Autism Awareness Level 2

Autism is a diverse and mystifying condition that has been the focus of much scientific research over the last few decades.  The Autism Awareness course aims to develop your understanding of autism and gives practical suggestions when working with autistic individuals.

Today, autism refers to a whole range of social, language and communication problems.  Severity ranges from hardly there at all, often undiagnosed and even unrecognised, to severe, where it is virtually impossible for people to participate in society.  There are no boundaries between the conditions Kanner and Asperger identified, often people are in-between, whether in between Asperger’s syndrome and Kanner’s, or in between “normal” and Asperger’s syndrome.  Therefore, collectively we refer to “autistic spectrum disorder”, or ASD, as this allows for the differences in both symptoms and severity.  A person without ASD is called a neuro typical.

This course will enable you to become familiar with various approaches to autism, have increased awareness of how to obtain a diagnosis and enable you to understand genetic environmental causes of autism. The Autism Awareness Diploma will also explain how research in other conditions can help research into autism.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Gives the best professional approach for the management of Autism
• Helps staff understand Autism, which helps others cope with the condition
• Enhances your career development

COURSE TOPICS

1. What is Autism?
2. Legislation and Autism
3. Triad of Impairments
4. Explaining Autistic behaviours
5. Causes of Autism
6. Diagnosing Autism
7. Approaches to Autism
8. Practical Suggestions when Working with Autistic Individuals
9. Explaining the Myths