Understanding Autism

The aim of the course is to increase understanding of autistic experience: autistic mental health experiences and to explore supportive strategies to support young autistic people’s mental health.

This course explores how to recognise communication differences for autistic people and which factors impact upon successful communication. Learners will be able to better recognise the impact of these differences: aiming to reduce barriers to successful communication.

The course aims to explore why autistic children may find learning to use the toilet difficult, as well as more specific continence issues. The session will focus on the need for detailed preparation, examining other autism-related behaviour, such as only using certain toilets, smearing and response to sensory differences. The course is designed for professionals who work with autistic children or adults and already have a good understanding of autism.

This course explores how people respond to information from the senses and how this can be experienced differently by autistic people. Learners will be better able to recognise the impact of these differences for autistic people and how to provide effective support.

The Autism and SPELL Licensed User Training is a three-day training course that licenses autism experienced professionals to deliver the Autism and SPELL course to their staff teams. The Autism and SPELL course from the National Autistic Society is based on training that our specialist autism trainers have been delivering successfully to thousands of professionals across the UK and internationally for a number of years.&nbsp,

This course aims to develop delegates’ understanding of autism and supportive approaches and how to be an autism champion.

This course builds delegates' knowledge of autism and how to support autistic students at university. The content is based around SPELL, which is a framework for understanding and responding to autistic people’s needs. It will allow you to develop better practice and use evidence-based strategies to support autistic people. This course is for university staff who support autistic students and want to know more about autism and supportive approaches. This course meets part of the NMH Mandatory Qualifications for Specialist Mentor Autism and Specialist one-to-one Study Skills and Strategy Support – Autism.

This course explores the differences in how autistic people experience stress and anxiety. Learners will explore the factors that impact on stress and anxiety: in order to provide effective support to reduce the impact of stress and anxiety on autistic people.

This three day licensed user training is for professionals who support parents and carers of autistic children aged four to nine. Following completion of the licensed user training, participants will be able to deliver the NAS EarlyBird Plus programme directly to families.

This course aims to increase understanding of autism and strategies to support autistic people. It focusses on discussing the main areas of difference for autistic people and provides a range of autistic perspectives to enhance understanding and support good practice.

This 2 day training licenses autism experienced professionals to deliver the Essential Autism course to their staff teams. Essential Autism, provides an understanding of autism and supportive strategies. It is interactive and equips delegates with strategies that they can take into their workplace. Focusing on autistic perspectives, the session will explore how delegates can adapt strategies to ensure giving the best possible support and understanding.

This session provides staff with an awareness of autism in a short accessible way. It includes a combination of presentation, video and a short Q&A session at the end.

This course is specifically aimed at staff working in the public transport sector. It provides insight into autistic experience: and encourages delegates to consider what adjustments could make transport more accessible.

This session provides staff with an awareness of autism in a short accessible way. It focuses on employment and the adjustments that autistic employees might need in the workplace. It includes a combination of presentation, video and a short Q&A session at the end.

This session provides your staff with an awareness of neurodiversity in a short accessible way. The session includes a combination of presentation, video and a short Q&A session.

This session provides staff with an awareness of neurodiversity. It focuses on employment and the adjustments that neurodivergent employees might need in the workplace. It includes a combination of presentation, video and a short Q&A session at the end.

This course introduces the National Autistic Society’s SPELL framework: exploring how Structure: Positive approaches and expectations: Empathy: Low arousal (levels of regulation): and Links can support neuro-affirming practice. You will learn how to apply these principles to create inclusive: supportive environments that better meet the needs of autistic people. Within this course there are four setting options available: Education: Higher Education: Social Care and Health: and Family life.

This is a one-day training course which aims to increase awareness of autism and strategies for supporting autistic people.

The course aims to develop delegates’ understanding of neurodivergence and supportive approaches and how to be a neurodiversity champion. Understanding common experiences and making adjustments in the way we interact and support neurodivergent people is everyone’s responsibility and will lead to wider participation.

This interactive online course will increase participants understanding of autism including Asperger syndrome and develop their confidence in identifying and implementing reasonable adjustments for their autistic colleagues.

This online training module aims to support diagnosticians to better understand autistic female characteristics and therefore enhance confidence to diagnose those individuals successfully. Over 180,000 participants accessed the Women and girls module in its first year of launch.

This introductory online training module explores how people respond to information from the senses and how this can be experienced differently by autistic people.

This online training module explores how to recognise communication differences for autistic people and which factors impact upon successful communication.

This introductory online training module explores the differences in how autistic people experience stress and anxiety.

This online training module explores providing support for people on the autism spectrum and their families. Learners will discover the experiences of families, consider common difficulties and acquire effective approaches for support.

This online training module provides perspectives from autistic people about how autism is defined and experienced.

The course aims to develop participants’ understanding of how to carry out care and support needs assessments that are sensitive to the needs of autistic people. It also discusses the SPELL Framework and how it can support assessors with autism-friendly assessments. The course is designed for professionals who work with autistic children or adults and already have a good understanding of autism.

This course enables delegates to learn about autistic experience and supportive approaches. It is a course aiming to build your knowledge of autism and how to support autistic children and adults, using the principles of the SPELL framework.

This course aims to develop delegates' understanding of sensory differences in autism and supportive approaches. The course is designed for professionals who work with autistic people and already have a good understanding of autism.

This course is specifically for employers who want to ensure that line managers, HR teams and employees in general have a good understanding of autism and how to adapt their practice for autistic employees.

The course aims to increase understanding of neurodiversity and neurodivergence and develop delegates’ confidence in identifying and implementing reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent colleagues.

This course explores stress, anxiety and trauma in autistic people and how we can support people proactively. Stress, anxiety and trauma affect many autistic children and adults, often leading to distress. Understanding the reasons behind autistic people’s anxiety and trauma can help prevent some of this distress. The course is designed for professionals who work with autistic people and already have a good understanding of autism.