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Posted: 3rd November 2025

Social Communication training set for November

The fifth in our series of parent & carer workshops has been scheduled for 25th November.

Entitled Social Communication & Play, it is a training workshop for parents and carers of children aged 2-16.

The subject matter will include;

  • Understand how social communication and play develop from early childhood to adolescence
  • Joint attention (sharing focus)
  • Turn-taking and conversation skills
  • Understanding others’ perspectives (Theory of Mind)
  • Adapting communication to context      
  • Recognise common communication and play challenges in ASD      
  • Learn age-appropriate intervention strategies      
  • Gain practical tools for home, school, and therapy settings      
  • Why Play Matters      
  • Developmental Differences: Ages 2–16      
  • Strategies to Support Social Communication      
  • Play-Based Interventions      
  • Building Peer Interaction      
  • Supporting Communication in Play      
  • Role of Adults

The workshop takes place on Tuesday 25th November at the Sycamore Trust UK premises at 27-29 Woodward Road, Dagenham RM9 4SJ. The no 62 bus stops right outside and we are within a few minutes walk from Becontree tube station. The event will start at 10am and to finish at 2pm.

To book, go to the Eventbrite link here; https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sycamore-trust-uk-parentcarer-workshop-social-communication-and-play-tickets-1916448120919?aff=oddtdtcreator