Autism Awareness - An Introduction - Online Course - Community Learning - 09:30-12:30

Online Courses, Nottingham

Date	26 April 2022
Time	9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue	Online Courses, Nottingham View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £9

About this course

Are you a parent, family member or carer of a person living with autism? Or maybe you live with autism yourself. Would you like more information about this social and developmental difference? This course offers an insight into what the autism spectrum is and how living on the autism spectrum impacts on people’s lives. We will explore how autism is currently understood, how social perceptions of autism impact on people living with this diversity; strengths of living with autism; and types and sources of support to improve wellbeing for people with autism and their families.

This half day course offers a great preliminary learning experience for moving on to our accredited CACHE Level 2 course in Autism Awareness

The course will address medical and social models of autism, and how public understanding of autism affects the lives of people living with autism, and their families. We will explore in detail how the elements on the autistic spectrum (language, sensory challenges, perception, motor skills and executive functions) can be experienced in so many different ways and levels so that every person living with autism experiences it in a unique way. We will also consider the difficulties which can be caused by over-stimulation of the senses, information overload and negative experiences of communication; and how we can work on reducing these difficulties. There are strengths of living with autism, and these will be explored as well, Finally, we shall discuss sources of voluntary and statutory support and further information.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

Describe key signs and symptoms of autism, including those of Asperger’s syndrome and Kanner syndrome
Reflect on and understand how autism can be defined in different ways, and how these impact on people living with autism
Identify the five elements of the autism spectrum, how each one can impact on a person’s life, and why the experience of autism varies so much from one person to another
Engage with constructive ways in which to maintain positive communication with a person living with autism
Explore the strengths of living with autism
Recognise and access different forms of support including statutory and voluntary support, peer support and self help

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?

Some experience of living with a person with autism, or living with autism yourself, will be an advantage. Learners will be encouraged to discuss their experiences as part of the course

Learners will need a notepad and pen, or a device for note-taking. The course will rely on discussion and sharing of experiences, and learners are asked to attend prepared to participate. We shall make a group agreement on confidentiality

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: