The Learning Starts at Home Parent Workshop

Research has found that helping parents to focus on specific developmental skills significantly increases child learning and enhances skills generalization. Empowering parents to take charge of their child's own development reduces strain on local services and boosts parent well-being. However, parent access to this type of training is limited to a few major universities in the US.

relate to autism is dedicated to bringing high-quality, research-based, parent training to families everywhere through group workshops, telephone support services and online home-program management tools.

Experts on autism agree on two things:

•	children learn best through social interaction
•	parents can make the most powerful therapist for their children

As parents, you spend time with your child every day. What if you could transform every moment together into an opportunity for growth and learning? What if you could begin helping your child developmentally right away, without waiting for special programs or assistance? What if you could do all this, not by working harder, but instead, by simply changing how you interact and seizing the learning opportunities that present themselves in every day activities?

what you will learn

The Learning Starts at Home parent workshop will show you how to do all this and much more. We'll show you how to:

1.	transform the power of your child’s interests into a passion for engaging and learning
2.	recognize and use daily opportunities to accelerate your child’s development
3.	be comfortable with your child in any situation
4.	make helping your child to learn fun and energizing

Download the workshop schedule for details of each session.

how you'll learn

Everyone learns best through experience. Sitting and listening to someone talk for two ways might make you think you learned what to do with your child but when you get home and try it you'll find it very challenging to apply what you heard. To really get it you have to [do it].

For this reason we only offer workshops in conjunction with support services before and after the event. This gives you the chance to try some of our recommendations before the workshop so when you come you now exactly how you child is responding. This way you'll get the most out of the workshop as you'll already know what your questions are and where you need the most help. We'll also talk with you in detail after the workshop giving you the opportunity to fine-tune what you learned and make sure you didn't miss a single piece.

We also recognize that everyone has their own learning style. The two-day weekend workshop in designed to accommodate all types of learning styles and takes a multi-sensory approach to learning.

what's included

Your tuition fee covers the following:

•	Six months unlimited membership to relate to autism with immediate access to all the Member Tools including: messaging, scheduling, multimedia file sharing, activity tracking and report generation, and access to the relate to autism member library.
•	The Growth through Play System (GPS) Starter, an evaluation package that normally costs $280. You'll complete an online child assessment that will be available as soon as you register for the workshop. Once completed, you'll gain immediate access to a list of specifically targeted social-communication curriculum items and a report providing guidance on how to help your child. By completing the GPS Starter and conducting activities prior to the workshop, we find that parents are better prepared to delve more deeply into the material presented at the workshop and better able to apply what you'll learn with your child.
•	The two-day introductory workshop, Learning Starts at Home, 12 hours of direct instruction with relate to autism founder, Kat Houghton.
•	An individual phone consultation with a relate to autism Professional after the workshop.

The Learning Starts at Home workshop costs $750 (US) for an individual and $900 (US) for a couple (or two adults representing the same child). Additional team members can be included for $150 per person providing the venue size allows.

if you want more

If you would like more individual help after the workshop your registration makes you eligible to receive a 30% discount on the following relate to autism Support Services:

1.	The Sensory Processing Starter Package (reducing the cost from $225 (USD) to $157 (USD)). This online questionnaire and video review session with a relate to autism Occupational Therapist will identify your child’s type of sensory processing challenges and provide guidance in how to help your child become more easily regulated. This service can be completed after the workshop.
2.	The Learning Starts at Home Support Package that includes:
•	Three video review sessions with an Autism Professional
•	Four support sessions with Parent Guides
•	Two well-being sessions with an Attitudinal Coach, and
•	One session with a Holistic Health Counselor

The 30% discount reduces the cost of the Learning Starts at Home Support Package from $1,125 to $787. The package must be booked within one month of completing the workshop.

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