PAAA Pod - Mentorship with guest Alex Blaze
Description
Episode 26 - Mentorship - Alex Blaze founded Optimum Support Services where he and his team of 17 support staff focus on providing high-quality mentorship for autistic children. Alex has spent a significant amount of time with families and sees the positive impact mentorship makes on children's lives.
Alex shares these experiences and answers the questions that have come through from the Postive Action Autism ADHD Group on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/900624195016479
- My child really struggles with confidence, how can a support worker become more of a mentor and help with this?
- How can I tell if a support worker is going to make a good mentor for my child?
- Do parents in general know about peer mentoring from autistic adults as a viable option / would they consider this?
Links from this episode:
Optimum Support Services: https://www.optimumservices.com.au/
The PAAA Pod is brought to you by the Spectrum Success Network, an educational and community building platform for families with autistic children.
https://spectrumsuccessnetwork.com.au/
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