you to use with autistic children. We are delighted to announce that our next workshop will be on Living with Autism on Saturday 16th May 2020 at 6pm (UK time). Looking forward to meeting many more of you then. لە بەرواری ١١-٤-٢٠٢٠، كۆمەڵەی هیوای ئۆتیزم هەڵسا بە پێشكەش كردنی یەكەمین وۆركشۆپ سەبارەت بە چۆنیەتی پشتگیری كردنی منداڵانی ئۆتیزم لە كاتی بڵاوبوونەوەی ڤایرۆسی كۆرۆنا. رێژەیەكی بەرچاو لە لە دایكان و باوكان، چاودێران، مامۆستایان و ئەندامانی خێزان لەگەڵمان بەژداربوون لە سەرتاسەری جیهان وەك لە ویلایەتە یەكگرتووەكانی ئەمریكا و شانشینی بەریتانیا و كوردستان. ئێوە لە كاتێكی زۆر هەستیاردا بوونە یەك و نیازی هاوكاریتان بۆ یەكدی نیشاندا. بە درێژایی رۆژانی داهاتوو، ئێمە هەڵدەستین بە بڵاوكردنەوەی چەند ستراتیژییەك كە لە وۆركشۆپەكە باسمان كردبوون بۆ ئەوەی ئێوە سودی لێ وەربگرن و بتوانن لەگەڵ منداڵانی ئۆتیزم بەكاری بهێنن. ئێمە بەوپەڕی خۆشحاڵییەوە پێتان رادەگەیەنیین كە وۆركشۆپی داهاتوومان تایبەتە بە ژیان لە گەڵ ئۆتیزم و لە بەرواری ١٦-٥-٢٠٢٠ كاتژمێر ٨ی ئێوارە بە كاتی كوردستان پێشكەش دەكرێت. زۆر شادمان دەبین بە بەژداربوونتان. #autism #ASD #autismawareness #autismacceptance #autismfamily #autismspeaks #autismsupport #autismlove #autismkurdistan #kurdish #coronavirus #covid-19 #coronavirusawarenessforchildren #supportforall

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