A personalised autism training experience for your whole family. Tailored to help your family understand and connect.
When parents are trying to support a neurodivergent child or young person, they are often given lots of information – but very little that truly reflects their child, their family, and their everyday reality.
Our bespoke family training service is designed to help both immediate and wider family truly understand their autistic loved one. Not through generic information, but through learning that is built around them, their strengths, their needs, and their lived experience. This service brings family and friends together in a supportive, respectful space to learn, ask questions, and build confidence in how they can all support their autistic loved one. It’s about slowing things down and making sense of it all.
Package breakdown
This is a personalised family intervention, beginning with a private assessment of your family’s circumstances and followed by a bespoke training session created specifically for your autistic loved one and delivered to the whole family. Wherever possible, the training is co-produced with the autistic individual, ensuring their voice, preferences and insights are central.
The aim is to:
- Increase understanding of how autism shows up for your child
- Empower immediate and wider family members with meaningful knowledge
- Reduce parental isolation, family misunderstandings, tension and unhelpful expectations
- Build stronger, more supportive relationships at home and beyond
Extended family members such as grandparents, relatives and close family friends are encouraged to attend, helping everyone feel informed and on the same page.
Packages typically range from £250–£400, depending on complexity, face to face vs online delivery. The full package will contain:
- An assessment / discovery meeting
- Preparation and creation time for your bespoke presentation and resources (ideally co-produced with the autistic person)
- A 2-hour family training session
- Relevant resources and signposting
The full process usually takes 3–6 weeks from initial assessment to training delivery, depending on availability.
How the process works
1. Initial contact and discovery
We begin with a phone or online call to talk through your family’s situation and needs. Where possible and appropriate, this may include a visit if you are local.
2. Assessment and information gathering
This session helps us understand your child or young person, family dynamics, current challenges and strengths. In some cases, the young person may also be involved at this stage. Ideally this will be done face to face but it can also be done on Teams if that isn’t possible.
3. Creating your bespoke training
We then create a personalised presentation focused entirely on your child or young person. This includes clear explanations, practical examples and strategies that make sense for your family.
Parents or primary carers are given the opportunity to review and approve the presentation before delivery.
4. Family training session
We will then deliver a 2-hour interactive training session, ideally with all key family members present. There is plenty of space for questions, discussion and reflection.
Families are provided with helpful resources to take away, along with signposting to other relevant RfA services and supports.
5. Optional add-on modules
Families may choose to explore further sessions moving forward also, focusing on specific areas such as:
- Sensory processing and regulation
- Communication differences
- Emotional regulation and burnout
What this service does not offer
To be clear and transparent, this service does not provide:
- Diagnosis, medical or clinical advice (we can advise on how to seek a diagnosis)
- Legal, financial, housing or immigration advice
- Safeguarding or crisis mental health support
- Formal advocacy services
- Therapeutic or counselling services (we can signpost if needed)
All content must fit within the agreed session time of up to 2 hours. Additional sessions can be discussed and booked separately.
Why families choose this service
Families often tell us they feel relief when everyone finally understands the same picture. This service helps move conversations away from blame, confusion or conflict – and towards empathy, clarity and connection.
If you’re looking for support that feels personal, respectful and grounded in real understanding, we’d love to hear from you.
Register your interest
If you’d like to explore whether this service is right for your family, get in touch to start a conversation.
