Older autistic adults and their families are often invisible in services, yet their wisdom is invaluable. These sessions focus on dignity, health, and belonging across the lifespan.

This is the first of a five-part series exploring meaningful opportunities for growth, agency, and wellbeing to support positive futures.

About these sessions: 

These are free NHS England commissioned sessions delivered by Anna Freud. 

You can choose to attend this session in the morning or afternoon, these sessions are repeated and you only need to attend one.

Each session brings together up to 20 participants in a small, supportive group. Sessions are peer-led and co-produced, grounded in lived experience and research evidence. We learn together by:

• Sharing with respect – listening and valuing each other’s voices
• Exploring key theories and evidence – making sense of ideas that shape practice and understanding
• Practising compassion in action – building skills to support ourselves and others with empathy
• Strengthening confidence and agency – so families and practitioners feel equipped to navigate real-life challenges

These sessions are not “training to fix,” but spaces of collaboration, reflection, and skill-sharing. The aim is to nurture experience-sensitive practice that honours neurodivergent perspectives and supports whole families.

Registration and feedback:

Participants complete a short registration form with basic demographics (to help us make sessions inclusive).

At the end of each session, you’ll be invited to share anonymous feedback with three simple prompts:

• One thing you learned
• One thing you enjoyed
• One idea for what we could do better, more of, or explore in the future