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Level 2 understanding autism

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Has anyone done this course? It appears to be free (i.e. government funded) unless you drop out. I'm awaiting diagnosis and wonder if it would help me understand myself more. Do you think it's a waste of time?

www.learningcurvegroup.co.uk/.../level-two-course-understanding-autism

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  • Okay, short answer, NO.

    I just looked at their sample workbook and it consistently talks about "individuals with autism." That's not even person-first language.  Also it has a section on Aspeger's, which is outdated, talks about functioning labels, and describes "the spectrum" as a single line of how much support people need.  

    The description of symptoms they have is all based on how NT people experience autistic people, and focuses on aberrant behaviours. 

    There are lots of books out there by autistic authors that i would recommend instead. I particularly liked Cynthia Kim, as her experience overlapped with mine a lot. "Nerdy, Shy, and socially inappropriate" was written a while ago so it still refers to Aspeger's but as it's a book of it's time I'm okay with that. (A course out now needs to be up to date.)

  • in reply to Glitter

    That is very disturbing as this is likely the standard course which most people with "autism training" have taken! Maybe we need to try and do something about this?

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  • in reply to Glitter

    That is very disturbing as this is likely the standard course which most people with "autism training" have taken! Maybe we need to try and do something about this?

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