Autism and Learning Disabilities

About the Course

This course comprehensively covers Learning Disabilities and Autism, including the different types, signs and symptoms, available therapies and ways in which you can best support your clients.

Fully compliant with all related legislation, this online training resource addresses your legal obligations, induction, refresher, vocational and management training needs.

Who is this course for?

Whether for induction, vocational, refresher or management training, this course is the most comprehensive educational tool available, an invaluable asset for you and those you care for.

What does the course cover?

• Introduction to learning disabilities (LD)
• Classification
• Profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD)
• Syndromes and conditions associated with LD
• Common challenges
• Causes of LD
• Diagnosis of LD
• Learning difficulty vs learning disability
• Support
• Introduction to Autism
• Causes of Autism
• Co-existing conditions
• Signs and symptoms of Autism
• Social communication
• Social interaction
• Social imagination
• Sensory processing, perception and cognition
• Sensory environment
• Behaviour that challenges
• Autism diagnosis
• Autism therapies
• Needs assessments
• Care plans
• Person-centred approaches
• Legislation and human rights
• Mental capacity
• Discrimination
• Abuse and whistleblowing

Download the syllabus (PDF)

How is the course assessed?

After each module you will be asked a set of multiple-choice questions. The answers are marked automatically so you instantly know your score.

Every trainee receives a FREE training certificate on completion of the course as evidence for your records.