Course: Supporting and Engaging People with Autism

Welcome to Week 7. This week, we concentrate on resilience as both a topic and a skill. Resilience is the key skill that individuals with Autism, the people around them …

Remember that you have by now used your skills in ‘person first thinking’, followed by ‘define’ before considering the ‘what if’ and ‘making a plan’. ‘Testing’ is the time to …

Welcome to Week 5. This week, we consider the issue of Transitions. We also explore and practice the skill of ‘testing’ or ‘trying it out’ as the step that comes …

‘Making a plan’ asks you to think about how you will implement a strategy after ‘defining’ and considering all the ‘what if’ options. There is no set format for the …

This week, we look at the topic of labelling. We also explore and practice the skill of ‘making a plan’ as the step that comes after ‘what if’ in the …

In Weeks 1 and 2 we discussed the ‘person first’ thinking skill which helps you empathise with a person with Autism and imagine what the person might be thinking and …

The ‘define’ skill is the ability to consider all of the ‘person first’ explanations you have generated, and then select one of those explanations as being the most likely to …

Welcome to Week 2. This week, we focus on communication as a topic. We also explore and practice the skill of ‘define’ as the next step in the ‘person first’ …

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental condition which affects the way an individual relates to their environment and how they interact with other people. More specifically, individuals with …

Welcome to Week 1 which introduces you to some key ideas about Autism. This week we also start the activities so you can meet each other and begin to explore …

Chris Varney talks about the key transitions as people move through school and into the workplace. He argues the importance of leveraging strengths such as amazing memory, attention to detail, …