Description
Course Overview
This online course is broken down into 3 bite-sized units with the following titles:
- What are Autism Spectrum Conditions
- Characteristics of Autism and Support Strategies
- Legal Protections and Effective Planning
Learning objectives
On completion of this online course learners will be able to:
- Describe autism and list the different conditions within the spectrum
- Explain the difficulties many autistic people have with communication, social behaviour and relationships
- Explain strategies for supporting individuals in relation to the triad of impairments
- Describe how people with autism often see the world around them in a different way to those without the condition
- Describe the ‘theory of mind’ experiment and explain how it can be used as a diagnostic tool
- Suggest possible ways of supporting people with memory problems or sensory sensitivity
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this course
Course assessment and certification
On successful completion of the final assessment a downloadable certificate is immediately available from your Online Training Academy Dashboard.