Specialist Sector Modules
Autism Awareness
A concise, UK-standard course on supporting autistic people well across care settings.
- Duration
- 4 guided hours
- Structure
- 5 modules · 15 lessons
- Accreditation
- CPD Certification Service
About this course
Autism Awareness is written for practitioners working in UK health and social care. The programme covers supporting autistic people well across care settings, with knowledge checks in every module and a certificate of completion carrying declared CPD hours.
What you will be able to do
- Describe autism as a spectrum of difference, not deficit
- Adapt communication and sensory environments
- Support predictability, routine and transitions
- Recognise and reduce the risk of meltdown and shutdown