Autism Awareness

 

Who should attend:

Any person wanting to gain a basic understanding of autism and differentiate between behaviors that arise from an individual’s personality or life experience and those that are directly due to their disability.  

 

Course benefits:

Delegates will gain practical ideas on how to improve support and reduce stress levels of people with autism.

 

Additional information:

The course involves several activities to support the learning and development aspects of this course and will be delivered by a variety of teaching methods including: presentation; small group discussion; whole group discussion; individual work; case studies and handouts.

 

Certificates:

All candidates who participate to the required level will receive a certificate of attendance from Essential Training.

 

Contents:

An introduction to Autism & Autism Spectrum Disorders

Symptoms of Autism & Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

Social difficulties:

• Language and communication

• Poor imagination

 

 

Causes and treatments -

• Education  

• Medication

• Therapies.

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Effects of Autism

 

Triad of Impairments

 

Asperger’s Syndrome -

• Difficulty making friends,

• Difficulty reading or communicating through non-verbal cues such as facial expressions & body languages,

Difficulty understanding social cues