CPD Accredited, Interactive Short Course
2 or 3.5 hour hr sessions
What are the autistic spectrum disorder, autism and asperger's syndrome?
How can you best understand, and thus help, those affected?
Course Contents of the shorter course:
What is ASD
Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
Understanding those on the Spectrum
How to approach and help those on the Autistic Spectrum
Great for teachers and TAs in schools, and for those working in care with older people with ASD
Benefits of this Short Course:
About 1% of the population is thought to be on the Autistic Spectrum
That is several children per nursery and primary school and a significant amount of young people in secondary schools
Many with Asperger's Syndrome will also go to university
The way they experience the world is very different to 'neuro-typical' people
Understanding their condition helps to support them and give them the best chance