Published on 12, July, 2020
Morning
I'm interested in attending training courses to learn more about autism to better equip me to care for my child both now and as he progresses into adulthood.
I was looking at the 6 module online training provided by the National Autistic Society for £150 +vat. Has anyone else done this course? And if so, I would love your feedback.
Also, if anyone can recommend other training, that would be appreciated.
Many Thanks
Dan
I’ve just completed the Future Learn course. It is run by Kent University and is a really good general introduction to Autism. It is free (if you don’t want the certificate).
It feels very up to date and definitely doesn’t reinforce stereotypes. 2 of the course tutors are autistic and they are brilliant. It really helped me understand the autistic perspective. It is positive while also considering some of the challenges that autistic people face in society and also the problems faced by people who are not autistic - for example our challenge is often empathising with someone who is autistic - the double empathy problem (ie autistic people are not the only ones to ‘struggle’ with empathy!).
It is a four week course of around 2-3 hours a week. There is space for discussion. There is a mix of family, professionals and autistic people taking part in the course. I really recommend it as a starting point and there is a lot of suggestions for further reading if you want it.
Yes, I did this course a while ago and found it very useful too. Damian Milton features plus, as far as I can remember, Georgina Watts. Plus all the Futurelearn courses have lots of interaction between participants and mentors, which is often missing from other courses.