About us
My name is Jenny Lowey, and I am the Company Director of IMPACT: Autism Consultancy & Training Ltd. I hold qualifications as a teacher, including a PGCE and a Master's degree in Education with a focus on Autism. My teaching experience spans several specialist schools dedicated to supporting autistic children, and I currently work as a Senior Specialist Teacher for a Local Authority. Please note that due to a potential conflict of interest with my current employment, I will not be able to take on individual casework for parents and schools in Cambridge City and the surrounding areas.
In my current role, I am a trainer for the Autism Education Trust. I possess extensive knowledge and experience in many key interventions, such as the Picture Exchange Communication System, Attention Autism, Intensive Interaction, Social Stories, and Comic Strip Conversations.
I am deeply committed to promoting educational inclusion and have a strong desire to collaborate with educational settings, parents, and caregivers to empower autistic children and young people to flourish. Additionally, I am particularly interested in addressing the identification of autism in girls, as there exists a gender diagnosis gap that often leads to girls being overlooked or misdiagnosed.
On a personal note, I wish to share that I am autistic, having received my diagnosis in 2023. I hope to use my personal experiences to assist children and young people during the diagnostic process or post-diagnosis once it has been provided. Furthermore, I have been a volunteer listener with Samaritans since 2006, during which time I have undertaken various additional responsibilities alongside my listening role, including Deputy Director, Training Lead, and Mentor.
Our Services
Training
Training audience:
- Schools & Educational Settings
- Parents & Caregivers
- Public & Private Sectors
Training programmes include:
- Meeting the needs of autistic children & young people in the Early Years/ Primary School/ Secondary School
- Autism & the sensory world
- Autism & Theory of Mind
- Autism & anxiety
- Autism, de-escalation & emotional regulation
- Autism & social understanding
- Autism & girls
- Autism & approaches to learning (inc. visual supports)
- Autism & demand avoidance
- Autism & EBSA (Emotionally-based school avoidance)
- Bespoke training programmes are available upon request
Training delivery:
- Training can be delivered in-person or online via Microsoft Teams
Consultancy
Consultancy available for:
- Schools & Educational Settings
- Parents & Caregivers
- Public & Private Sectors
Consultancy service can include:
- Strategic development of provision, curriculum and planning
- Advice and guidance on individual children & young people
- Recommendation of strategies and adjustments to meet need
- Pre- and post- diagnosis support, advice and signposting
- Resource creation
- Report writing
- Consultancy work will be adapted to the needs of the setting, organisation or individual
Consultancy service delivery:
- Consultancy can be delivered in-person or online via Microsoft Teams
Please note that due to a potential conflict of interest with my current employment, we will not be able to take on individual consultancy work for parents and schools in Cambridge City and the surrounding areas.
Direct work
Direct work with:
- Children & young people aged 0-25 years
Direct work may include:
- 1:1 sessions or group work
- Autism awareness work for individuals and peers
- Observations of child or young person
- Gathering of child's or young person’s views
- Post-diagnostic support for autistic individual or group
Please note: Direct work can only be conducted in-person within the child's or young person's home or educational setting.
