Autism All About Me Book - Online Courses - Adult Learning

This course will provide parents, grandparents, carers and any person who works with children who have additional needs (mainly Autism) the opportunity to create a book called “All About Me”.

The book is designed to help share vital information with other people who support and care for their child and to help them understand some of the best ways to help. (i.e., in school, nursery, childminders, family and friends)

It is a guide and a starting point to gather important information to ensure they are given the best possible care and support when entrusted with others.

The book can be used as a starting point of a creation that will be updated appropriately for each child as the development and needs change throughout life.

You will be able to identify suitable images, artwork or pictures that could be used throughout the All About Me book. These could be family photographs, images of favourite characters or toys, depending on the interests of their child. Parents/carers will be encouraged to involve children in the development of the book as appropriate. Parents/carers will have the opportunity to discuss and explore ways to share information, for example, likes and dislikes and ways to help and support each child in positive and creative ways.

The sessions are for adults who can then use the template and ideas to create the book with their child (as appropriate).

No previous experience is necessary.

By the end of the course the learners will have created a book of important information so that others understand how best to support their child with additional needs.

What to bring to the course:

Notebook and pen to make notes.

Photographs/pictures as appropriate.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

•    Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
•    Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• Greater London Authority
•    North East Combined Authority
•    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
•    Tees Valley Combined Authority
•    West Midlands Combined Authority
•    West of England Combined Authority
•    West Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
•    York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Hull and East Yorkshire
•    Greater Lincolnshire
•    Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority
•    Cornwall Council
•    Lancashire Combined County Authority
•    Buckinghamshire

• Warwickshire

• Surrey

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.