Autistic Spectrum Disorders (including Aspergers) - Understanding
Target group:
People working with those with ASD at
all levels of need and in all settings.
Specific courses can be tailored
for those working with children/adults or to focus on those with specific
needs, such as high functioning autism/Asperger's or those with higher
support needs.
Aim:
To enable people to understand what ASD is and
begin to develop strategies for supporting people with ASD.
Objectives:
- To understand what ASD is and is not, focusing on the three main defining features of communication, social interaction and imagination problems
- To understand how people with ASD see the world
- To develop skills to communicate with people with ASD
- To understand how to support people with ASD using a variety of methods
- To apply these principles to real-life scenarios
Information:
Links to NVQ units:
HSC21; HSC23;
HSC24; HSC26; HSC27; HSC29; HSC210; HSC218; HSC226;
HSC31; HSC33; HSC35;
HSC328;HSC330; HSC331; HSC332; HSC336; HSC337; HSC343; HSC351; HSC369;
HSC382; HSC398; HSC3110
HSC41; HSC43; HSC45; HSC411; HSC414; HSC415;
HSC429; HSC452
Contact TCR for further information and quote price code: G