Supporting Regulation for Autistic Students

Target Audience: Primary School SNAs working in an Autism Class or working with children with Autism

A recording will be shared with all registrants for a period of 4 weeks after the live event. Every registrant will receive a cert of attendance.

In this webinar, Jessie will introduce you to the different sensory profiles of autistic children. She will explore proactive strategies, tips and tricks to promote regulation of both Hyposensitive and Hypersensitive students in the classroom. Additionally Jessie will share with you how you can teach emotional regulation strategies to students and how to de-escalate at times of dysregulation.

Bio of Presenter Jessie Kelly

Jessie is a Deputy Principal in a Special School for Autistic children who have complex needs. She has almost 13 years experience working with and teaching Autistic children and teenagers. Jessie has worked in a range of roles including home tutor, autism preschool tutor, SNA and Special class teacher. Jessie completed an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education and Care in 2012 and qualified as a primary school teacher with Hibernia College in 2019. Jessie recently completed a Postgraduate Certificate in the Education of Students on the Autism Spectrum at DCU. Jessie is passionate about educating Autistic students to their fullest potential. She runs the Instagram page ‘InspiredbyAutism’..