STUDY NOW, PAY MAY 2021

Autism Awareness.

Lines NOW OPEN
Speak to a career adviser now
0121 392 8288
  • 100% online learning
  • 8 units
  • 80 guided learning hours

Autism Awareness

Key Points

  • Learn about what autism is and what it isn’t
  • Understand how learning disabilities can impact on child development
  • Recognise symptoms of autism in children
  • Develop in demand skills for school settings
  • Start your career in education
  • Build on your qualification with further study

About your Course

The Autism Awareness online course aims to develop your understanding of the diverse condition of autism and gives practical suggestions when working with individuals with autism.

This online course will help you to understand the causes of autism and the behaviours associated with this learning disability.

This can prove invaluable in a classroom setting as children with autism can feel isolated or can appear to be acting out.

By raising your understanding of autism and the many challenges the disability can cause, you can more effectively support these individuals. This can make all the difference to the child and as such, these skills are in great demand.

This course will set you on the path to becoming a learning support assistant or a dedicated special educational needs assistant.

Getting Started

This Autism Awareness online course will give you insight into autism, its causes and how to support children who live with this learning disability.

This online course will give you a unique perspective and valuable set of skills enabling you to work with children with autism in a school setting.

From here you can either qualify as a learning support teaching assistant or seek employment as a teaching assistant.

Regardless, your knowledge will make you an appealing candidate.

You can enrol and start your learning the very same day via our online portal. That means you don’t have to choose between your education and your existing commitments.

Qualification: Autism Awareness

On successful completion of your course, you will receive a Stonebridge Associated Colleges Certificate of Completion.

Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Module 1

Outline of Learning Disabilities

  • Introduction (to include the myths, what is and what is not)
  • How Learning disabilities can affect social and emotional development of children and young people.
  • Outline and understand the different Learning disabilities

Module 2

  • The definition of Autism
  • The difference between autism and Asperger’s syndrome
  • The three different conditions within the autistic spectrum
  • The difficulties encompassed with social interaction, communication and imagination which affect the learning of a young person with ASD

Module 3

Causes of Autism

  • Genetic & environmental causes of autism.
  • Diagnosing Autism in Children
  • Diagnosing Autism in Adults
  • The gender differences

Module 4

Explaining Autistic Behaviour

  • Understanding the concept of challenging behaviour
  • Recognising characteristics of autism through childrens behaviour
  • The ‘theory of mind’, and of how lack of this this affects young people with ASD

Module 5

Communication and Language

  • Process involved in receptive language
  • Process of expressive language
  •  Strengths and weaknesses of the speech, language and communication skills of a young person with autism Spectrum Disorder

Module 6

Approaches to Autism

  • Person centred approach
  • Planning to meet individual needs
  • Planning for social inclusion

Module 7

Practical suggestions when working with Autism

  • Practical considerations
  • Suggestions to create a safe environment
  • Visual Strategies
  • Aspects of non-verbal communication and their role in supporting someone with Autism

Module 8

Ethical, Legal and Organisational Issues

  • Outline possible challenges for
    • Worker
    • Family
  • Outline avenues for support and helpful resources

 

What's Included

  • All study materials
  • Study Guide
  • Full Tutor and Admin support
  • The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
OUR PASS RATE
Healthcare
85.5%
(National Average 61.8%)
Autism Awareness

Key Points

  • Learn about what autism is and what it isn’t
  • Understand how learning disabilities can impact on child development
  • Recognise symptoms of autism in children
  • Develop in demand skills for school settings
  • Start your career in education
  • Build on your qualification with further study

About your Course

The Autism Awareness online course aims to develop your understanding of the diverse condition of autism and gives practical suggestions when working with individuals with autism.

This online course will help you to understand the causes of autism and the behaviours associated with this learning disability.

This can prove invaluable in a classroom setting as children with autism can feel isolated or can appear to be acting out.

By raising your understanding of autism and the many challenges the disability can cause, you can more effectively support these individuals. This can make all the difference to the child and as such, these skills are in great demand.

This course will set you on the path to becoming a learning support assistant or a dedicated special educational needs assistant.

Getting Started

This Autism Awareness online course will give you insight into autism, its causes and how to support children who live with this learning disability.

This online course will give you a unique perspective and valuable set of skills enabling you to work with children with autism in a school setting.

From here you can either qualify as a learning support teaching assistant or seek employment as a teaching assistant.

Regardless, your knowledge will make you an appealing candidate.

You can enrol and start your learning the very same day via our online portal. That means you don’t have to choose between your education and your existing commitments.

Healthcare
OUR PASS RATE
(National Average 61.8%)
85.5%

On completion of your course, you will receive two certificates:

Certificate 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Autism Awareness Diploma

Autism Awareness Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.

Certificate 2 is issued by Quality Licence Scheme: Level 3 Autism Awareness Certificate of Achievement

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Stonebridge Associated Colleges has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales

To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.

Professional Membership

On completion of this course you will be eligible to join the following Professional Associations(s):

Stonebridge

On successful completion of your course your qualification is awarded. You will receive an attractively presented Diploma or Certificate issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, this will also allow you to use the letters SAC. Dip. or SAC. Cert. after your name.

Stonebridge Associated Colleges is one of the leading (and biggest) distance education colleges in the U.K and internationally. We have many thousands of students studying with us at any one time from locations all over the world. Our diplomas will always count towards your future, and will improve your prospects of future employment or higher level study etc. by proving that you have studied to a certain level, that you have proficiency in your chosen subjects and that you are interested in your field of choice. Education is always an investment in your future and you will find this to be the case with our qualifications in your jurisdiction.

Module 1

Outline of Learning Disabilities

  • Introduction (to include the myths, what is and what is not)
  • How Learning disabilities can affect social and emotional development of children and young people.
  • Outline and understand the different Learning disabilities

Module 2

  • The definition of Autism
  • The difference between autism and Asperger’s syndrome
  • The three different conditions within the autistic spectrum
  • The difficulties encompassed with social interaction, communication and imagination which affect the learning of a young person with ASD

Module 3

Causes of Autism

  • Genetic & environmental causes of autism.
  • Diagnosing Autism in Children
  • Diagnosing Autism in Adults
  • The gender differences

Module 4

Explaining Autistic Behaviour

  • Understanding the concept of challenging behaviour
  • Recognising characteristics of autism through childrens behaviour
  • The ‘theory of mind’, and of how lack of this this affects young people with ASD

Module 5

Communication and Language

  • Process involved in receptive language
  • Process of expressive language
  •  Strengths and weaknesses of the speech, language and communication skills of a young person with autism Spectrum Disorder

Module 6

Approaches to Autism

  • Person centred approach
  • Planning to meet individual needs
  • Planning for social inclusion

Module 7

Practical suggestions when working with Autism

  • Practical considerations
  • Suggestions to create a safe environment
  • Visual Strategies
  • Aspects of non-verbal communication and their role in supporting someone with Autism

Module 8

Ethical, Legal and Organisational Issues

  • Outline possible challenges for
    • Worker
    • Family
  • Outline avenues for support and helpful resources

 

What's Included

  • All study materials
  • Study Guide
  • Full Tutor and Admin support
  • The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
Join over
80,000 learners.
Choose from over
650 courses.
Flexible learning,
flexible payment
options.
Need some help?

Our student support team is here for you.

REQUEST A CALL BACK
Enrol Now!

What our customers think.

Sign up to our Newsletter.

There's a whole lot happening at Stonebridge and in the world of learning. Sign up for our newsletter and you'll be among the first to know about it! All fields are required.