The Early Years Social Communication Pathway (EY SCP) team would like to develop a way to evidence if this new assessment pathway is making a difference to families’ quality of life.

We previously had discussions with parents and carers, and the feedback has allowed us to draft a set of questions, which will serve as our starting point for this new session. We hope to now be able to finalise this list so we can use it to gather evidence from families who are using the EY SCP.

Agenda:

• 10-11:30am : Workshop Proper
• 11:30am-12:30pm : Lunch and informal discussions

If you are new to the group and are unfamiliar with the Early Years SCP, please see the letter below for some information about the pathway.

Early Years Social Communication Pathway: Outcomes Project

Who are we?

We are a new team assessing for autism in early years children in South Manchester.

We are a pilot project to find child friendly efficient ways to complete the assessment and give support to families.

Who is in the team?

The team is made up of different professions including Health Visitor, Speech and Language Therapist, Paediatrician, Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Practitioner and Clinical Psychologist.

We are the leads for the project, Sophie Croft, Clinical Psychologist, Alison Hunter, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.

What do we offer?

We see children to assess for autism; we are trying to find quicker ways to complete these assessments.

We also offer a range of interventions, which includes individual interventions, groups and drop-ins.

Why we need you

We want to evidence if our project makes a difference to families’ quality of life and stress.

We want to speak with parents to find out what is important for you, so that we ask the right questions when we meet the families who are referred to our pathway.

How can you get involved?

We would like to invite you to a workshop to share ideas about what questions we should be asking.