Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Autistic Health: Improving Access to Healthcare
This online course explored the co-existing conditions common in autistic people, and the way these interact with autistic differences and impact on wellbeing. It examined the role of intersectionality in autistic wellbeing, and the barriers autistic people may face when trying to access healthcare.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Jill Bradshaw
Co-Head of Tizard Centre & Reader in Intellectual and Developmental Disability
The University of Kent
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe how different co-occurring conditions interact with autistic differences and the impact this has on wellbeing
- Discuss autistic mental health and how masking and trauma affect access to healthcare
- Develop your knowledge of the barriers to healthcare for autistic people
- Explain why it is important to consider a holistic view of autistic well-being that goes beyond physical and mental health.
- Explore the role different types of intersectionality may play in access to healthcare
- Contribute to improving healthcare accessibility for autistic people to create a better quality of life
Syllabus
- Co-existing conditions
- Autism and mental health
- Barriers to healthcare and improving accessibility
- Wellbeing and quality of life
Issued on 18th March 2026
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