{"id":2641,"date":"2007-07-17T14:57:44","date_gmt":"2007-07-17T14:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2007\/07\/17\/autism-support-for-asian-parents\/"},"modified":"2016-01-06T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T16:56:45","slug":"autism-support-for-asian-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2007\/07\/17\/autism-support-for-asian-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Autism support for Asian parents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"ASIAN parents who have autistic children will benefit from a new support initiative launched in Birmingham this week.<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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South Birmingham Primary Care Trust has joined forces with the National Autistic Society to launch a new scheme called the EarlyBird Programme which aims to support Urdu and Punjabi speaking parents of young children with autism. <\/div>\n

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The launch event took place at the Park House Child and Family Centre in Sparkhill, Birmingham.<\/div>\n

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A spokesperson for the new initiative said the EarlyBird programme gives support to parents of children under five years old whose first languages are Urdu or Punjabi.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis exciting new initiative, being run across Child Development Centres in Birmingham, is targeted at families to help provide them with easier access to these services\u201d, the spokesperson said. <\/div>\n

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\u201cLinkworkers from South Birmingham PCT wanted to break down this access barrier and approached the long-established NAS EarlyBird Programme to have training material, including the EarlyBird parent\u2019s book and training DVD, translated into these South Asian languages.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe Linkworkers will also deliver the programme in these languages to keep information consistent.\u201d<\/div>\n

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EarlyBird Programmes combine group training sessions for parents with home visits, using video feedback to help them apply what they learn when working with their child at home. <\/div>\n

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The sessions aim to empower parents by providing them with key information on behaviour and communication to help understand their child\u2019s autism. <\/div>\n

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It also offers them a support network and a chance to share concerns with those who are in a similar situation. <\/div>\n

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Linkworker, Ravinder Kaur Lotay from South Birmingham PCT said: \u201cThe programme was born from a need in the community to access parents who found it difficult to obtain information through other methods.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Jo Stevens, NAS Director of EarlyBird, said: \u201cThe EarlyBird programme has been running very successfully for a number of years, supporting parents at a vital time in their child\u2019s life. We are thrilled that we are now able to open up this programme to parents whose first language is not English, in a way that is culturally sensitive.\u201d<\/div>\n

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If you would like more information about this EarlyBird programme please contact Ravinder Kaur Lotay on 0121 773 8400 or email ravinder.lotay@sbpct.nhs.uk. Alternatively, see http:\/\/www.autism.org.uk\/earlybird<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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