Nelle Frances

Nelle Frances - ASD parent, educator, author, advocate and Sensory Guru! Nelle writes books and programs for children and adults on the Autism Spectrum, including the 'Ben & His Helmet' series; Asperger Child - Simply explained; Sustainable Social Skills program and Sensory Detective Program®.

Nelle and Michael are passionate in their support of autistic individuals, and they work with people of all ages. Parents starting their journey are very often overwhelmed and come to Nelle and Michael because they’ve walked in their shoes.

“We are a family-focussed business, working with families and communities to ensure the best outcomes for autistic individuals, by identifying their strengths, needs and life goals.

We work to improve the lives and wellbeing of autistic individuals and their caregivers, across all ages and life stages.”

Nelle has over 20 years’ experience in Special Needs Education, which dovetails seamlessly with her Professional expertise providing clients high quality, evidence-based and research-informed advice, and delivering her Training Workshops.

Nelle is well known the Autism community as a positive advocate for families and children.

Nelle focusses on the strengths and abilities of those on the spectrum, encouraging individuals to discover their talents and strengths and through them to experience success.

Nelle's workshop demonstrates how an autistic person's response to sensory stimuli influences their behaviour, emotional development and academic progress.

Workshop outcomes include being able to:

• Deep understanding Autism
• Know the characteristics of AS
• Understand physiology of meltdowns
• Recognise sensory agitation
• Understand the connection between sensory issues + behaviour
• Establish accommodations for the autistic child

This high-impact training session includes a complete description of AS characteristics - using anecdotal examples to "make the pieces fit" the picture of the child in your care. Nelle offers insight into the processing differences and changing perspectives of Autistic individuals and provides examples of resources and tools for use at home and in the classroom.

You'll learn effective strategies for dealing with the challenging behaviour that is sometimes displayed by AS children and discover why success oriented learning using positive reinforcement works for these children.

Nelle will guide you in using her Ben and His Helmet books within the curriculum and as a tool at home to help the AS child gain the skills required for emotional regulation - self assessment, self monitoring and self management.

Nelle Frances ABN 12 834 474 968 101B Mary Street Gympie Q 4570 phone: (07) 5481 2754  email: nelle@nellefrances.com.au