Autism Awareness
£25.00
This course will provide you with an understanding of what autism is and how it affects a child’s daily life. It will touch on some of the typical behaviors associated with it and how to can provide effective support for those with the condition. It also discusses what happens during the diagnosis process, some of the intervention methods that can help manage the condition and suggests some simple adaptations you can make to improve a child with autism’s day to day life.
Autism Awareness
Course Description
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with and
relates to other people around them. According to the National Autistic Society, autism affects about
700,000 people in the United Kingdom, which equates to 1 in 100 of the population and the number
of children being diagnosed with the condition is continuing to increase.
This online Autism Awareness E-Learning course will provide you with an understanding of what
autism is and how it affects a child’s daily life. The Autism Awareness online course will touch on
some of the typical behaviours associated with Autism and how you can provide effective support
for those with the condition. This online Autism Awareness course also discusses what happens
during the diagnosis process, some of the intervention methods that can help manage the condition
and suggests some simple adaptations you can make to improve a child with autism’s day to day life.
Target Audience
People working in adult and child care environments.
Those working in all areas of care may come into contact with people who has Autistic Spectrum
Disorders ASD. Although the course focuses on children with autism, having an awareness of the
condition and how best to provide support to someone with ASD will be of use to anyone who
interacts with and cares for children and adults as part of their work.
Advantages
Having a knowledge of the typical behaviours and challenges associated with ASD can equip you to
identify these and act in a supportive way.
CPD approval means that this course can be used by those that need to prove they are continually
developing themselves.
Online training is flexible, efficient and cost effective meaning the candidate can progress through
the modules at their own pace and in their own time, so they can fit the training in around their
work and personal life.
Further Progression
There are a lot of courses in our health and social care suite that would make great follow ups to this
course and if you are responsible for the care of adults or children then a wide range of them would
provide valuable additions to your knowledge.
Specific topics that compliment this directly are Introduction to Early Years Foundation Stage,
Equality and Diversity and Mental Health Awareness.
CPD Approved
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