About Us
About Us
Autism Family Support Service has been founded by Sally & Erik Wagter, who are based in Felpham, West Sussex.
Erik is an experienced Family Social Worker, a Solution Focused expert, a coach, a trainer and has years of experience supporting families with children on the autistic spectrum.
Teacher
Sally is a teacher, author, trainer and a coach.
She has worked as an advocate for families with children with autism and has been a 1-1 tutor for over 10 years. She is an EHCP expert, has SEN law knowledge and trains teachers on how to support pupils with autism in their classrooms. Sally’s book ‘Miracle in Slow Motion’, from autism diagnosis to an exciting future’ is available on Amazon.
More importantly, both Erik and Sally are parents of a child, diagnosed with autism at 2, and have been through school systems, personal educational budgets, home education, various therapies and approaches and much parental training. They use their professional and personal experience to bring you highly empowered learning.
Books
Sally’s book
Miracle in Slow Motion, is an inspirational story from despair to miracles, charting a mother’s deeply emotional journey on being confronted with her son’s autism. Refusing to believe the bleak outlook forecast for him, she determined to go all-out in helping him to connect and discover his real self and potential. Part I charts the journey up to the age of eleven, where his mother started to see hope for his future. By the age of two, he was having daily meltdowns, screaming, running away, and unable to communicate his needs; by four he was diagnosed with a severe speech, language and communication disorder; at eight his school said they could not teach him and his parents should prepare for a future of assisted working. However, at the age of eleven he was talking easily, thinking of others and becoming flexible. He was also building friendships and some of his talents were starting to emerge. Part II charts the years from eleven to seventeen, where Tim’s social skills, academic achievements and dreams were all brought to fruition. You can find out how we did this by reading the book…
