Hertsfordshire Bee You Programme

Herts Bee You

Welcome to our Herts Bee You – Understanding Autism and ADHD programme, in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council and NHS.

A new service, jointly commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council and the NHS, supporting children and young people. Offering tailored support for children and young people aged from 7-16 years on a range of weekly topics.

If you would like to access our offer, please go to The Process section below, and complete the referral form in Step 1 with the young person’s details. One of the team will be in touch with the relevant booking information. If you have any questions please contact us at hertsbeeyou@autismoxford.org.uk

We are looking forward to meeting you.

What is it?

This is a 10-part weekly virtual session for primary and secondary school aged young people who are either on the waiting list with the Neurodevelopmental Conditions or Neuropsychiatry teams, or for those young people who have not received an official diagnosis, but identify with the traits and behaviours of Autism and/or ADHD. The intention for these sessions is to provide young people with a fun and safe space to learn about themselves and develop the tools and strategies to see them through school and beyond.

The session topics are different depending on the age group attending – please see the Session Topics listed below.

It is recommended that for the best outcomes, all sessions are attended, however, you can just book onto the sessions you think are of most interest to you. These sessions will be live and interactive, however there will not be an expectation for the young person to interact unless they would like to, to ensure it is accessible to all.

A workbook will be provided to attendees to make notes and includes resources which they can use thereafter.

You can self-refer for these sessions.

The Process

Step 1

Complete the following form:

Understanding Autism & ADHD Referral

This will go to a member of our administration team to review.

Step 2

Our administration team member will be in touch to gather any further information we need. You will also be provided with a pre-course survey for your young person to complete:

Herts Bee You Pre-Course Survey

Step 3

We will confirm the sessions we have booked you on to via email and send you the links you need via a calendar invite. Please also add hertsbeeyou@autismoxford.org.uk to your Safe Senders list. Don’t forget to check your junk or spam inboxes as sometimes our emails can go astray and end up there. All sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams.

Step 4

Attend the session. We are looking forward to meeting your young person.

Session Topics

For ages 7-10, the weekly topics are:

Session 1: What is autism and ADHD, What strengths does this bring us?
Session 2: Getting to know each other
Session 3: Learning about ourselves
Session 4: Friendships
Session 5: Managing school
Session 6: Taking the fear out of becoming an adult
Session 7: Body scanning, how am I feeling?
Session 8: Emotional regulation (including creating emotional toolbox)
Session 9: Masking / internal presentation
Session 10: Managing social expectations

For age 11-16, the weekly topics are:

Session 1: What is autism and ADHD, What strengths does this bring us?
Session 2: Executive functioning
Session 3: Friendships & relationships (including online)
Session 4: Emotional regulation
Session 5: Female puberty
Session 6: Male puberty
Session 7: Body scanning, how am I feeling? Including Emotional toolbox
Session 8: Managing school
Session 9: Masking / internal presentation
Session 10: Myth busting – what do people expect from me?

Upcoming Dates

All sessions run for an hour via Microsoft Teams.

Autumn Sessions –

For primary school aged children aged 7-10, weekly on either:

Tuesdays at 4pm-5pm

Tuesday 10^th September to Tuesday 12^th November inclusive

Wednesdays at 4.30pm-5.30pm

Wednesday 16th October to Wednesday 18th December inclusive

For secondary school aged young people aged 11-16, weekly sessions on:

Mondays 1-2pm

Monday 14th October to 16th December inclusive

For young people aged 14 plus years, weekly sessions on:

Thursdays at 8pm-9pm

Thursday 12^th September to Thursday 14^th November inclusive

Our home is located at Autism Oxford UK Limited, C2 Grange Court, Abingdon Science Park, Barton Lane, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3NB.

If you have any questions please email us at: Hertsbeeyou@autismoxford.org.uk or we can be contacted via telephone on 01865 509222.

To find out more about the other available services you could access, please visit the Understanding My Autism/ ADHD Toolbox

Hertfordshire | The Toolbox (mindler.co.uk)

Hertfordshire Bee You – Understanding Autism and ADHD