Course Outline:
This course is suitable for those who come into contact with people with autism in any context.
It is a user friendly workshop in understanding the social world and the experiences people with autistic conditions face when confronted with social situations.
Course Outcomes:
Participants should leave with an understanding of how to support people with autism spectrum conditions to explore social messages, respond to social behaviours and engage in a more fulfilling way within the social world. Participants will also have an awareness of the following:
- Identifying social skills and their involvement in every day life
- Exploring experiences of the social world and learning about behaviours and reactions to social interaction
- Knowledge of reciprocation
- Learning to support and guide people with social anxiety behaviours
- To use different tools to support independent social practice
